death note World, unknown room.
"Shinigami..."
L looked at the Shinigami and the death note on the screen. His expression was very calm, as he was already quite experienced.
The Demon Slayer Corps, demons, Ultimate Life Form, Stand Users, Teigu User, Heroic Spirits, Ninja, Magical Girls, and so on—he had seen far too many in this multiverse projection video.
A mere Shinigami... he really felt it was quite normal.
After all, he had even seen the so-called Creator Mother Goddess—Tiamat—in this video. What else was impossible?
*Ding-dong~*
Accompanied by a peculiar sound, L saw a message from his online friend, Kudo Shinichi.
Originally, they were discussing the plot in the comment section, but after discussing it for a while and finding that no one else was joining the conversation, the two of them gradually moved to private chat.
Kudo Shinichi: "This is truly a troublesome fellow. If I encountered someone like this in reality, I'd definitely have a huge headache."
L: "Ah, yeah, a huge headache."
L looked at Kudo Shinichi's words and replied calmly with a few sentences, because it was simple: without knowing about the death note and the Shinigami...
...this was indeed an opponent enough to make all detectives despair. After all, the people he killed were all criminals or those with criminal records who had been released.
This motive is the most troublesome; basically no detective could catch such a person.
Because most detectives are people who have exposed their names and faces; once they start investigating that Light Yagami, they would likely be discovered instantly.
Then that Light Yagami could use the death note to write down the other's name, causing the detective to die, and there's even a Shinigami following him.
What kind of power this Shinigami possesses is still an unknown factor.
Kudo Shinichi: "Let's keep watching, L. I'm looking forward to the twist in this video."
L: "Yeah, me too. I wonder who will expose him."
The two famous detectives from different worlds were both very interested in the person who would ultimately reveal Light Yagami's identity.
Magical Girl Illya World.
"Ally of Justice... Is this an Ally of Justice?"
Miyu had a strong reaction to Light Yagami's words. Her brother was also an Ally of Justice, but in the end, for her sake, her brother abandoned the path of justice and chose her happiness.
Therefore, after coming to this world, every action Miyu took was to live for herself, while she also looked for ways to find her brother.
However, seeing Light Yagami say those words, for some reason, Miyu felt it was somewhat eerie.
This existence named Light Yagami seemed to 'pursue' the same thing as her brother.
But for some reason, Miyu felt that the worlds the two of them were pursuing were different.
"No, no, no, no matter how you look at it, this doesn't seem like a hero of justice."
The magical ruby watched the video and complained: "Because this is just a case of a human who, after obtaining power, has become self-inflated."
"Thinking they are a god who can change humanity—there have been many such people in history, but there are almost none who could actually do it. After all, those who are even stronger than them all honestly stay hidden, not daring to show their faces at will."
Indeed, in this world, there were many who considered themselves gods.
The magical ruby had seen many people like Light Yagami in its 'records'—people who obtained a little power and then became incredibly inflated.
Most wild Magi also believe they have the power to guide the world, and then they go crazy with hypnosis and suggestion magic, only to end up destroying themselves. It's actually quite funny.
The Mages Association is no joke. Although they might seem a bit pathetic at times, if they really got serious, it would be effortless for them to wipe out a few wild Magi who think they're strong, or those who accidentally obtain a Noble Phantasm.
"But he has a Shinigami with him," Illya commented slightly. "What if this god helps him?"
Although Illya was put off by the 'Shinigami's' ugly appearance, she felt that since the other party was a god, he must possess very powerful strength.
After all, the death note had fallen from him into the human world.
If he were to help Light Yagami, wouldn't Light Yagami be invincible?
"A world where gods appear will be bound by rules. If there were no rules, then that world wouldn't be so 'peaceful'."
The magical sapphire's tone was very calm: "So the real world is still so peaceful, and technology is developing so smoothly. One can see it from these two points."
"Well~ and one more thing, since that world has Shinigami, there must be other gods, like benevolent ones. And didn't that Shinigami say it himself~"
The magical ruby hovered around Illya and said with a smile: "Those who use the death note cannot go to Heaven or Hell after death. In other words, in that world, Heaven and Hell actually exist."
"Ah~ I really want to go and take a look at this so-called Heaven and Hell."
"Yeah." Hearing the magical ruby's words, Illya nodded slightly, feeling that what the magical ruby and sapphire said was correct.
The video continued to play.
