Death Note: Desu nôto

Ryuuku the Death:
So you're a college student now, Light. I'm somewhat proud of you.

Ryuuku the Death:
You have lost, Light. Didn't I say in the beginning, when you die, the one who'll write your name down in a notebook will be me. That is the deal between the Shinigami and the first human to get their hands on the note in the human world. Once you enter prison, I don't know when you'll die. It's annoying to wait. Your life is already over. You'll die here. [pause] Well, it was good while it lasted. We killed some boredom, didn't we? We did some various and interesting things.

Ryuuku the Death:
This world is...

Yagami Light:
Rotten

Yagami Light:
If we catch Kira, he is evil. If he rules the world, he is justice.

L:
He who attacks first always wins.

L:
Yagami-san, if I die in the next few days, your son is Kira.

L:
Light-kun, please get Misa to shut up.

L:
[hit Misa's head with script] Misa-san, I know it's a crappy line but please stop overreacting.

Amane Misa:
What? This here is great acting!

L:
Yes. Whatever. Please do it again.

Amane Misa:
[sulks] Fine, fine, director Ryuzaki.

L:
If you don't do it correctly, I'll kick you.

Amane Misa:
Ah! She smirked at me! Misa is going to break her legs!

L:
Please turn off all cell phones, laptop computers and any other transmission equipment and leave them on the table over there.

Matsuda:
[mutters] I know he's being cautious from the start, but does he really trust us or not?

L:
[overhears] No, I just hate it when cell phones ring when I'm talking.

L:
Kira is childish and hates to lose.

Matsuda:
Childish?

Inspector Yagami Sou-ichiroh:
and hates to lose?

L:
Yes. I'm also childish and hate to lose. That's how I know.

TV News Reader:
It crashed into it! A truck has crashed into the Sakura TV Studios!

L:
That is certainly one way of entering without anyone seeing your face.

L:
Whatever you say, I'm still taking your cake.

Kyosuke Higuchi:
Sh*t! He won't die!

Amane Misa:
Oh, and by the way, Light darling - do you know how to kill a shinigami?

Light Yagami:
Did you just call me "darling"?

Amane Misa:
Fine, then do you mind if I call you "knight" instead? 'Cause you're like my knight in shining armor, you know.

Light Yagami:
[sighs] Let's just stick with "Light."

Yagami Light:
I'll solve equations with my right hand and write names with my left. I'll take a potato chip... and eat it!

[Matsuda looks eagerly towards their meeting with Near on the 28th]

Shuichi Aizawa:
[to himself, bristling] Matsuda, Ide, when the day comes, there's a good chance we might all be killed. Don't you understand that?

Light Yagami:
[to himself] Looks like this is the end. No, more like the beginning - the perfect world of Kira. And those who know of the notebook's existence... all of them... will die.

Near:
On the other side of that door is X-Kira. My guess is, in roughly forty seconds, he'll look inside to see if we're dead. That's when we'll restrain him and seize the notebook. Whoever's name is not written down MUST be Kira.

Light Yagami:
Well, Near, looks like I win.

Soichiro Yagami:
What in the world am I supposed to do now?

Shuichi Aizawa:
Whammy's House isn't exactly a normal orphanage. It's like a school for gifted children, but here's the crazy part. It's real purpose is to groom these kids so that one of them can become the next L.

Light Yagami:
L's successor.

Shuichi Aizawa:
Apparently, the one most likely to succeed L is this kid named Near.

Light Yagami:
Near. Is that N?

Light Yagami:
L's successors. It looks like I'm still fighting L after all this time.

Mello:
The, uh... the notebook just flew.

Rod Ross:
Ha. It's a notebook that kills people. Hell, nothing surprises me anymore.

Mello:
As for the thirteen day rule, we can test that out by using one of our people, but the real question is - was this the notebook that was used by Kira; and, if so, was he aware that these two rules were false? If he did know, he could have used these rules to his advantage. In particular, the thirteen day rule would have allowed him to prove his innocence in only thirteen days.

Sidoh:
What's with this guy? He's human but he's scary.

Ryuk:
Humans who use the notebook are cursed with fear, pain and misery. Hm. Of course Soichiro didn't use the notebook. He got to die believing his that son wasn't Kira. I guess that means... he was happy.

L:
Tell me, Light, from the moment you were born, has there ever been a point where you've actually told the truth?

L:
[alluding to pages in the Death Note] Can you kill someone just by writing their name on a piece?

