FRIEND
I understand.
I can't be your boyfriend, but I can play the part.
Thank you.
I'll work hard to make you love me.
I'll make sure she meets L to find out his name
and eliminate the entire Task Force HQ.
Then I'll kill her.
That's right.
She's the only person who knows Kira's identity.
I can't let her live for long.
So you'll just pretend to be my boyfriend, huh?
That's a good start.
So then, could you show me your Shinigami?
I suppose I need to make her trust me.
Yeah. All right.
Could you turn around?
Okay.
You can turn around now.
Okay.
Hi!
Ooh!
He's a completely different type of Shinigami to Rem, isn't he?
I already know your name. It's Ryuk.
Pleased to meet you!
Yeah, pleased to meet you.
Oh yeah, Light, do you know how to kill a Shinigami?
You're already calling me by my first name?
Should I call you "Knight" instead?
Because you're like Misa's knight in shining armor!
Light is fine.
Are you planning to check all the videos of Aoyama on the 22nd
by yourself?
Yes. It's very likely that Kira and the Second Kira
made contact with each other there on that day.
I want to check them all.
-Mr. Yagami. -Yes?
I would like Mr. Mogi to monitor Light's activities.
"Light's activities?"
In the event that Light is Kira,
the Second Kira might try to contact him in some way.
I understand.
So when does Ryuzaki sleep?
I saw him sleeping in that exact same position the other day.
I'm serious.
So, when a Shinigami has feelings for someone
and kills someone else in order to extend that person's life,
the Shinigami dies, huh?
Yes.
I can't imagine that there's a Shinigami who would do that.
That's right.
It doesn't seem like the kind of thing you would do.
By the way, from where did you send your tapes
to the television stations?
Um, the first time was Osaka. Then it was Tokyo.
This other time was from Nagano.
I used the Bullet Train so that my location couldn't be pinpointed.
So you still have videotapes and envelopes
with your friend's fingerprints on them, right?
Yeah.
Then you should dispose of everything used to create the videos.
But only after you've sent one last video from another location tomorrow.
You should say...
"I will stop trying to meet Kira.
I'd like to thank the police for their advice,
but I'm going to help Kira erase evil from the world.
I'm going to cooperate with him and gain his acceptance.
I will begin by punishing criminals that Kira hasn't punished yet. Also...
I plan to make this world a better place
by sharing this power with those who are worthy."
"Share the power?"
It's a line to throw off the investigation.
There are already two people with this power.
It's not hard to imagine that there may be more.
And if they believe that they'll multiply, it will cause panic.
Can you do it?
You don't have to ask. Just tell me to do it.
I'll do whatever you say.
Also, one more important thing.
Okay!
If you're caught by the police.
if you're arrested as a suspect,
don't say anything about us or the notebook.
There's no proof against you
so long as they don't get hold of the notebook and verify it.
Can you promise to do that?
I promise!
So then, we're officially boyfriend and girlfriend, right?
Well, I guess so.
Now, here are my conditions.
You go on a date with me at least once a week.
She really doesn't get it.
-That's impossible. -Why?
It doesn't seem like you'd understand unless I tell you.
L already suspects that I'm Kira.
What? L's pretty amazing.
Everyone says that he doesn't understand or that he's stupid.
So he's actually figured out that much?
But thanks to that, I've also been able to get close to L.
Huh? L and Kira are in contact with each other?
You're both amazing. It's making me kind of excited.
Even if I am Kira,
L thinks he's safe as long as he hides his name.
He came out and told me that he was L in order to directly investigate me.
But he's only positive
because there isn't anyone else who could possibly be Kira.
And if I play it right,
he will trust me and we'll investigate it together.
So all you have to do is take me to wherever L is, right?
It's not that simple.
It was hard enough for me to get close to him.
Besides, if someone close to me suddenly steps into the picture,
and Kira and Second Kira's actions change,
that person will be suspected of being the Second Kira,
and I'll end up casting more suspicion on myself.
It would be bad if we get together
and he assumes that we're intimate.
Do you understand?
Kind of. So does that mean that we can't go on dates together?
