Abe Yumei

**Yumei** Abe (安部 **龍明**) The head of the Abe family and strongest Onmyoji Knight of all time.

In Onmyo Knight Towako, he is the chief of the agency and Yagyuu Towako grandfather.

## Personality

Known as an eccentric old man, putting fear into his enemies and has a stern look. Known as a shadowy fixer to some politicians, he still is known to be duty bound and honorable. He acts older and wiser than he sometimes is.

A stubborn man that is known to become really deaf on inconvenient matters, like his granddaughter's refusal to become the successor and the death of his own child. Yumei hides the pain of having lost his children and feels regret pushing them into the profession. Doubting his adopted son's Abe Koso ability, but still cries for him after his death, even after he has fallen to the dark side.

Yumei tries to reconnect to his granddaughter and sneaks into Shinmachi Paperback, a Private Library after the games events. Using excuses to spend time with her. Both he and her are highly awkward.

## Appearance

A white haired and bearded older man in his 80s.

## History

As the current head of the Abe family, he was taught the legend and true nature of the Onmyoji and Abe, guarding the "White-faced, Golden-furred, Nine-tailed Fox".

In his youth he became known for being a great swordsman, and even in his old age is known as one of the Sword Saints. He had had a child, which married into the Yagyuu family and had a daughter of their own in Yagyuu Towako. At some point, he adopted Abe Koso also as his son, even if his natural ability was not as strong as Towako.

At some point Yuyami a servant of the fox killed Yumei's child and spouse in a terror attack. Unable to save them regardless of his power, he was unable to look Towako in the eyes, which blamed him. His seemingly uncaring act would push her further away to distance herself from the name Abe, as Yagyuu Towako she became independent as an Onmyoji and was pushed out of the Onmyo Agency for her reckless acts.

Regardless Yumai, made sure that Shiki Reika the butler of the Abe, would watch over Towako for him.

Returning from the EU from deals with the ministers of foreign affairs, to the Onmyo Agency branch HQ in Japan, he is met by his adopted son Abe Koso. Yumei again asks Koso to set up a meeting with his granddaughter to make her successor. His son, having become jealous and frustrated, wished death on him in the process and had other plans. Koso worked together with Yuyami to get rid or corrupt Towako to kill Yumei before old age would do the trick.

Having been called by Rodrico Nakatomi after the escape of Towako from Koso's trap, he arrived to find his son dead, warning that Yuyami was a servant of the "Fox" and still alive. The Familiar of Yuyami turning out to be the real Yuyami's body but unable to deal with Yumei, she was forced to flee the scene. Yumei had a short heart on heart with Towako, explaining his reasoning for building distance between the two.

In the epilogue Towako tries to reconnect to his granddaughter, which sneaks into Shinmachi Paperback, Private Library from time to time, with excuses to spend time with her. Both he and her are highly awkward but work together to find a way to defeat the "Fox" should the time come.

### Timeline TABA

Mentioned by Fuuma Kotaro, indirectly, while talking to Yagyuu Towako. Towako is still mentioned to work as a freelancer, with them still struggling to connect.

### Timeline RPGX

His form is used by the Hidden God, encountered by Uehara Rin and Uehara Shikanosuke. His face might have been copied, or he has been killed, which would mean that the "Fox" was released.

Current head of the Onmyoji in Gogyo Academy is Kibino Miki.

## Powers/Abilities

**Main Weapon**: Staff

* **Familiar**: Nurarihyon, a holy staff.
	+ **Future Sight:** Gives one the ability to look a few seconds into the future. Acting as precognition.
* **Swordmaster**: Known to be skilled with the blade and other weapons, to be called Sword Saint.
* **Magic**: Multiple.

## Media

* Onmyo Knight Towako
* Taimanin Asagi Battle Arena (Indirectly Mentioned)
* Taimanin RPGX (Cameo)

## Trivia

* He is the currently most powerful Onmyoji, like how Igawa Asagi is known as the strongest Taimanin. In RPGX, this title is given to Kibino Miki.
* The Hidden God in Taimanin RPGX, uses his look as a disguise.
* The fox might be connected to Tamamo.

### Etymology

* **Abe** means "peace, quiet" (安) (**a**) and "double/be doubled, twice, time/times" (倍) (**be**).
* **Yumei** means "dragon" (龍) (**yu**) and "bright, light, clear" (明) (**mei**).