Yoichi Nagumo
Yoichi Nagumo (南ナ雲グモ与ヨ市イチ Nagumo Yoichi?) is a major supporting character in Sakamoto Days and an old friend of Taro Sakamoto and the late Rion Akao. He is first seen paying a visit to Sakamoto to inform him of his bounty and was revealed to be a member of the Order before losing his seat during the Assassin Exhibition of the Century Arc.
Appearance
Nagumo is a handsome man of tall and slim 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 (in the manga, the shirt is white with patterns being red and navy blue, while the shirt being light blue and the coat is brown in the digital-colored manga) as well navy-blue pants (black in the digital-colored manga) and black shoes.
He occasionally wears a white buttoned shirt with a black tie under a dark green 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 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.
Personality
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.
Relationships
Allies
Taro Sakamoto
Nagumo and Sakamoto first met when they were both enrolled at the JCC, having known each other since they were 14. Nagumo cares deeply about Sakamoto, to the point of not wanting him to be in danger, even though he knows Sakamoto’s help is often necessary. Nagumo has repeatedly demonstrated his close friendship with Sakamoto, maintaining contact with him even after Sakamoto retired from being an assassin and became hunted by the JAA. He has also done favors for Sakamoto and helped him out, such as when he disguised himself as Aoi Sakamoto and stood in as a cashier, killing Minimalist in the process.
Sakamoto and Nagumo remained close friends over time and even collaborated, along with Kei Uzuki (who was taken over by Rion’s personality), during their fight against Takamura in the Assassin Exhibition of the Century. Nagumo refused to follow Asaki’s orders and chose to side with Sakamoto, leading to both of them being expelled from the Order and hunted by the JAA.
Rion Akao
Nagumo met Rion after transferring from the Spy Department to the Assassin Department, where she initially wanted to attack him. Along with Sakamoto, they soon became an inseparable trio, causing property damage and engaging in playful banter and fights. Their antics eventually led to their expulsion from the JCC, after which they were introduced to Kindaka and the Order together.
Skills & Abilities
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.
Equipment
Multi-Tool: 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.
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