Rem:
Can't say. I've never tried using it like that and I don't know of anyone who has.

L:
Then, let me ask you - do gods of death love apples?

Rem:
Not necessarily. You see, our internal organs have already degraded. We've... evolved to a point where we do not require sustenance.

Light Yagami:
Right now I'm in no position to continue punishing criminals. That's why I need you to punish them for me.

Misa Amane:
[singing] Careful what you do, 'cause God is watching your every move.

L:
Another Kira's appeared? What's going on here?

Rem:
So THAT'S what you plan is. You're truly disgusting. Light Yagami is certain that I will do anything to help Misa and save her life, and at this point, the only way for me to save Misa is to write Ryuzaki's real name in my notebook, and if I kill Ryuzaki, it would mean that I deliberately lengthened Misa's life, and I will die as well. Light Yagami has planned everything so that it will work out in his favor.

Light Yagami:
What're you gonna do, Rem? You may be a shinigami but you can't hide the fact that you care for Misa. There's no way you would turn your back on her now, after she's already halved her lifespan twice. Come on. Think about Misa's happiness.

L:
It'll be lonely, won't it?

Light Yagami:
Hm?

L:
You and I will be parting ways, soon.

L:
We're very close. If we work this out, the entire case will be solved.

Light Yagami:
I've gotten rid of everything in my way. I am the god of the new world.

Kiyomi Takada:
Miss Amane.

Misa Amane:
Yes?

Kiyomi Takada:
I find this unpleasant.

Misa Amane:
Oh, yeah? I feel the same.

Kiyomi Takada:
Obviously this was a bad idea. I should have waited until you grew up and learned a few manners before I invited you to dinner. I suppose I'll know better next time.

Light Yagami:
[to himself] Regardless of how she came to the conclusion, the fact remains this woman knows the truth. If she gives this information to the police, it won't take them very long to figure out that "Kira" is actually me. I have no choice but to eliminate her.

Ryuk:
[laughs] One lie after another. You make it look easy.

Light Yagami:
What's the matter?

Naomi Misora:
There's something I have to do.

Light Yagami:
My father's cellphone might be available now. Do you wanna see if you can talk to him?

Naomi Misora:
No, thank you. I have nothing to say to him.

Light Yagami:
Then goodbye, Naomi Misora.

Rem:
If you don't have full ownership, your memories will only return for as long as you remain in contact with the notebook. As soon as you let go of it, your memories will disappear again.

Light Yagami:
That means I've gotta kill Higuchi without letting go of this notebook. If I manage to do that, ownership will transfer back to me and my memories won't disappear.

Ryuk:
Rem, there's no way the old man back home will get mad at us if we write fake rules in here, is there?

Rem:
No. There are no rules against doing so.

Ryuk:
Fine, then, like I'll do it, but you owe me an apple for this.

Light Yagami:
"Dear Misa, by the time you read this letter, you should have remembered everything."

Misa Amane:
Oh, a letter from Light.

Light Yagami:
"Do you remember my friend at To-ho University? He went by the name Hideki Ryuga. I want you to write his real name in the notebook and kill him, then burn this letter right away. Take a number of pages from the notebook and re-bury it where you found it. The next time that we see each other, casually touch me with a piece of the notebook. If you do this for me, I promise I will love you for the rest of my life."

Light Yagami:
Misa, all I want is to enjoy a long life with you in an ideal world. That's just how I feel.

Misa Amane:
Light, I'm so happy.

Light Yagami:
Let's create a new world together. It'll be a place with no crime, where only kind people live, okay?

Misa Amane:
Yeah.

L:
He who strikes first wins.

L:
[to himself] You sure talk a lot, don't you, Light? Typical for someone who hates losing.

Soichiro Yagami:
Kira is pure evil. We can all agree on that, but recently I've started thinking of this whole situation in a different way. What is truly evil is the power to kill people, and any person who has come to possess this kind of power is cursed. No matter how you use it, no true happiness can be obtained like that, not by killing other people.

Touta Matsuda:
Oh, how much money do you think was there? I bet it was a lot.

Hideki Ide:
Matsuda! Knock it off!

Touta Matsuda:
I bet it was around ten million dollars or something.

Ryuk:
Ooo! What's that in apples?

Shuichi Aizawa:
Mogi, why don't you go back to headquarters? I'll stay and guard here.

Misa Amane:
Huh? I'm with Monchi-chi instead of Mochi?

