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[This wiki](https://asterisk.fandom.com/wiki/Amagiri_Ayato) lists Murakumo as
an alias for Amagiri, but doesn't list how he gets it. I don't think anyone
was calling him that before his high-profile duel with Toudou Kirin, but a
girl calls him by the name at the start of the following episode.

I think it makes sense to assume that he was given the nickname when he took
the rank 1 spot, but I don't know why that particular nickname was chosen for
him. The wiki translates it to "Gathering Clouds" but I'm unsure what this has
to do with anything. Is the reason for this nickname explained somewhere in
the series?


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How does Amagiri Ayato get the nickname Murakumo?


**Ayato's nickname "Murakumo" was given by Claudia.**

This was revealed in the introduction of Ayato's first Phoenix Tournament
match.

From the light novel _The Asterisk War_ , Vol. 3, Ch. 2 - _The Phoenix_ ,

> _“The first two onstage are Ayato Amagiri, Seidoukan Academy’s number one,
> and Julis-Alexia von Riessfeld, number five! Now, Amagiri only rose to the
> top a few weeks ago in a duel against the former top-ranked student! He is a
> truly brand-new star—so new, in fact, we still don’t have much data on him
> ourselves! **Ah, although we did hear his nickname Murakumo came from
> Seidoukan’s student council president, Miss Enfield, herself.** ”_
>
> (Emphasis added)

However, the reason for the nickname itself was not stated anywhere.


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