Thanks to Light Yagami's 'hard work', at an ICPO (International Criminal Police Organization) meeting, Light Yagami—that is, Killer—was successfully nominated. After a heated discussion, everyone found that this was simply an unsolvable case. Simply put, the method of crime was too powerful.
In just a few days, nearly a hundred death row inmates died. Some of them were locked in prison and died suddenly.
Only an ultra-powerful group could possibly pull off such a method, such as the FBI or CIA, but even then, it would have to be a collective operation.
Such a high-intensity killing method would definitely leave some traces, but no matter how they investigated, they couldn't find any clues.
This gave countless veteran police officers a massive headache, until finally, someone suggested a certain person.
That person's name was L! According to someone's introduction, this person was the ace among aces; there was no case he couldn't solve.
For his safety, his name, appearance, voice, and even his contact information were top secret.
Through the words of the Higher-Ups present, the people outside the video gained a general understanding of L.
The other party was the world's number one detective, but there was a problem: his personality was a bit problematic. He was extremely 'arrogant'; if a case wasn't acknowledged by him, he wouldn't act no matter how difficult it was.
Such a personality gave the Higher-Ups a real headache, but just then, an existence named 'Watari' appeared. He told everyone that L had already taken action.
Next, L would communicate with everyone.
Outside the video, in a dark corner of the death note world.
L scratched his head. Listening to 'his own' voice in the video, he showed a mysterious smile. What was this? Was it over before it even began?
"Ding-dong! Ding-dong!"
L's private messages on the multiverse projection had already 'exploded'.
L silently opened his private messages and looked at the friend he knew in his comment section.
Kudo Shinichi: "L!! That's your world!!!!"
Kudo Shinichi: "This criminal is really unlucky, hahahahaha, he was actually exposed by the video."
Kudo Shinichi: "I wonder if he's watching this video. If he is, he probably wants to kill the creator of this video."
At this moment, Kudo Shinichi, who was communicating with L, let out a gloating sound.
Because when he first started discussing this Light Yagami with L, he was thinking about what method to use to find the other party.
First, the most basic operation would be to use a large amount of manpower and resources to lock down a location, and then slowly use the process of elimination.
In any case, it would be very troublesome, but this video directly exposed the existence of Light Yagami, the Shinigami, and the death note.
This was extremely hilarious.
In the video, L and Light Yagami—or rather, L and Killer—were about to begin a battle from a distance.
But in the real world, Light Yagami could be said to be GG on his end.
In fact, Light Yagami was indeed doing just that. He carried the death note with him and returned home. At this moment, he hadn't written down anyone's name yet and was waiting for someone to come find him.
Faced with something that was destined to be exposed, only an idiot like Light Yagami would use the death note to 'kill'.
Now Light Yagami just wanted to use the death note as a wedge for a table leg; other than that, it really had no use at all.
The video continued to play.
After the meeting ended, the famous detective known as the ace among aces, L, took action.
The ICPO was going to do a simultaneous broadcast to the whole world. This made Light Yagami feel a bit puzzled, not understanding why the news today was suddenly saying this.
Then a man in a formal suit with a very upright appearance appeared. On the screen, he spoke: "I am the only person capable of mobilizing the police worldwide, LIND. L. TAILOR, also known as L!"
Light Yagami was very surprised. A person who could mobilize the police worldwide—just what was this guy's background?
The man continued to speak, saying that this was an extremely heinous case, and it wouldn't be an exaggeration to call it the most cruel act in history!
Therefore, he was going to arrest the criminal named 'Killer'!
However, Light Yagami expressed disdain for this. He possessed the death note; as long as the other party didn't get their hands on it, it would be absolutely impossible to catch him.
That was the real evidence, and with the death note, he was an invincible existence.
That being named L could never possibly catch him.
At the same time, Light Yagami also knew that the police would take action. The appearance of such a person was within his expectations.
"Killer." At this moment, the 'L' in the video spoke. His tone was calm: "I can probably imagine why you are doing this, but what you are doing is..."
"Evil!"
After 'L' said those words, Light Yagami's expression in the video changed slightly. His expression became a bit grim as he spoke: "Saying that I am evil?"
"I am justice!!! I have saved the vulnerable!!!"
"I will become a god and create a New World that everyone yearns for, and those who defy god are the ones who are evil!!!!"
At this moment, Light Yagami seemed to have been provoked. He opened the death note, took out a pen, and showed a mocking expression as he looked at the man in the suit on the TV: "L! You're just too stupid!!"
"If you were a little smarter, things might have been more interesting."