We can't meet in public because you're afraid that he'll suspect you more?
No.
We should take some time to come up with a plan
so that you can see L without him knowing about you.
Yeah.
I need you so that L can be eliminated.
I want to be able to keep in direct contact with you.
Thank goodness.
So...
in order to make sure that our meetings don't stand out,
I'm going to see other girls.
Huh? What do you mean?
You're going to date other girls?
Yeah, pretty much.
No way!
If I see you with another girl, I will kill her.
Scary!
Listen, Misa, sweetie.
"Sweetie," huh?
This isn't a game.
We're both risking our lives to change the world, aren't we?
Yeah, but... I love you more than the world.
What are you talking about?
I thought your feelings towards me were just those of a Kira admirer.
Besides, this is the first time we've met.
Haven't you ever experienced love at first sight?
Never.
Well, yes, I wanted to meet Kira out of gratitude and approval, not out of love.
But, when I first laid eyes on you...
What's with this girl?
Popular as always.
Well, if you love me, you'll obey me.
You told me that you didn't mind being used
and earlier, you insisted that you'd do as I say, right?
But I won't let you date other girls.
Those are two different things.
I have both notebooks.
If you won't obey me, I'll kill you.
I won't let you do that, Light Yagami.
If you try to kill her,
I will write your name in my notebook...
and kill you.
I can see her lifespan.
If she dies before then, I'll assume that you killed her.
Wouldn't you die if you used your notebook to save her?
That's right! Then you'll die, Rem!
That's true.
But I don't care.
Is this Shinigami serious?
If so, that means that from now on...
Light?
What is it, Mom?
It's already 11:30.
It's not nice to have a girl stay out so late.
Yeah, you're right.
We had a long chat.
Sorry, Mrs. Yagami.
I'm sorry for staying so late.
-Light, see you later. -Yeah.
Light, walk her to the station.
It won't be good to walk outside with her now.
It's all right. Good night!
She's cute.
Oh yeah. I was a bit worried at first, but she sure is cute.
I like her!
So that Shinigami will kill me if I kill the girl?
Does that mean I have to deal with her until she dies?
And not just that.
I'm forced to protect her so that she doesn't get caught by the police.
Thanks to you, Light really has become my knight.
So it seems.
But don't actually kill him, okay?
In order to kill a Shinigami,
that Shinigami has to use the Death Note
to save the life of the human it has fallen in love with.
I can't kill Rem by using the Death Note
to control someone and make them attack Misa.
If Misa's put in danger, I'll be made a suspect and killed.
Right now, she is an even bigger nuisance than L.
She's...
She does something this conspicuous?
What'll happen if they found out that I met up with someone like this?
Damn it! She's in the way, no matter how I think about it.
What do I do?
No, I should think of a way to use Misa's eyes to kill L.
If I just eliminate L...
Good morning, Light!
Good morning.
Mom, Sayu, could you keep Misa a secret from Dad?
All right.
I also want you to keep it a secret, not just from Dad,
but from everyone else.
She's actually an up-and-coming model,
so it'd be a problem if people found out about us.
What? Really?
I thought she was cute.
Just what I'd expect as your girlfriend.
I'll keep it a secret... for 5,000 yen.
Silly.
TO-OH UNIVERSITY
On page 246...
Misa's final message will arrive today.
Instead of going to the TV station,
it should end up at the Task Force headquarters.
I have to go to Headquarters to see L's reaction.
Yagami? Yagami?
You told me that you would go out with me, right?
Yeah, I did.
That's why I'm sitting next to you at this lecture.
Yes.
But you don't seem happy at all.
You've been completely ignoring me.
That's not true at all.
I was just thinking about the way everyone's going to be talking about us.
To think that I'm going out with you, the famous Miss To-oh University.
It's obvious that you really are beautiful.
Please don't think about such things.
I don't like being called "Miss Whatever."
Yeah, you're right.
What's with this woman? She loves it.
Miss Takada, let's just take things at our own pace.
Okay.
Hello.
Light, good timing.
A video message from the Second Kira has just arrived.
Another one? That was fast.
Yes, I think this is the last one.
Well, take a look at this.