Shuichi Aizawa:
Hm? What's wrong? Don't you trust me?

Misa Amane:
No, you're just not Monchi-chi without your old haircut. You're not cute anymore!

Kanzo Mogi:
Ha ha!

Shuichi Aizawa:
Hmmm, Mogi?

Kanzo Mogi:
Yes, sir, my apologies!

Near:
[to Light] With all the anti-Kira groups around, why is it we're being targeted and right after I start suspecting you? Pretty convenient, if you ask me.

Anthony Rester:
Near, we have to evacuate immediately.

Near:
Really, what pathetic people. I'm not surprised that there are ordinary people who support what Kira is trying to do. I'm talking about honest citizens who believe in their hearts that by punishing evil-doers Kira will actually make this world a better place to live, but as for this crowd outside, they're a completely different breed. They are truly despicable and stupid. This is just a diversion for them. They're all selfish.

L:
As long as it doesn't kill me, college is a lot of fun.

Light Yagami:
From the start I've said if it's friendship he wants, I'd give it to him as a way to win his trust. Ryuga and Light Yagami APPEAR to be friends, but L is Kira's enemy.

L:
Mr. Yagami, if I die within the next few days, your son is Kira.

L:
[to himself] I have no choice but to make a sneak attack. This is all a wager now.

Rem:
Light Yagami, Misa has refused my offer to help her escape, no doubt because she knows it would cause you trouble, since the police would then have proof of her powers. When her suffering became more than she could bear, she started begging me to kill her. All of this because she wants you to love her. I could not possibly let it go on like that. I couldn't bring myself to do it. There was only one way to save her from her suffering.

Light Yagami:
Forfeiting ownership of the Death Note.

Rem:
Yes. If Misa forfeits ownership of the Death Note, all her memories related to it would disappear. All the murders she committed with it, the fact that you are Kira, all those memories would be gone. Your secret would be safe. Also, Misa would no longer be able to see Ryuk or me, either.

Ryuk:
This place is crawling with humans. Are you gonna do it here?

Light Yagami:
Let's just say you're about to see the results of all the research and experiments I've been doing over the last few days.

Ryuk:
Experiments?

Light Yagami:
Yeah. I've been using known criminals who live in this part of town to test out different killing methods. I learned a lot about the Death Note. For example, if I write a cause of death and the circumstances leading up to it, I can add a name afterwards and it'll still happen.

Ryuk:
[to himself] Ooo. Even I didn't know that one.

Light Yagami:
The real battle is only just beginning.

Kyosuke Higuchi:
Come on. What the hell is this anyway, a job interview or a police interrogation?

Light Yagami:
[to himself] The way the original Kira acted is disturbingly close to my ideals.

L:
Yes, Light. There's no need to be shy.

Light Yagami:
I'm not being shy.

L:
No need to be so serious, either.

Light Yagami:
I hereby relinquish ownership of this Death Note.

Ryuk:
I never thought the Death Note I gave you would be buried and abandoned.

Light Yagami:
Listen, Ryuk, for the time being I'm just hiding it, but... it stays mine, until the next time you hear me say the following words, "Get rid of it." When I say that, regardless of the context, assume that I want to relinquish ownership of this Death Note.

L:
It's only been four minutes since you last went to the bathroom. I'm afraid you'll have to hold it.

Misa Amane:
You have to. It's the only time you'll untie me and let me move - plus you'd be able to watch. Isn't that what you want? Isn't it? You pervert!

Ryuk:
So, I guess apples are out of the question.

Light Yagami:
Do these look like the eyes of someone who is lying?

Rem:
I learned the only way to kill a shinigami is to make them fall in love with a human.

Shuichi Aizawa:
[to himself] Why does Light care so much about checking for cameras and wire-taps? Never mind THAT. Why is Kira allowing these meetings in the first place? Something just doesn't add up.

Near:
Mr. Aizawa, please don't take any unnecessary actions on your own.

Shuichi Aizawa:
Unnecessary action?

Near:
Yes. This is not the point where we bring up evidence against Kira and openly confront him. I must corner him in a dead end with a plan that will guarantee his defeat. This is what it will take to stop him for good. Mr. Aizawa, I'm going to be blunt with you. You and the task force are already out of the picture.

L:
[to Light] Besides, as long as we're handcuffed together, you and I share the same fate. If I die, so will you. If that happens, Misa is the one who would grieve most of all. Either we lose and both die together or we successfully catch Kira.

L:
[gestures at Misa] Which is it?

