"Within the spreading darkness" "I pledged a vow to the revolution" "I can't let anybody interrupt it" "I'm going to change" "The future that the forbidden fruit foretells..." "I'm going to change the dream into reality" "The ending that everybody wants." "Within the spreading darkness" "I pledged our vow to the revolution" "I can't let anybody interrupt it" "Someday I'll show you" "A bright and ideal world." "Ryuga." "I never thought that you'd suddenly ask me to play some tennis to get to know each other." "Is it a problem?" "Not at all." "But..." "Did you say that already knowing my abilities?" "Yagami." "I was once the British Junior Champion. would he think that I'm trying to find out more about him because I'm Kira?" "Fine." "I'll give it a try." "were you raised in Britain?" "but..." "Don't worry." "There's nothing there that can reveal L's identity." "is that so... okay?" "All right." "This is just a friendly game of tennis." "This isn't a test to determine if Light is Kira." "But Kira hates to lose." "love." "Ryuga." "You're serious right from the start!" "The person who makes the first move wins." "What do you mean that you can't say?" "I'm very sorry." "Deputy Director General." "huh?" "I'm very sorry." "Yagami..." "It's been more than four months since this case has come to light." "People are saying that the police and L are incompetent... but..." "Can you really call the police competent for putting their tails between their legs in fear of Kira?" "You should see how many people are left at task force headquarters. then try not to let them know that the bulk of the detectives have run away from Kira!" "Excuse me." "Yagami." "What about L?" "Can he be trusted?" "I think he's much more capable than we are." "He's putting his life at stake right now." "Are they really amateurs?" "Who are they?" "They're Light Yagami and Hideki Ryuga." "The two who entered this year with top scores." "but..." "Most people don't like to lose." "It's not just Kira." "Is getting worked up and going for the win something Kira would do? so losing on purpose is also like Kira... right?" "it's the same thing." "There's no way that he would profile me with this tennis game." "He has some other goal in mind." "But even if it is just tennis..." "I will win!" "you came in for the win." "four games all." "All of a sudden... there's an umpire and a line judge." "Sir!" "so I looked him up." "It seems he was the Junior High Champion in 2002 and 2003." "During the Junior High third-year commendation ceremony... he announced that he'd only play in junior high." "He hasn't played in any tournaments since." "hey!" "So what about Ryuga?" "He's holding his own with the junior high champion." "Light Yagami." "There's no way that this kind of tennis can deepen our friendship." "We're just going through the motions..." "Just so we can say we're better friends." "you will think... that I am preparing to take a step closer to you." "And then you're gonna try to get me to say something... only Kira would know." "But you'll tell me you'll need to know if you can trust me first." "And try to get me to give you details on the Kira case..." "If I want to talk about the Kira case..." "I'm going to have to ask him for proof that he's currently in charge of the Kira Case." "So the first thing you're going to want out of me is... proof that you really are L from a third party. - we'll go to the task force headquarters!" " we'll go to the task force headquarters!" "one cannot win just by playing defense." "To win..." "You need to attack." "Game set." "Won by Yagami." "Six games to four!" "Wow...!" "As I expected of you." "I lost." "It's been a while since I've played seriously." "I'm thirsty. so do you want to go get a drink afterwards?" "so I'll tell you whatever I can." "I have something I must tell you." "What is it?" "are Kira." "go ahead." "I'm Kira? it's only a one-percent possibility. once I'm sure that you aren't Kira and I'd like for you to work with me on this investigation." "huh?" "That's well-worded. it still means that it won't do any good if I ask him to meet someone from the task force." "Which means he beat me to the punch." "He beat me." "This coffee shop is one of my favorites." "there's no chance of anyone overhearing us." "This is a nice spot you've shown me." "We don't have to worry about how we sit here either." "I have to sit like this." "my reasoning skills drop by forty percent." "So...what did you want to ask me?" "Oh yeah." "That can wait until you're sure that I'm not Kira." "You can talk about whatever you want to." "do you mind if I test your deductive skills?" "okay." "Sounds like fun." "Then first...please take a look at this." "These three are pictures of notes that we believe were written while under Kira's." "Please tell me what you think." "This is interesting." "what a childish trick..." "The print number is written on the back of these photographs." "If I paid no attention to this... 88)}L DO YOU KNOW" "250)\frz3.883}GODS OF DEATH Gods of Death love apples..." "There'd be a strong possibility that I'd be Kira." "But just because I solve this code doesn't prove I'm Kira. but control his victims actions as well." "And there's a message encoded here taunting you. they form another sentence." "Rearranging it into a message which makes sense would probably be... 81)}L DO YOU KNOW" "206)}GODS OF DEATH 353)}LOVE APPLES do you know?" "Gods of Death love apples." "But there are print numbers in the back..." "When we arrange them in that order... 102)}L DO YOU KNOW" "218)}LOVE APPLES 332)}GODS OF DEATH" "Gods of Death"..." "It doesn't make sense and it's hard to think that" "Kira would have wanted you to read it this way." "Incorrect." "There are actually four photographs." "this is what it reads... 