Yoichi Nagumo

Birthday: July 9th Age: 27 Gender: Male Height: 190 cm Weight: 78 kg

Occupation: Assassin, Spy (Former) Affiliation: Order (Former), JAA (Former), JCC (Former)

The Order is a group within the Japanese Association of Assassins, consisting of some of its strongest assassins. Their main task is maintaining the order of the assassin world when friction in the industry arises. Their existence is considered an urban legend.

The Japanese Association of Assassins (JAA), is an official assassin organization based in Japan. It is the largest of its kind at a member count of 1,000, with just under 400 of those being professional assassins. Due to the actions of Slur and his group, over a quarter of JAA assassins have been purged.

The JCC (Japan Clear Creation) is an academy for aspiring assassins. It is described as Japan's preeminent assassin-training program. According to Natsuki Seba, the JCC has existed for around 50 years. The JCC has an enrollment of nearly 1,000 students with an 8:2 male-to-female ratio, 35 faculty and boasts a four-year curriculum. The graduation rate is 10%, with the remaining 90% of students dying or quitting. Every student lives in dormitories, as the JCC is located on a remote island.

Nagumo is a very handsome man of tall and slim build but muscular build, medium-length black hair and large black eyes. He wears a red polo shirt with teal, black and white triangle-shaped patterns under a cream-colored trench coat as well navy-blue pants and black shoes. He occasionally wears a white buttoned shirt with a black tie under a black business suit (in which he sometimes omits the suit and tie) He also carries a gray briefcase around on his back, which in it contains his signature weapon. When he was 14 years old, Nagumo already appeared taller and thinner before adulthood. His outfits usually consist of a black t-shirt under a yellowish-orange jacket containing black drawings of chains, navy blue shorts and a pair of wooden sandals.

Nagumo has many tattoos, most of which are hidden by his clothing. His tattoos have mathematical inspirations, in particular, referencing the Golden Ratio.

On the left side of his neck, he has a marking of the Fibonacci Spiral. The growth factor of the Fibonacci Spiral is the golden ratio, ~1.6180. Two rectangular tattoos on both his hands, another reference to the golden ratio. This a presentation of an infinite sequence of nested square roots which resolves to ~1.6180... (the golden ratio). 5 rectangles with different designs (and the third and fifth of which are black), next to the formula tattoo. The symbols, '2', ' ϕ {\displaystyle \phi }', '1' and '%' on his index finger, middle finger, ring finger and pinky respectively. A snake coiled around his lower left leg. A swallow on the right side of his right leg, just below the knee. An impossible shape on his shin, below the swallow tattoo. A square made of various spaced lines and curves on his right thigh. A mandala-esque pattern on his right shoulder. A pair of praying hands on his left pectoral. Likely inspired by the Praying Hands drawing by Albrecht Dürer. Anton Chekhovs quote "Although you may tell lies, people will believe you, if only you speak with authority" on his right bicep[8] A line which intersect, wrapping around his anterior forearm. A patterned, isosceles triangle on his left posterior forearm. A patterned, isosceles triangle on his left posterior forearm. A rectangular tattoo on his right tricep. A tattoo that is a reference to Leonard Shelby from Christopher Nolan´s Memento. on his left bicep. A wing on his left waist. An unidentified tattoo under his left armpit. Arthur Schopenhauer quote "The doctor sees all the weakness of mankind; the lawyer all wickedness, the theologian all the stupidity." on his right side. A pair of hands featured in the famous painting "The Creation Of Adam" by Michelangelo, but on the tattoo what would be Adam's hand is flipped so the palm faces upwards as supposed to down.

Nagumo's most notable traits are his laid-back attitude accompanied by his constant smile that seems impossible to wipe off his face. He also has an incredible talent for annoying those around him to the point of making them want him dead. Nagumo also shows to had pretty carefree, even in the middle of intense battles, once claiming to enjoy the wind in his hair as he stabbed a man in the arm. He is also very playful with his opponents, as demonstrated multiple times. For instance, he evades and tricks Minimalist, a hardened serial killer, before handing him some dice to decide which of his blades he'd die by. Another example is during his fight against Gaku, where he asked the latter if he liked Bruce Lee after being hit with a one-inch punch. However, when it comes to matters involving his friends, Nagumo tends to reveal his true emotions. One such instance is when he pulls Uzuki out of Takamura's slash line, wondering why he saved him despite being a dangerous serial killer, influenced by the fact that a part of Rion Akao still resided in Uzuki's body. In fact, Nagumo has shown deep care for his old friends Sakamoto and Rion since their time at the JAA, still thinking about her even after she was confirmed dead. This is also confirmed in their encounter during the Assassin Exhibition of the Century Arc, where, once Rion took control over Uzuki's body and spoke to him, Nagumo immediately recognized Rion's personality and questioned her identity. Nagumo believes the key to killing is "deception", despite claiming to abhor it.