Misa Amane:
[pumps fist in the air] We catch Kira! I would never dream about living in a world without Light!

L:
Yes, that would be dark.

Misa Amane:
No problemo! I promise I won't say anything, even if they torture me!

L:
I can attest to that.

L:
We're running out of time, and I'm starting to get desperate. As for Misa Amane, I've turned to her because I know her bravery and love for you is boundless.

Amane Misa:
Do you really mean it? Oh, no, I think I totally misunderstood you all this time. I even called you a pervert, but you actually do understand how I feel, don't you?

L:
Yes! Misa is indisputably the most perfect and worthy woman for Light.

Amane Misa:
Yey! You're such a sweetie! Thank you, Ryuzaki!

[kisses him on the cheek]

L:
I could actually fall for you.

Amane Misa:
Let's not go that far, but you could maybe be a friend of mine. Would that be okay?

L:
Yes. So now I've gained yet another friend.

L:
At this rate, if I end up dying somehow, it's quite possible that you would be capable of succeeding me.

Light Yagami:
What? Why are you being so morbid?

L:
[to Light] Tell me, if I should die, would you take over for me as L?

Light Yagami:
Ryuzaki, I'm sorry, but I'm gonna have to tell everyone what you're really thinking right now. He thinks that if I am Kira then there are two possibilities. Either I'm just pretending I'm not him and putting on an act or Kira's power has passed on from me to someone else and I have no memory that I was ever Kira in the first place. He's trying to determine which, if either, is the truth. The first theory, if I am putting on an act, he will never remove these handcuffs. No, even if I wasn't pretending to be innocent, I'm sure he still won't take them off. Ryuzaki still believes that I'm Kira. Even if that power had been passed to someone else, he thinks that I would have planned to have it returned to me once I'm safe from suspicion. In other words, I wasn't being controlled at all. He thinks it was a plan to pass on the power and arrange for it to come back to me once I'd been cleared.

L:
[to himself] Impressive. He figured out exactly what I had been thinking all this time.

L:
This case will never be solved unless we capture Kira himself. Don't get me wrong. I wouldn't say that preventing more deaths is pointless, but if we don't uncover the entire truth once and for all, Kira will only appear again, and the number of victims will continue to increase. That's why I believe it's more important to find out who Kira really is.

Kyosuke Higuchi:
I'm not giving up until I have EVERYTHING!

Light Yagami:
It's weird. You'd think he'd be desperate to kill Matsuda this very second, but he's calm.

L:
It is strange. If all he needed was the name, then he should have simply taken the personnel file with him, but he just put it back in its drawer after taking a note.

Kyosuke Higuchi:
Rem, let's make the deal.

Kyosuke Higuchi:
With these eyes I'm invincible.

L:
Everyone! It's too dangerous to allow further action by Higuchi! Let's bring hi in! I believe he has the same powers as the second Kira. He is able to kill just by looking at someone's face. Please keep this in mind when you move in to arrest him.

Near:
On second thought, I'll let you have full authority on this, L.

Mello:
I'm the one who kidnapped your daughter, but don't get the wrong idea. I've no interest in your daughter's life one way or the other - or yours, for that matter. There's only one thing I want and you know what that is - the notebook.

Near:
I believe Mello is playing a game with me. He wants to see which of us will be the first to take down Kira - the final challenge.

L:
Matsuda, you idiot!

[Japanese translation]

Yagami Light:
If they want L's identity, that means they probably want to kill him.

Yagami Sachiko:
That's not good. We're short-handed, and we need to pay attention to Coil too, huh?

L:
It's all right. The detective known as Eraldo Coil is me. Three of the world's greatest detectives, L, Coil, Deneuve... are all me. Those who try to find me usually fall for this. I'll give you this strawberry if you keep it a secret.

Misa Amane:
Uh, Mr. Director, I can't do this. I have a boyfriend. Can we cut the love scenes, please?

[English dub]

Light Yagami:
If they're trying to find out L's identity, it's probably because they want to kill 'im and they need that information to do it.

Soichiro Yagami:
This isn't good. We're already short-handed enough as it is, and now we have to worry about Coil, too.

L:
It's quite all right. The detective known as Geraldo Coil is me.

Soichiro Yagami:
Oh.

L:
It's quite simple, really. Three of the greatest detectives in the world - L, Coil, and Deneuve - they're all actually me. It's been my experience that people who try to find me usually fall for this. I'll give you this strawberry if you keep it a secret, okay?