223)}HAVE RED HANDS do you know?" "Gods of Death who love apples have red hands." "It's a fake." "This fourth picture is not a message I made a criminal write." "Is he stupid?" "wasn't it?" "It wasn't perfect." "The truth is that there are four of them." "It would have been perfect if you'd figured out there was another. you decided that there were only three notes." "You didn't guess that there was a fourth." "This is also true..." "Damn him..." "I see." "He isn't just gauging my deductive abilities." "He's trying to get me to reveal myself." "I'll play right into his hands." "Hmm..." "I hadn't thought that far." "it's not a message that would lead to Kira." "Gods of Death don't exist. how would you check if he was Kira?" "I would try to have him say something that only Kira would know." "What you were doing just now." "That's amazing. but most of them needed a few minutes to answer." "And... you immediately thought of a scenario in which Kira is talking to the investigator." "Your deductive abilities are amazing." "it seems." "Yes." "By about three percent." "it's made me more determined to work with you." "I would like for us to work together on this investigation." "Do you know why? I might reveal myself." "conduct the investigation while investigating me all at once." "I think it's a great idea..." "Ryuga?" "but.." "and I don't want him to kill me." "either." "right?" "Neither of us have proof that we aren't Kira." "I'm sure you can show me proof of that." "Like having someone in the task force or my father tell me that you are really L in person." "I can't investigate with you." "Light Yagami?" "Typical for someone who hates to lose." "Seven percent... could he really be?" "I never said that I wouldn't let you meet anyone from the task force headquarters." "I am currently working with your father." "you'll help with the investigation." "Am I right?" "What is he thinking?" "Excuse me." "me too." "Yes?" "something terrible has happened." "your father has..." "Yagami!" "My father had...a heart attack!" "see you tomorrow." "I'll bring your things that you need." "I leave the rest to you." "Okay." "right?" "but I'm all right." "I've been pushing myself a bit hard lately." "Especially since your son has been suspected of being Kira." "You've told that to my father?" "Yes." "I've told him everything." "Even the fact that I'm L." "That's right." "He's L. but there's no mistaking it." "He is L." "He's the real L. My father is telling me so." "Probably the same L who has been ordering the police until now." "If I get rid of him and the investigative team... it's probably not that simple." "There's no need to rush." "I'll have time to spy from here on... I have to be the Light Yagami who is worried about his father. cleared away your suspicions?" "but it's only a little." "I'll explain once more." "Kira killed twelve FBI agents who were in Japan." "They were tracking those who were connected to the Japanese police." "One of them was Raye Penber..." "There were many suspicious things surrounding his death." "And I was one of the people he was investigating." "It's no wonder I'm a suspect." "it's as Ryuga says..." "There is no one else to suspect." "Your deductive ability is quite impressive." "It's always quick and accurate." "I'll cooperate with you on this investigation." "My father has vouched that you're L." "I want to catch Kira and prove that I'm not him." "Light... you're going to have to study to enter the police force." "It won't be too late to do this afterwards." "what are you talking about?" "I don't know how many years that'll take." "didn't I?" "If something happened to you..." "I'd be the one to get Kira executed..." "There's no way that my son can be Kira." "it's too corny." "listen to me..." "The fact of the matter is..." "Kira is evil." "I've been thinking about it in this way" "The real evil is the power to kill people." "People who attain that kind of power are unlucky... nothing gained by killing people can bring true happiness." "It's as he says. then he is a very unlucky person." "I'm sorry for causing you trouble." "I'll try to recover quickly." "Excuse me..." "Visiting hours are now over." "Ryuga." "Is there any way that I can get you to believe that I'm not Kira?" "there wouldn't be any need to do that." "Cut that out!" "Think about how it feels to be accused of being Kira." "It feels horrible." "How about keeping watch over me in a place without even TV for a month?" "Would someone really go that far to clear their name?" "That would be no good." "I can't do anything which would deprive you of basic human rights." "And furthermore..." "It's nonsense to take suggestions from the suspect." "I see..." "It's all right." "We'll know in time if you're not Kira." "during that exchange with your father..." "I thought that you might not be Kira." "take care of your father." "one more thing. but I don't think I can do anything until my father is well again." "I understand." "Well then..." "Hideki Ryuga..." "Ryuzaki..." "He's the L I've been fighting." "What is his real name?" "Light Yagami...are you not Kira?" "Ryuk..." "Hmm?" "I never once felt unlucky since" "I picked up this notebook and gained this power." "and..." "I'll create a wonderful world..." "I couldn't care less if finding the notebook's made you happy or unlucky." "But..." "It seems people who have Shinigami attached to them experience nothing but misfortune." "Then I shall show you an exception to the rule." "I appreciate that." "What is it?" "Is this the only plan you can think of?" "!" "You think that we'll get ratings don't you?" "We've been getting ratings because we cover stories that other stations don't!" "Understand?" "The problem is with the story." "Someone bring me a good story!" "But the police are keeping quiet about this." "It's hopeless." "Idiot!" "just make something up!" "a special delivery." "What is this?" "Who is this from?" "This is what I'm talking about." "This is what I want you to think of..." "Wow...this is just too good." "A message to the world from Kira." "If you don't broadcast this... starting from your company's president..." "Who wouldn't air this?" "if it's real." "my heart's racing! I threw away everything that I didn't need" "I'm holding these feelings that I can't give up in my heart" "Even if my feet fall victim to the shackles of sacrifice" "In between reality and my ideal" "I can't hold back the flooding impulses" "Because I have a strong desire to accomplish [deceit] [fear] [vanity] [melancholy]" "I'm not weak enough to believe any of these negative perceptions" "I'm a trickster who doesn't know solitude" "If I leave things the way they are." "L might be finished off within the next four days." "God is really on my side." "a God of Death."