Despite this, Nagumo does possess another more cold and serious side of him. He acts on his own agenda most of the time, and sometimes does things to the extent of it being unethical. When he saved Satoru Yotsumura, he blackmailed him and threatened to kill Amane if he didn’t do what he wanted. Additionally, thought he didn’t engage in blackmailing Heisuke (seems to be the most prevalent method he uses..) he participated in the kidnapping of him, again, for information.

Overall Skill Level: Nagumo is an ex-member of the Order and one of the strongest assassins in Japan. As a student Nagumo was one of the three greatest prospects to ever step foot into the JCC alongside Taro Sakamoto and Rion Akao with Rion Akao acknowledging his fighting ability. Kindaka, a founding member of the Order stated that the three of them could be future leaders of the assassin world. In current time, Slur considered Nagumo as one of the top two fighters in the Order, and thus the second strongest assassin in the JAA. Granny Miya stated that he is currently stronger than Taro Sakamoto due to the latter's five year-long retirement. Kashima classified him as an S-rank target on the hit list he created. Sakamoto has even stated that it would take a lot for Nagumo to lose a fight. Due to his exceptional combat abilities, he was able to put Gaku, one of Uzuki's strongest subordinates on the brink of death after engaging him in battle. Master of Disguise: Nagumo can copy other people's appearances perfectly in an instant, which he used to fool Lu Shaotang by disguising as Sakamoto. He can also disguise others, including significantly altering someone's body shape, such as disguising the fat Sakamoto as his wife, Aoi. When disguising Sakamoto, Nagumo says the disguise would only last for twenty-four hours.

Master Combatant: Nagumo's combat skills include everything with coordination and skill, making him a deadly combatant. He can render a man completely unconscious with only his killing intent. Nagumo is extremely proficient with bladed weapons. He was able to decapitate Minimalist with ease, and kill multiple assassins in one swift motion before they could even react. His combat skill was stated by Slur to be among the top two in the Order. This was made evident in his fight against Gaku; despite being outmatched in physical ability, Nagumo was able to defeat him with his combat skill and trickery. Nagumo was able to land devastating strikes on Gaku by catching him off guard with hidden weapons or by distracting him with his dice. Even after his weapon was destroyed, leaving him with all his blades separated, Nagumo was able to fight on par with Gaku and eventually pierce him with the separated blades to end the fight. Expert Marksman: Nagumo can use firearms with great proficiency. He ranked 4th place in the top 10 greatest shooters of all time at the JCC, having scored 84 points. Morse Code: Nagumo can use morse code, as shown when he uses the signal lights of a moving vehicle to tell Shishiba that he was "killing". High Intelligence: Nagumo was a part of the intelligence-gathering department during his younger days at the JCC. He is a highly perceptive individual, quickly able to deduce Kindaka's theory of a spy existing within the JAA's organization without the latter even saying anything, and was also able to quickly notice that Erio Muto, a JAA executive, was a spy working for Slur. His intellect and planning is partly what makes him such a deadly fighter, as he's able to stay one step ahead of his opponent through deception and schemes.

Poison Knowledge: Most likely due to his upbringing as a spy’s apprentice and his training at the JCC, Nagumo is very knowledgeable of how poison works and understands how to adapt to it. Enhanced Speed: Nagumo is capable of moving at extreme speeds, being fast enough to instantaneously disappear from a person’s sight. He can move so quick that he managed to catch even Shin off guard, as well as decapitate Minimalist in an instant. His speed is on par with Gaku. Enhanced Strength: Nagumo casually lifted Minimalist by the neck with one hand and was strong enough to contend with Yotsumura's attacks which could easily slice through the steel supports of a car carrier trailer. Enhanced Reflexes: Nagumo was able to save Heisuke Mashimo from a potential head shot. Enhanced Durability: Nagumo is incredibly resilient despite his skinny build. He remains completely unharmed after taking a hit from Gaku's mace that sent him flying through multiple walls, a display airplane, and a car sculpture. Even after taking a point-blank ranged attack from Gaku's powerful laser mace that sent him crashing down to the ground with devastating force, Nagumo received only minor injuries.