I will stop trying to meet Kira.
I'd like to thank the police for their advice,
but I'm going to help Kira erase evil from the world.
I'm going to cooperate with him and gain his acceptance.
I will begin by punishing criminals that Kira hasn't punished yet. And...
I plan to make this world a better place
by sharing this power with those who are worthy.
Watching this...
makes me feel that Kira and the Second Kira have joined forces.
Why do you think that?
Didn't you sense it?
I thought you would get the same impression.
First of all, his attitude towards meeting Kira has completely changed.
And now he says that he wants to punish the criminals
that Kira didn't punish in order to earn his approval.
Why didn't he do this before?
He probably never thought that far ahead, so...
it's likely that he's working with Kira and was told to say that.
He was also ordered to hide the fact that they're working together.
I see.
That probably means that Kira isn't thinking about his actions.
Yes.
Did Kira encounter something he couldn't overcome?
He was probably trying to scare us by making it obvious
that he had recruited the Second Kira.
Their union is really threatening.
But this makes me less suspicious of Light.
What do you mean, Ryuzaki?
If Light was Kira,
then he wouldn't have sent in a video like this.
He would have tried to threaten me, L, so that I'd appear on television again.
Maintaining the lie that they aren't working together,
he would have placed all the responsibility on Second Kira.
And this is what he'd make him say:
"I stopped because Kira told me to,
but I don't think that warning would come from the real Kira.
Kira would be happy if L died.
There's no way he'd make me stop."
-Ryuzaki. -Yes?
If I were Kira, I would never do that.
Why not?
I know your personality.
L would never go on television, no matter how he was being threatened.
He wouldn't want to die in someone else's place.
He would think of some way to escape.
You figured it out.
Light, stop saying, "If I were Kira."
I don't like hearing it, even hypothetically.
Oh, sorry, Dad.
But I wanted to tell Ryuzaki what I think.
I have to pose a hypothetical scenario
to solve this case quickly and clear my name.
Besides, I can talk in that manner because I'm not Kira.
You're right.
You're not Kira.
In fact, it would be a problem if you were Kira,
because you are...
my very first friend.
Yes, Ryuzaki, I consider you a friend too. We have so much in common.
Thank you.
I've been lonely since you started taking breaks from school.
I'd like to play tennis with you again.
Yes. By all means.
Friend?
Friend, huh? Aren't you happy, Light?
That damn Ryuzaki immediately noticed
the connection between Kira and the Second Kira.
I've got to eliminate him quickly.
Oh, I see.
This makes it even more dangerous for me to see Misa.
Light!
I couldn't wait two weeks.
I was just about to go to your house!
This is the first time I've really wanted to hit a woman.
I... I just wanted to see you so badly.
Well, come over to my house.
Okay!
Another girl?
Welcome, Misa! I saw you in a whole bunch of magazines.
Welcome.
Sorry for the intrusion.
Mom, please prepare some tea.
-Rem. -Yeah?
You're Misa's ally, aren't you?
Yeah, I've watched her many times from the Shinigami Realm.
I've developed some affection for her.
Affection? Even though you're a Shinigami?
You don't seem to like that I said I would kill you if you tried to kill her.
Does this mean that if Misa's happy, you'll feel fine too?
Well, you could say that.
I just don't want to see her unhappy.
Misa is...
in love with me.
Light.
-Misa. -Yes?
Would my happiness make you happy?
Yes.
In that case, could you ask Rem to kill L?
Rem wants you to be happy.
If L catches either one of us, we'll both be unhappy.
A Shinigami can't mention a person's name to someone with a notebook,
but there's no restriction that forbids Rem from killing anyone.
Yeah. And if you kill L, I think I can love Misa more
and I would be very grateful.
Above all, it'll make us both happy.
Rem.
I want Light to love me.
Light and I would be very grateful.
That would make me happy.
Fine.
Fine, Light Yagami. But I don't like you.
Even if this ends up lengthening your lifespan, I won't die.
I will kill L for you.
L means nothing to me.
All right!
Thank you, Rem!
That's my Rem!
L will die...
this easily?
TO BE CONTINUED