Talk:Ken Kaneki/@comment-201.92.205.196-20151215070531/@comment-27308353-20151215111906

His caring side never went away, he still has plenty of care in his heart shown by a multitude of things. Examples would be like lying to Ui about Eto, giving Kanae a chance to die for Shuu shown by his hesitation and glance at her location before throwing Shuu off, and yes abandoning the Qs is out of concern for them.

Right now he is at a stage of independence most likely focused on his "goal" whatever that maybe, and the things he wants to do in the future are most likely going to involve directly taking down organizations with much more influence then what him and the Qs have been investigating.

For all we know Shirazu's death could've been part of the reason why he left the Qs. Being constantly reminded of that by continuing to be their mentor would distract him from his goal. Becoming a powerhouse Investigator and doing operations not involving the Qs like Arima seems to be in his best interest for both his main goal and emotionally.