L:
We can not let anyone from Yotsuba figure out that we are investigating them. Please realize that if they do notice, it means we won't be able to catch Kira.

Touta Matsuda:
Do you think there's anything I can do to save myself?

L:
Well, luckily you're still alive, so we may be able to save you, but for that to happen you will have to die before they can kill you.

Touta Matsuda:
What?

[last lines]

Soichiro Yagami:
But if there's supposed to be eight, why are there only seven.

Ryuk:
It seems like you're pretty skilled with your hands. I bet you're pretty popular with the girls, aren't you?

Light Yagami:
Skill has nothing to do with it. It's your looks that count. I'm guessing you're not that popular, are you?

Ryuk:
Huh?

Light Yagami:
By the way, Ryuk, what about your apples?

Ryuk:
Apples? Ah! That's right! Surveillance cameras! Once the apple's in my mouth, no one can see it, but while I'm holding it, it looks like it's floating.

Light Yagami:
I thought so. You told me that shinigami can't die, so I guess it won't kill you to stop eating apples for a while.

Ryuk:
Ah! Don't you think that's a bit much? Come on! I never told you this, but apples are to me what cigarettes and alcohol are to humans. Do you see what I'm sayin'? I even get withdrawal symptoms.

[Japanese translation]

Amane Misa:
Sweets make you fat, so I'm cutting back.

L:
Even if you eat sweets, if you use your head, you won't get fat.

L:
An eye for an eye, my friend.

L:
I won't be satisfied unless you're Kira? That may be true... I just realized... I wanted you to be Kira.

Yagami Light:
[punches L]

L:
An eye for an eye. I'll have you know I'm pretty strong. [kicks Light in the face]

Matsuda:
Let's call the room to stop them!

[phone rings]

L:
Yes?

Matsuda:
Please listen, Ryuzaki, Misa-Misa is number one in the Eightteen magazine's reader popularity poll!

L:
Yes, I see...

Matsuda:
That means that it's been decided that she'll be starring as heroine in the next filmby the director, Nishinaka!

L:
[L hangs up on him]

Yagami Light:
What's wrong?

L:
Matsuda's acting stupid again.

Yagami Light:
Well, Matsuda is a natural at that.

Matsuda:
[peeved]... I can hear you...

[English dub]

L:
By the way, are you going to eat that piece of cake?

Misa Amane:
Cake makes you fat. I'm not gonna eat any.

L:
Actually, I found that you don't gain any weight as long as you burn calories by using your brain.

L:
Well, truthfully, all this time I thought that you WERE Kira and my entire case hinged on that fact. I guess I just can't get past the fact that my deduction was wrong; although, having said that, I'm still suspicious of you. That's why we're wearing these.

[holds up handcuffs]

[English dub]

L:
I won't be satisfied unless you're Kira? Well, there may be some truth to that. In fact, now that you mention it, you're right. I think I wanted you to be Kira.

[Light punches L]

L:
As I said before, an eye for an eye. I'm a lot stronger than I look, you know.

[L kicks Light in the face]

Touta Matsuda:
[watching on the monitors] We've gotta call the room and stop them!

[phone rings]

L:
Yes?

Touta Matsuda:
Ryuzaki, I've got good news, Misa-Misa's number one in Eighteen magazine's reader popularity poll!

L:
Oh, I see.

Touta Matsuda:
And get this - she's gonna get a lead role in Nishinaka's next movie!

[L hangs up on him]

Light Yagami:
What was that?

L:
Matsuda's acting stupid again.

Light Yagami:
Well, that is his specialty.

Touta Matsuda:
[peeved] I can hear you, you know.

L:
If you want my opinion, you'd be better off as police officers. I was alone when I started this case; and, although I'm grateful to all of you for staying with me as long as you have, I know that I can do this by myself. I'll be sure to visit you at the department and bring you Kira's head as a reward for all that you've sacrificed.

Shuichi Aizawa:
Now I know this for sure: I've always hated Ryuzaki. I hate him AND his way of doing things!

L:
That's too bad, because I like YOU, Aizawa.

Shuichi Aizawa:
I also hate the way you've always gotta have the last word!

L:
Is Kira someone from Yotsuba or is Kira simply using Yotsuba. I haven't figured that out yet, but we'll proceed under the assumption that this is Kira's doing. We will focus on Yotsuba.