Six-Function Knife: Nagumo uses a large switchblade-like weapon that has six different functions. In the past, he carried each blade separately under his trench coat. The weapons contained inside his large multi-tool weapon include: Multiple Blades There are multiple fold and pop-out blades contained within Nagumo's large multi-tool weapon. One of his blades doubles as a can opener at parties. Daggers Inside the weapon, Nagumo carries a pair of daggers who have blades sharp enough to pierce through the roof of a SUV being driven by an assassin targeting Shishiba and durable enough to withstand blows from Yotsumura´s three sections staff. Scythe A scythe that Nagumo held along with his other weapons. He used it during his fight against Gaku, primarily to distract him from his invisible blade. Axe Nagumo's weapon can transform into a durable axe that he used during his fight against Gaku to send him crashing into the wing of an airplane. The back side of the axe is flat, which confused Gaku about whether the weapon was an axe or a hammer. Invisible Blade A disposable yet sharp blade, made entirely of ceramic, with the peculiar characteristic of being almost invisible. By distracting Gaku with his other weapons, Nagumo managed to sneak the ceramic blade out and stab him. It is stated that the blade only works once, as it becomes visible after being soiled with blood. Dice: Nagumo uses a single dice to decide which blade he'll kill his enemy by, or to distract his enemy to deliver a devastating blow.

Nagumo's early life and adolescent is currently unknown, but he comes from a family of spies who have been in the intelligence world for generations. When he was old enough, Nagumo enrolled in the Japan Clear Creation of the Japanese Association of Assassins. He was originally in the Spy department because of his family's long roots in spying but transferred to the Assassin department as it looked more fun. While attending, Nagumo met Taro Sakamoto and Rion Akao, who wanted to jump him by picking a fight. Nagumo became close with the two students as they became inseparable and well-known troublemakers together. He also met Boiled a hardboiled student with attitude but dorky sense of style as the two became friends through Sakamoto, a senior student named Hyo and his teachers Etsuko Satoda, a retired assassin famous for her martial arts and Yamada, the vice principal who found his, Rion, and Sakamoto's antics continually frustrating. Nagumo, Sakamoto, and Rion regularly got into trouble together, causing even more problems during a field trip/paintball game. Sick of all the mayhem that the trio caused, Yamada decides to expel all three of them as they damaged faculties, ignored class rules, used weapons without permission, etc. which made them infamous in the school and didn't have enough credits to pass anyway. But the vice principle arranged for an extra assignment that would determine whether they could pass that year which was advocated for making special exception from their teacher Satoda. The assignment - kill the target in the envelope. Casually accepting it, the trio left the office not aware of the true intentions of the assignment.

While deciding on who gets to do the homework for the mission, Rion bumps into another student who excuses himself and declines her offer in wanting macho-style rock paper scissors. The trio in the midst of getting ready to leave are stopped by the vice principle who places another teammate for the mission named Kei Uzuki, a third-year student from the same department as them. The group arrive at a department store in the city and Nagumo explains that the target is a leader of an illegal weapons manufacturing ring called the "Steel Dragon" with intel stating that he hides there. After dealing with an assassin in an elevator, they learn that the Steel Dragon runs the entire store and that they're already being watched. Splitting up, Nagumo and Sakamoto go to the third floor of the electronics department. They hide behind a register while handling and taking out assassins. They encounter a man named Kindaka who appears behind them. Nagumo and Sakamoto attack Kindaka, but the old man surprises the two with his overwhelming speed.

Three days after Uzuki and Rion disappeared, Nagumo and Sakamoto visit Kindaka in the hospital. They meet Satoru Yotsumura who is also visiting Kindaka who has fallen into a coma. Nagumo asks the current status of the investigation on Uzuki but Yotsumura's crypticness and suspicions towards Rion angers both him and Sakamoto as the latter tries to hit him but is quickly stopped by Hyo who tells him to calm down. Surprisingly, Yotsumura offers them both membership into Order and tells them that if they want to find Rion and Uzuki, they should look for themselves. A year into joining Order, Nagumo contacts Sakamoto and tells him that he's found out Uzuki's whereabouts with information from a friend and sends Sakamoto his location. Nagumo tells Sakamoto not to kill Uzuki before finding out where Rion is. Nagumo would later hear about the situation and learn out about Rion's death. Nagumo, in the next unknown number of years before the present day, continues to work as an assassin and hitman as a member of Order. He would sometimes work with the other members like Hyo and others in a number of missions. He also got to know Shishiba, Yotsumura's student and partner, in this period. Nagumo and Sakamoto, at one point, destroyed a smuggling ring together and saved a little girl named Nao Toramaru in the process. On another such mission, Nagumo alongside Sakamoto, Hyo, and Kamihate were in some foreign, war-torn city. As he, Sakamoto, and Hyo found themselves in a pinch, surrounded by at least 10 enemy snipers aiming to kill them, they watched on as Kamihate, hidden someplace away, shot down all opposition for them in rapid succession, sealing their victory.

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