Name:
[ 彩人志元 ]Jigen SaitoMale | 17Titles/Nicknames:Subarashii Saito! / The Amazing Saito
Appearance: Jigen is a Japanese boy of slight build. What he lacks in muscle he makes up for a little in height, being above average for his age. His growth spurt came on pretty fast, so naturally he's a bit clumsy with his steps. Having lived a mostly safe life so far, the only real scars that Jigen has are on his hands - pale, smooth grown over burns from a time he attempted a magic trick involving fire. Needless to say it didn't go well.
Command Spells:Alignment:Lawful Good
Rank:[FRAME]
Objective for the Grail:"Is 'world peace' too much to ask for? Okay, okay, um... a harem? Just kidding! What I'd really like is to make a lot of friends, and make a lot of people happy. More than what one person could do alone, I guess."
Personality:Friendly. That's the word most would use to describe Jigen. Maybe even that he tries too hard to
be friendly. He's spirited young man who is a little desperate for attention, latching himself onto his own interests and anyone that shows any interest in him. He goes out of his way to help people and does other generally "good" things to get others to like him. Due to his lonely home life, he seeks validation from others. Sometimes his persistence can drive people away, which makes him panic and try even harder to keep them around. He moves through hobbies fleetingly to try and make himself happier when he's alone, and recently he's taken up magic tricks - that is, illusions, not magecraft. He enjoys seeing people's reaction to his tricks very much, so this particular hobby has lasted longer than the others.
Biography: Jigen wasn't born into a wealthy or powerful family. He never aspired to be some shonen hero or shoujo love interest. He is a young man who, in his third year of high school, decided he didn't really want to continue in his father's footsteps and go on to be a no-name salary man.
Growing up as an only child was often lonely for Jigen. The Saito family was just like every other family in the modest area of Fuyuki - small, kept to themselves, and worked hard. Saito's father would often work late nights and his mother would leave for her own work at first light. It was rare that the three of them would be able to get together for a proper meal, but when they did it was always a nice time. Just because they were separated didn't mean they didn't love each other any less. Still, like most people this distance between the family grew as Jigan got older.
What he lacked at home he tried to make up for in school - he was always friendly, volunteering for things, giving things away and trying to help people. His overbearing personality saw many different reactions from his fellow students. Some ignored him, trying to keep their distance and focus on studies. Some liked him and talked with him when they had free time. Others were annoyed by his antics and considered him a suck-up, and others still took advantage of his open, naive nature. He was happiest in his younger days when school life was easier and students got along well with each other. Once starting high school, most other students were busy with their own lives: studying for college entrance exams, working part-time jobs, trying to get girlfriends or otherwise indulge in drama. There were less and less people that Jigen could call "a friend."
This continued loneliness led to Jigen taking up many hobbies. He was no good at sports and wasn't exactly musically inclined, so some of these hobbies were strange. His most recent talent: magic. No, not true magic nor magecraft - the layman's idea of "magic," illusion. He was actually pretty good at it. Of course, either due to a mutation or an forgotten ancestor, Jigen did have some capacity for magecraft, though he didn't know it at first. His affinity made his tricks faster and smoother, but more importantly he was more easily able to entertain people. The brief elation of making someone laugh with surprise was a feeling Jigen would continue to chase few the next few months. He spent more time on his hobby than his schoolwork, and after a short fight with his parents - the first time they'd actually been able to spend time together in a while - Jigen left the house and decided he was going to try and make this work. "This" being magic tricks - but not really, deep down he just loved the easy connection it made with people. An entertainer and his audience.
It was simple coincidence that, after a few strange occurrences later, Jigen was researching true "magic," and got caught up in the holy grail war.
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Magic Circuit Switch: The sound of a curtain being swiftly pulled back.
Number of Magic Circuits: E
Quality of Magic Circuits: C
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Elemental Affinity: Wind
Magecraft:
Jigen isn't trained in magecraft. Despite the below average state of his magic circuits, he does have some mild talent that is sure to blossom if he survives this war. If his abilities were to bloom, he'd find himself attuned to magic of movements - speeding things up, turning direction, stopping things with a barrier, etc. However, it's unlikely he'd see quick growth during the war itself.
Equipment:
Jigen is a local and didn't expect to take part in any secret mage war. He has nothing exceptional on him. Besides the things he has at home (normal teen boy room and possessions), when summoning he had his backpack, notebooks, "magic" tools, and a hastily borrowed "grimoire" from the old Fuyuki library. It's fake, but he since he was actually able to summon a servant, he assumes it's real.
Exceptional Benefit: Contacts
Jigen has slowly been become a popular face in town with his "act," delighting the young and old. He has a lot of friendly acquaintances that might be willing to help him, but in particular the staff at his high school have been buttered up by him so much that they'd be happy to do him any favors. This doesn't really amount to much, but if he needs to borrow anything, hide out, or send a message he has the means to.