L:
The following is the record which contains everything I have investigated on the Kira Incident. The fact that now you are reading this message means I am no longer alive at this moment. I hereby by leave this record as my firm achievement. That is all.

Light Yagami:
I've created a voice filter identical to the one Ryuzaki used. We can use it to make the police think he's still alive and give them orders like we've been doing so far, but... who is gonna take the place of L, where will he work from, and whadda we do with the notebook?

Light Yagami:
[to himself] It's too simple. It's no fun without Ryuzaki here.

Misa Amane:
Yey! Victory is mine! Misa wins!

Light Yagami:
From this moment on, I'll show you the creation of the new world.

Narrator:
The world was heading into a dark age in which Kira's will was the only law.

Light Yagami:
Near.

Near:
Light Yagami

Light Yagami, Near:
[together] I know exactly what your plan is, and I'm going to win.

Near:
The current Kira is foolish and over-confident, not to mention unusually cooperative with Task Force. So much so that I suspect he's working hand-in-hand with them.

Anthony Rester:
You think so?

Near:
That would make the second L and Kira one and the same person.

Near:
Making assumptions is part of any investigation. If we're wrong, all it'll cost is an apology.

Light Yagami:
I've done it. I've even brought America to its knees.

Light Yagami:
Good or evil, it's not our call. All we have to think about is catching him. If Kira gets caught, then that makes him evil, but if he wins and rules the world, then I guess he's justice.

Near:
You've got to be kidding. There's no way accepting Kira will lead to anything good.

Near:
Everyone, please put away your guns. Having a shootout here would achieve nothing.

Mello:
Which of us is gonna reach Kira first, I wonder.

Near:
The race is on.

Light Yagami:
[as Kira] Mr. President, I am very grateful that you and your country have sympathized with me, but I'm afraid even that much is not enough. The SPK is still trying to catch me despite your recent announcement. I want you to stop them immediately and formally disband them. At the same time, I want you to use the American police, the CIA, the FBI and all other law enforcement organizations at your disposal to find out where the SPK members are currently hiding. As soon as you've found their base of operations, I want you to forward that information to a third party. I will give you this contact shortly. Mr. President, whether you live a long life or not is up to you. Don't forget that.

Hotoshi Demegawa:
Come on, everyone. The new age of Kira is about to arrive!

Shuichi Aizawa:
[to himself] The previous L was suspicious of Light, but if Light IS Kira and I just come out and say we should investigate him again, then I'll probably end up dead just like L, and that won't solve anything.

Hideki Ide:
Aizawa.

Shuichi Aizawa:
Huh?

Hideki Ide:
We have a long history. I can tell exactly what you're thinking about and what's bothering you. Between you and me, you should go ahead and do what you think is right. I didn't trust L to begin with. I never did, to be honest. I didn't sign up to join the Kira Task Force because Light was running it. I joined because I wanted to work with you.

Teru Mikami:
Who am I speaking to?

Light Yagami:
Five pages on November 26th? I don't get it. What do you mean?

Teru Mikami:
You're God!

Teru Mikami:
Delete. Delete! Delete!

Teru Mikami:
Evil must be deleted.

Mello:
Near and the others told me that this woman's supposed to be the second Kira, but could it really be this unbelievably stupid girl?

Kiyomi Takada:
Kira will never forgive those people whose existence is a threat to justice, but he will also not forgive those who live wastefully and refuse to use their abilities to contribute to the betterment of society.

Police Detective:
What? So Kira is gonna kill lazy people now?

Shuichi Aizawa:
How's it going?

Touta Matsuda:
The mood's perfect.

Shuichi Aizawa:
That's not what I meant.

L:
[thinking] Kira never stopped killing people, even while the surveillance cameras were in place. I still have no idea how he's been able to commit these murders, but... let's say he COULD kill someone simply by wishing death upon them. You'd think that any human being would've shown some emotion, some sign that they were knowingly committing an act of murder. So the obvious conclusion is that Kira couldn't be one of them; however, what if he IS one of these people we've been watching? If he is, we have to assume that his psyche has reached godlike proportions, punishing evil-doers without the slightest change of expression. It almost makes me want to believe that Kira doesn't exist, that this is just the wrath of a vengeful god - but that idea is completely absurd, to think that God would need a person's face and name to kill them. No. These aren't acts of God but someone very childish and immature who wants to pretend they're God. That's what's going on here.

Light Yagami:
Once I get rid of L, Kira will be one step closer to becoming the god of the new world.

