Nagisa Ayanokouji

**Nagisa Ayanokouji** (綾小路 凪砂, *Ayanokōji Nagisa*?) is one of three narrators of *Fate/Intercession*. He is the Master of Berserker and the new Master of Assassin after her original Master died in the First Holy Grail War.

## Profile

### Background

The eldest son of the ancient and renowned Ayanokouji magus lineage, Nagisa (along with his younger sister) was blessed with extremely high-level Magic Circuits, despite being from a rather average magus lineage. Raised in Hiroshima, he studied in the magecrafts of his family until he turned fifteen. At this age, he requested his parents to send him away to Tokyo so that he could both study Onmyoudou by himself under the guidance of the Hiiragi lineage, the single oldest continuous lineage of Onmyoudou wielders, as well as educate himself in the best institutions Japan has to offer.

### Appearance

As of the First Holy Grail War, Nagisa was sixteen years old. He has silver hair and piercing yellow eyes. He is a softspoken boy but his small stature is countered by his demeanor. He has a face that looks extremely intimidating at first glance but once a person gets to used to it, they will find that Nagisa is far gentler than his face lets on. His school uniform consists of the standard blazer and jeans although he mostly wears casual clothing, like sports jerseys and runners. The Princes Master Degree that denotes his status as a Master is located on his left shoulder akin to a tattoo a member of a biker gang would probably have to mark their bond with a specific gang.

### Personality

Nagisa was considered, by the people around him, to be an ordinary young man, both in grades and sports. However, he had risen to become the captain of Setagaya Izumi's archery club in his second year of attending, showing that he does display leadership qualities. He is also a member of the school's kendo club and shows humility in his refusal to lead the club, citing that he already has the archery club to manage. Despite his seemingly scary demeanor, Nagisa finds birdwatching and reading extremely enjoyable and finds pride in his photography and archery skills.

Although he was blessed with talent, Nagisa can be considered a child full of naïvete, a sharp contrast with that of his sister, a brooding realist. However, despite these setbacks, he can be assumed to be charismatic and a man that a woman can love as he not only made Berserker (despite her history) but also Assassin fall in love with him. He also has the tendency to never give up, perhaps as a side effect of his Origin.

### Relationships

Assassin
"*I'm the only one that can hold her. I'm the only one that can comfort her. I'm the only one that can love her. That is why I must protect her with my life.*"
Berserker
"*I can tell... I'm sure she's in love with me but I'm not sure how to return her feelings... She's a married woman.*"
Manaka Sajyou
"*She's the devil. There's something wrong with her!*"
Saber
"*He's nothing more than the perfect knight. I cannot hope to match him.*"
Seiji Jinga
"*He's an irresponsible, incorrigible, and idiotic adult. I cannot believe he's from a so-called 'famous' magus lineage... I would want to punch him but he got what he deserved with his behavior towards Assassin.*"
## Role

### *Fate/Intercession*

Three days prior to July 10, Nagisa woke up one morning to an aching pain on his left shoulder. Wondering what could be causing it, he looked in the mirror and observed a weird crimson tattoo. Immediately realizing what it was, he quickly called his family and with the help of his talismans teleported them to Tokyo. Holding a strategy session, Nagisa insists that his parents not remain in the city due to the nature of the Holy Grail War. However, he is unable to convince his parents to let Arisa remain with him. On top of this, his father passed on the Ayanokouji Magic Crest to Nagisa in the hopes that this will help him survive through the conflict. His father also gave him the catalyst he needed to summon his Servant.

#### Day 0

Three days later, using a small piece of the *Nibelungenlied* that was part of a set of items his traveling magus grandfather had brought back, Nagisa summons Berserker. Although disappointed he didn't get the Saber-class Servant (this was more on Arisa's part), he was happy to be Berserker's Master. However, before the night was out, they encountered Assassin and after hearing of her plight due to the idiocy of her Master as well as wanting to stop Assassin from killing uninvolved humans, Nagisa forges a second contract with Assassin, much to Berserker and Arisa's chagrin.