Sei Shounagon (Berserker)

"In summer, the nights are most beautiful. Not only when the moon shines..." or so the writing goes, but there are a ton more super fun things to enjoy during the summer! The beach, swimsuits, shaved ice... I might even want to do a little adventuring! ...This is how another girl from the Heian period became entranced by the allure of summer.

"Hey Chan-mas...wanna do something we're not supposed to?"

And thus Berserker Sei Shounagon was born.

Whether one spends their summer earnestly or living a little dangerously, the fact of the matter is that this year's summer happens only once in your life, so you might as well enjoy it to the fullest!!!

Height/Weight: 157cm, 46kg

Origin: History

Region: Japan

Alignment: Chaotic-Summer

Sub-Attribute: Human

Gender: Female

Hehe... You know, in the summer, I'm more of a delinquent than you might expect.

Thanks to a confluence of many, many factors, including serious training to prepare for summer and hype to last for days, her Spirit Origin has changed to a Berserker class, though only for the summer. Perhaps thanks to her Madness Enhancement, the literary aspects she showed as an Archer have faded even farther into the background, leaving her roughly thirty percent more boisterous than usual.

For some reason, she equates being a Berserker with being an outlaw, which leads her to stick her nose into other people's affairs, but this probably won't last long. She's likely to get bored before she even hears the whole story she inquires about.

She attempted to join Chaldea's resident delinquent gang, but it seems she was summarily rejected.

Sei Shounagon cruises around town on her skateboard. In battle, she favors a cruel and barbaric combat style where anything goes: giant hammers, spray paint, body slams, lasers, you name it.

Hey, what's wrong with that? I'm a Berserker now, baby.

Her spray can uses a special kind of paint that disappears after a while, so no matter how brilliant her writing with it may be, it simply will not last. For a Berserker, she can be surprisingly conscientious. At times, she's been seen graffitiing Chaldea's walls along with the child Servants...at least until Emiya catches them.

Rumor has it that her weapons may or may not employ technology from a whole other universe...

Summer Street!: A

Sei Shounagon once tried studying painting under Van Gogh, but the only thing she learned was that she had no talent for such things. Still, the experience gave her a newfound appreciation for vivid colors, which she uses to eyecatching effect in her graffiti tags.

Night Pool Slider: A

There is a special thrill only experienced when moving at breakneck speed. Now that she's discovered it, she can never go back to the life she knew before. There's a bright, shiny stage that can even disperse the darkness of night.

Now come on. Let's jump in and see what's on the other side!

Dependable Summer Sweet: A

Shaved ice with amazura, a sweet syrup made by boiling down ivy plant sap? Now that's what I call a dependable (and classy) summer sweet throwback. In fact, this is the oldest known style of shaved ice in Japanese history. The recipe for amazura was thought to have been lost well before modern times, but this summer, it's making a comeback! Come on, guys! That shaved ice isn't gonna eat itself!

『Emotional Engine, Vivid Full Sensation』

Rank: D++

NP Type: Anti-Personnel

Range: 1 - 50

Maximum Targets: 1

Summer, Heat the World Knows Not.

The more novel an experience, the better to enjoy the summer heat! This Noble Phantasm is the embodiment of Sei Shounagon the author's stance on summer. Sei Shounagon takes all of the energy generated by the source of a Reality Marble, her imagination—that is, her Emotional Engine—and transforms it into propellant for her skateboard, which she then uses to blast her way down the street. The vivid, colorful words she spray paints whilst riding her skateboard pierce both her opponent's body and heart with their sheer emotionality.

Berserker Sei Shounagon was born when the Heian writer gave herself over fully to summer's temptations and practically jumped into a swimsuit. In this form, she really lets her literary side run rampant.

As a Berserker, she has achieved a sense of freedom she never got to experience while alive, and is intensely interested in pursuing the theme of summer adventures. Alongside her companions, she frolics, laughs, and generally acts like she's having the time of her life. It's almost as though she's reverted to her younger self not only in body, but in spirit as well.

Then again, seeing how she once played so hard she destroyed a chair, and how she once drove an ox cart full to bursting with flowers, maybe she hasn't actually changed at all from her days at the bright and beautiful Lady Teishi's salon.

Perhaps, even now, Lady Teishi is looking down at Sei Shounagon's dazzling summer form and smiling in fond remembrance.