Ryuk:
You're a college student now. That's kind of exciting. I'm filled with joy.

Light Yagami:
So this whole thing will be nothing more than a contest between L and me, a match of wits. On the surface we'll be two friendly classmates, but in reality we'll actually be investigating each other. This is interesting, Ryuk. If it's my friendship you want? I'll gladly accept it. In time I'll earn your trust. And once you've told me what I want to know, there'll be no point keeping you alive, then I'll kill you - with my hands if I have to.

Soichiro Yagami:
It's been over a month since Kira started killing criminals again; and, as far as I'm concerned, that's all the proof I need to be sure that my son isn't Kira. So, then, all that's left is for you to be sure. One way or another, when I get out of here it will be with my son.

L:
[to himself] If Light WERE Kira, he'd know that I was bluffing, so why is he getting so upset? He honestly seems clueless.

Misa Amane:
Honestly, all this time I never pictured you as an old man, Mr. Stalker.

Soichiro Yagami:
I am not your stalker. I'm a detective with the NPA.

Misa Amane:
What? Hey, wait. I remember now. You told me I was being arrested for being the second Kira. You mean that was for real? You know, you're a stalker. There's no way the police would blindfold me and tie me up all fetishy like that. Anyways, it's kinda weird that you have my hands and feet all tied up even though you're planning to let me go.

Soichiro Yagami:
Please, just keep quiet.

Soichiro Yagami:
Light, my son, from one murderer to another, I'll see you in Hell!

L:
If Amane were the second Kira, who only needs to see a person's face to kill them, there is no doubt she would have killed you before you had the chance to fire your weapon. Also, if Light was, in fact, Kira, the Kira I know wouldn't hesitate to kill even his own father to save himself.

Rem:
Human beings are truly disgusting creatures.

Light Yagami:
Once you actually start looking around, it makes you wonder if you'd be doing society a favor by getting rid of all these people.

Light Yagami:
I want the world to know of my existence, that there's someone out there passing righteous judgment on the wicked.

Ryuk:
Why even bother? What're you trying to achieve by passing judgment on the them? I mean, why do you care?

Light Yagami:
Because... I've been bored, too.

Shuichi Aizawa:
Light, it's too late to deny it. You know Near has won. Just a moment ago you were saying "It looks like I win." How much more of a confession do we need?

Light Yagami:
The only one... who can create a new world... is me.

Ryuk:
Well, Light, it looks like you've lost. Remember how, in the beginning when we first met, I told you that I'd be the one writing your name in my notebook. That is part of the agreement between a shinigami who brings a notebook to the human world and the first human who picks it up. If they put you in prison, who knows when you'd die, and I don't wanna lie around waiting; so, it's all over. You'll die here. It was good while it lasted. We eased each other's boredom for quite a while. Well, Light, it's been interesting.

Light Yagami:
If I'm serious about trying to create an ideal world that's free from evil, then I need to make the most of my time.

Ryuk:
I'd be careful if I were you. If anyone else touches that notebook you've got hidden in the drawer right now, they'll be able to see me, too.

Light Yagami:
[to himself] He waits till now to mention that important detail?

Light Yagami:
I can't be your boyfriend but... I can act like it.

Light Yagami:
[to himself about Misa] I'll arrange for her to meet L. She'll tell me his name and then I'll eliminate the entire task force; and, when that's done, I'll kill her, too. After all, she's the only person who knows Kira's true identity. The only one. I can't let her live much longer.

Light Yagami:
I thought you said it was okay if I used you. A minute ago you swore you'd do anything I asked.

Misa Amane:
Yeah, I did, but I never said you could date other girls. I mean, those are two totally different things.

Light Yagami:
That shinigami is going to kill me if I kill that girl? Which means I'm gonna have her hangin' around me until she... dies? Not only that, it also means I'll be forced to protect her from being caught by the police for the rest of her life.

L:
We're dealing with an individual who has a very childish concept of right and wrong.

Light Yagami:
If the cause of death is written within forty seconds of writing the person's name, it will happen. If the cause of death is not specified, the person will simply die of a heart attack. After writing the cause of death, details of the death should be written in the next six minutes and forty seconds. That sound right to you, Ryuk?

Ryuk:
So what's your point?

Light Yagami:
In other words, if I write "heart attack is the cause of death," then I should be able to write down all the details, including time of death afterword, shouldn't I? Looks like I'll be able to provide you with more entertainment, now.

