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Originally Posted by Renall
I doubt he's Amakusa (if he is he's a dick or has stupid amnesia). If he's alive, he better have a damn good reason for not returning. However, I think there are possible reasons why he wouldn't or couldn't.
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Yeah, it's true that there are a few reasons why he couldn't "come back". If we assume that he has no idea who the culprit was, Eva, the Sumadera family and Okonogi are all prime suspects. If Battler, a teenage boy, thinks he can easily take on giant organizations like that, which have already proven themselves capable of carrying out and covering up the Rokkenjima murders (in his eyes), then he's a bit more foolhardy than we thought.
The papers have reported his death, which means he can move in absolute secrecy. He has time to train overseas and build up his skills. Time to sneak into Eva's organization as a different person and eventually grab a place as Ange's bodyguard. Time even to get in Okonogi's good graces enough that the assassination of Ange is tasked to him, possibly. All told, 12 years is a very short time to accomplish all of this.
Of course, he could just tell Ange what he was planning, but remember that Ange was just a little girl for most of this time. While Eva was alive, she would have no reason to let Ange die, but if Battler told Ange his secret and she let it slip to someone else, both he and Ange could be in serious trouble. By keeping his plan to himself, he was minimizing her risk and removing the burden from her. Plus, it would be much easier and much more convincing for her to act her part if she didn't know the full plan and the possible dangers. It was essential that Okonogi picked up no trace of knowledge on her part.
At the end of EP4, Amakusa managed to get rid of the rogue Kasumi faction and could probably convince Okonogi's side that Ange was out of the way. For the time being, all threats against Ange had disappeared. I imagine that Battler's reveal would come shortly after that, now that he knows Ange will be safe as long as she keeps a low profile.