Umeda's response to an absent father was to throw himself into his schooling and extracurriculars, a strategy that paid off well as he was easily accepted into the police academy. As he continued to flourish, he set his sights on the Organized Crime division.

His promotion to detective was earned with blood and sweat, but the celebration was hampered by an ex-colleague's attempt at sabotage. A leaked document revealed that Umeda's father, who he had long since written off entirely, is a yakuza patriarch affiliated with the Tojo Clan. This fact was one Umeda admitted to early in his hiring process when it was agreed it should be kept on a need-to-know basis. The buzz around the news was almost larger than the news itself, and Umeda was instantly alienated amongst his new peers. His self-driven nature pushed him through, but even as the years passed and those around him moved on, Umeda didn't forget. He witnessed so many acts of corruption and gross justice as his career progressed that he still cannot reconcile the blatant disregard for the rules with how quickly those he trusted were ready to make allegations against his character that he'd spent every day of his life improving.

Current Day

Umeda started his career in the force with a strong sense of justice and dedication to the cause, but the underlying distrust due to his familial ties and red tape choking any sense of progress slowly pushes him to bend the rules to solve cases. He's currently tasked with investigating a group of masked robbers who routinely victimize smaller businesses in Kamurocho, but in his free time he's spearheaded his own personal investigation into the Ishikawa Family, rumored to use various money-laundering schemes to strengthen their position as one of the top earning families in the Tojo Clan. It is his belief that he can bring them down, and in doing so earn the reputation he deserves.