L:
[with criminals dying one per hour] It does appear less likely that Kira is a student, but that's not the message he's sending by doing this. Ask yourselves, "Why every hour? And why are all these victims in prisons where they're sure to be discovered immediately? Why not other criminals like before?" I believe Kira is telling us that, not only can he kill from a distance, but he can also determine the time of death.

Light Yagami:
In this world, there are very few people who actually trust each other, and it's no different for the police, you know. What's especially important is that L and the investigators don't trust each other at all. Think about it. Could you trust someone whose name and face you don't even know? When L discovers that I'm somehow getting confidential information, he'll be obligated to start investigating the police to find the source of the leak. When that happens, it'll only be a matter of time before the police start resenting him. On the surface, it will appear that L and the investigation team are working together to try to catch me, but in reality L will investigate the police and they will be investigating L. I'm not the one who's gonna find L. I can let the police do that for me; and when they do, that's when I'll eliminate him.

Ryuk:
Light, I'm gonna let you in on a little secret. What makes a shinigami and a human who has a death note different? Well, there are two things. And why do shinigami have to write the names of humans in their death notes? You got any ideas?

Light Yagami:
Of course not. Why would I know that? You know, you sure are talkative today.

Ryuk:
It's because we are able to take human lifespans for ourselves.

Light Yagami:
Huh? Wait. Whadda ya mean by that?

Ryuk:
Let's say you have a human who is due to live until the age of sixty, and a god of death wrote that this person would die at forty. Sixty minus forty equals twenty. Now those twenty years taken from someone in the human world are added to that god of death's life; so, it means that as long as we don't slack off - even if someone was to shoot us in the head or stab us in the heart with a knife - a god of death can not die. On the other hand, no matter how many names YOU write in your death note, your lifespan will not increase. That is the first difference between gods of death and humans who possess a death note.

Ryuk:
The second difference between us will probably be of even greater interest to you, though this has less to do with lengthening life and more to do with cutting it short.

Light Yagami:
Whadda mean "cutting it short?"

Ryuk:
Shinigami can tell what a person's name is by just looking at their face. We know instantly. And do you have any idea why? Because, through a shinigami's eyes, a human's name can be seen above their head. Not only that, we see their lifespan as well.

Light Yagami:
Their name and lifespan?

Ryuk:
That's right. I'm able to see your name and lifespan right now. If I converted that to human time, I could tell you how many years you got left - but there's no way I'd ever tell you that.

Ryuk:
The price for having a shinigami's eyes... is half that person's remaining lifespan.

Ryuk:
[to himself] He's not the slightest bit daunted by the fact that I'm a shinigami. He doesn't suck up to me, and he seems to have no problem giving me a hard time.

Ryuk:
The Shinigami Realm is slowly rotting. We lead meaningless and empty lives, and the only reason we still take human lives is because we're afraid to die ourselves. The truth of the matter is that we no longer even known WHY we exist. In fact, I doubt there's any reason for our existence at all.

Light Yagami:
I'm a human using this Death Note to make the world a better place for other humans, but I wouldn't necessarily say that the Shinigami Realm is meaningless to humans, either.

Light Yagami:
I think I just figured out how to find the name of the guy who was following me today.

Ryuk:
How ya gonna do that?

Light Yagami:
I'm gonna use the rules of the Death Note to my advantage. I already know that if I write down a cause of death I've six minutes and forty seconds to record the conditions and exact time of death. First, I need to know exactly how far I can go in terms of specifying the details of death. This should be interesting.

L:
Look, Light, PLEASE listen to what I'm about to say. I'd like you to thoroughly analyze my current theory. This could determine the way in which we end up catching Kira. Light Yagami USED to be Kira. Kira's power has somehow passed onto another person. Light Yagami now has no memory of ever BEING Kira. I need your analysis based on these assumptions. Do you think you can do that for me?

Light Yagami:
Yeah. I'll give it a try.

Near:
If you can't win the game, if you can't solve the puzzle, then you're just a loser.

Near:
Mr. President, the current L is a fake. He was created by the Japanese police to avoid confusion and panic amongst the various international police agencies. The real L is dead.

Ryuk:
[laughs] A heart-warming scene from the most unfortunate family in the world.

Mello:
It's not the notebook I'm after. I want to eliminate my competition. I will be the best. I don't care what it takes. I'll beat Near by any means necessary.

Misa Amane:
I'll be a good girl and go to bed by myself, okay?

Ryuk:
[laughs] Looks like things are getting interesting again.