Talk:Hideyoshi Nagachika/@comment-26074716-20160803164114/@comment-25047329-20160804073340

Idk about Hide being a potential King (unless it turns out the "Hide gets turned into a OEG" theory becomes true), but I like to entertain the thought that Hide has been working at the CCG this entire time. Perhaps under an alias and under the close eye of Marude while being deeply hidden away in Division II. The recent chapter where Marude mentioned Hide and a "source" that told him about the Rc Gates' scans was odd and I assumed Hide was said "source". He just didn't want to say his name out loud for obvious reasons.

As for why they would keep him alive and hidden away? I think there are several possibilities as to why they might choose to do that. One would be Marude. He was both suspicious, but interested in Hide's abilities. A smart man himself, he quickly saw through Hide's façade and recognized his talents. It was partly due to suspicion, but he quickly promoted Hide and his intuition wasn't wrong. His skills were up to snuff and he wasn't even trained. Perhaps these skills were enough that the CCG saw value. Marude by that point would have figured Hide's story and perhaps felt bad. By law, Hide aided a (very dangerous) ghoul which was a huge crime. The circumstances however were very complicated and whichever way it was looked at, Hide lost his best friend.

The CCG also already knew that Hide and Kaneki were close friends, so perhaps saw it as more beneficial to keep him near. Basically, for the same general reason that Marude promoted him: it makes it easier to keep an eye on him. Hide can't get near Kaneki even if he wanted to because he would have an episode if he tried. If he went berserk, the CCG would eliminate Kaneki and maybe even Hide too. Plus, he might face the same dilemma as Kaneki's other friends as they knew Kaneki wasn't happy in the past and was doing well in the CCG. Then if it seemed necessary, they could also use Hide against Kaneki. This way, the CCG gets a nice "pair". An amnesiac half-ghoul with a human best friend he cares dearly about, and a prodigal detective who would sacrifice himself for his best friend. It's seemingly a good deal for them if they play their cards right.

TL;DR Yes, it's very weird that he's marked as MIA.