Tsukumo Fujimiya (藤宮 九十九, Fujimiya Tsukumo?) is a magus participating in the Imperial Capital Holy Grail Strange Story of Fate/type Redline. She is the grandmother of Kanata Akagi. She is originally Saber's Master in the original timeline instead of Kanata.
Profile
Background
Past
She was born as the 5th head of the declining Fujimiya family of magi.
When she was 17 in 1945 (Showa 20), Tsukumo was contacted by a member of the Church who explained that a Holy Grail War was conducted in the Imperial Capital of Tokyo two years ago, but the Grail and Servants mysteriously vanished. Now, the war is starting again and the Church would like to hire her to fight as their representative. She gives two conditions: that she be granted Avalon to use as a catalyst to summon a Saber, and that she be allowed to use the wish should she win. These conditions are granted. As she prepares to head to Tokyo, the Church member asks what she would wish for. She says she would wish for a bright future. The Church member laughed and called her naive, angering her.
At some point, she becomes Saber's Master and faces off with "the Ghost of Tosa" during the Holy Grail War.
21st Century
During the mid-Heisei era, she once played with her grandson Kanata and asked him what he wanted to be when he grew up. He couldn't answer and returned the question to her. She said she was already grown up, but she still had a dream of a bright future.
Tsukumo died in 2009 (Heisei 21) at the age of 81, when Kanata was six, withdrawn from her family.
Appearance
When she was 17 in 1945 (Showa era, year 20), she wore a dark coloured school uniform and wore her long dark colored hair with a single side tail on her left side.
When she was an old woman in her late 70s to 80 years old during the mid-Heisei era, her hair had lightened and is confined to a wheelchair due to being seriously injured when she was young.
Personality
Role
Fate/type Redline
Day 1
Tsukumo is on a train facing a Mysterious Officer and his Lancer when Kanata Akagi suddenly materializes near her, confused. She orders him to evacuate to the rear car with the other passengers but to stay for questioning. While he can barely understand what is going on, the officer orders his Lancer to kill both of them. She grabs his hand and they run. She becomes frustrated when he doesn't understand what a Heroic Spirit is even though she can tell he is a magus and briefly explains the concept. Tsukumo stops and decides to summon a Servant of her own, a Saber, to counter the Lancer and tells him to keep a lookout. She pulls out the scabbard Avalon and intends to use it as a catalyst to summon a hero of England. Just as she finishes the chant, the Lancer catches up to them and Kanata has to tackle her out of the way of his spear.
Kanata's light novel falls into the magic circle and acts as a catalyst, so when Saber is summoned, the Command Spells appear on Kanata's hand instead of Tsukumo's, infuriating her. Saber quickly defeats the Lancer, then starts to bond with the confused Kanata. Tsukumo interrupts them to complain about Kanata stealing her Servant and then demand to know who he is.
Suddenly, Archer appears and challenges Saber. Saber tells the two to run and she clashes with Archer. While they run, Kanata introduces himself and asks where is he and what year is it. Tsukumo thinks he hit his head, but explains they are in the Imperial Capital in the 20th year of the Showa Era.
Kanata is frozen in fear when Archer casually kills the Mysterious Officer and Tsukumo has to pull him down to avoid her bullets and then drag him away. He starts freaking out and complaining about his bizarre situation. She slaps him and says he needs to man up and fight if he wants to survive the Holy Grail War. He has no idea what that is, causing her to complain and briefly explain the concept.
Saber and Archer's battle ends up destroying a large portion of the train, and Saber gets thrown into the car Kanata and Tsukumo are in. He asks if she is okay, but she tells him to stay back and not risk himself being attacked by Archer. Tsukumo asks her if she has any aces up her sleeve. When she confirms this, Tsukumo asks her to use them right away and take down Archer before the train is completely destroyed. Saber retorts that she does not take orders from her, only from Kanata, her Master. Kanata is still confused and scared, but reluctantly orders her to do whatever it takes to defeat Archer. Archer catches up to them and tries to shoot Saber, but Saber uses Lightless, Three-Stage Thrust to dodge the bullets and stab her.
When Archer is forced to retreat, Saber grabs Kanata's face and examines him because his cheek is swollen from being slapped, then says they should leave before people come. Tsukumo introduces herself and says she was supposed to be Saber's Master, then asks Kanata where he came from and what his goal is. He tells himself she looks familiar, and upon hearing her name, he grabs her shoulders and stares at her face, shocking her and making her blush. Unbeknownst to her, Kanata has realized that she is the past version of his grandmother.
Tsukumo freaks out and asks why Kanata is crying, but he brushes it off. He then says he honestly doesn't know how he got there. The trio attempt to salvage the train's wreckage for anything useful, while Saber tries to urge Kanata to leave Tsukumo behind. Offended, she says they cannot win the war without her as she tries to pullout Avalon from the debris. An air raid siren goes off and Tsukumo explains to them what it means and that their country is in the middle of a war, calling it a cruel joke.
Day 2
Tsukumo and Kanata go around the Imperial Capital; the former concludes for herself that the latter is a country bumpkin due to his fascination with the sights of the capital. They stop somewhere and she uses drawings to explain the seven Servants, then about Command Spells and the Holy Grail. He can't believe something like the Holy Grail exists, then decides he has to win to use the wish to return to the future. Angered, she slams his head into the table and pulls out a crystal that she claims can evaporate any liquid when activated. Calling his wish ridiculous, she threatens to explode his brain and kill him unless he agrees to fight for her wish.
Saber materializes and threatens Tsukumo with her sword. Kanata tells her to stand down and says he agrees to fight for Tsukumo, but Saber insists she only fights for Kanata. He and Tsukumo then surprise Saber by recognizing her as a member of the Shinsengumi from her uniform, as Saber did not believe they would become famous. Tsukumo gives them some money and orders them to buy some regular clothes to blend in.
She calls the Church and asks them to investigate Kanata's background and for information regarding the other Servants and Masters. She doesn't notice Imperial Japanese Army soldiers coming to assassinate her, only to get killed by Assassin. She hangs up and concludes the Church's information is useless, then is shocked when Assassin appears next to her. When she asks who he is, he claims he is a Saber and his true name is Sakamoto Ryoma. He examines her hands and finds no Command Spells, so he says they will wait for the Servant and Master she was working with to come back. She can tell he is lying and that he is really an Assassin. When he is distracted by a telepathic conversation with his Master, she tries to attack him with her liquid bombs, but he deflects them with his sword. Enraged, he slices off the fingers of her left hand, making her scream in agony. He tells her to shut up, punches her in the face, then demands to know the Servant's True Name. She is later seen being heavily injured and at a brink of death after Assassin beaten and torture her. According to Assassin, she tried to fight back even though there's no way to beat him without a Servant. He notices her breathing is getting lighter and knows she won’t make it.
Abilities
Tsukumo's magecraft allows her to channel her magical energy into liquids and control them like mist. But her skill level isn't that great, she's only an average mage. She is skilled in making Mystic Codes, as evident of things like a crystal cylinder that can evaporate any liquid and an hourglass she made when she was older that Kanata used to travel back in time.
Development
In the revised story of type Redline, Tsukumo takes the role of Akiha Tohno.