Thinking of this, Light Yagami began to write L's name, perhaps out of 'respect' for him.
On the death note, Light Yagami wrote LIND. L. TAILOR in very large letters.
"Heh heh heh." Light Yagami laughed. He looked at the 'L' in the video and spoke: "As for what happens to those who defy me... the whole world is watching, L."
"5 seconds left."
Light Yagami counted down. He was looking forward to the next scene.
The people watching this video, unlike Kudo Shinichi and L, did not know that the 'L' was not the real famous detective L, and thus they all began to worry.
Because Light Yagami possessed the death note, as long as he saw the name and appearance, he could 'write that person to death'.
Although Light Yagami said he was justice at the beginning, now he was calling himself a god.
He would bring down so-called divine punishment upon those who defied him.
This caused the favorability of many who had a good impression of Light Yagami to drop significantly at this moment.
If before he was a hero of justice hiding in the shadows to kill evil people, now he was an evil person trying to kill justice.
By doing this, Light Yagami had already lost himself in the power to easily kill others.
"4, 3, 2, 1."
The countdown soon ended.
In the video, the man in the suit called 'L' showed a very painful expression. He clutched his chest and collapsed heavily onto the table.
He had already died of a heart attack.
Seeing this, the people outside the video sighed. Even a legendary ace, once their appearance and name were exposed, would definitely die.
Humans are just so fragile.
Seeing this, Light Yagami in the video burst into wild laughter. He looked at 'L's' corpse and said refreshingly: "How about that! Say it again!!!"
Just as Light Yagami was laughing wantonly, the news broadcast on the screen changed slightly, turning into an 'L' symbol.
A digitally altered voice spoke. Even with the distortion, it couldn't hide the shock in the voice.
"I just wanted to try and see, I didn't expect this to happen. Killer... so you really can kill from a distance."
L's digitally altered voice said with quite a shock: "Before I saw it with my own eyes, I didn't believe it either..."
Light Yagami showed a very shocked expression, seemingly unable to comprehend this situation.
"Killer, listen well. You just killed the LIND. L. TAILOR who appeared on TV. He was a man scheduled to be executed at this time today."
"What?!" Light Yagami's pupils shrank slightly, obviously not expecting that the person he killed was not L!
"Neither TV nor the internet reported on him. He was a criminal secretly arrested by the police. Even you wouldn't be able to get information on such a criminal."
Beside Light Yagami, the Shinigami Ryuk chuckled and said with some schadenfreude: "You fell for his trap."
Light Yagami put away his shocked expression, and his face became serious.
And on the TV, L continued: "But I, L, am indeed alive in this world. Come on, kill me!"
L began his provocation. He wanted Light Yagami, or 'Killer', to kill him.
"This... this guy!!" Light Yagami's pupils were trembling.
"Come on, do it quickly, do it quickly and kill me, do it quickly! Come and kill me! Killer! Come on! Kill me!! What's wrong? Can't you do it?"
Under L's constant provocation, 40 seconds passed.
Light Yagami didn't move his pen. Cold sweat broke out on his forehead. Without knowing the enemy's name and appearance, it was impossible for him to kill that person.
"It seems you can't kill me." L spoke, his voice carrying a hint of confidence: "There are also people you can't kill... this gave me a great hint. To repay you, I'll tell you some news."
"Although this broadcast was claimed to be a simultaneous global broadcast, it was actually only broadcast in the Kanto region of Japan."
!!!!!
Hearing L's words, Light Yagami's pupils shrank slightly. He had completely not expected that the so-called simultaneous global broadcast was actually a lie!!
L continued: "It was originally scheduled to be broadcast in different regions at different times, but it seems that's unnecessary now. You are currently in Kanto."
As L's words fell, the Shinigami Ryuk laughed and said: "This guy L is pretty good."
And L continued to analyze: "Although the police missed a minor case, the first victim in this series of cases was a terrifying Killer in Shinjuku. Many serious criminals died of heart attacks, but this Killer's crime was clearly relatively light."
"Furthermore, this case was only reported within Japan. Based on these facts alone, it can be deduced that you are in Japan."
"And it proves that the first victim was your experiment for killing."
Light Yagami's pupils quaked. He hadn't expected that just because he had casually written someone to death, the other party had found his location.
At the same time, L also said with a stroke of luck: "Doing the first broadcast in the densely populated Kanto region and actually finding you, it's really lucky. Actually, I didn't think it would go so smoothly."
"But Killer, the day you are sent to the execution block might not be far off."
"Killer, I'm very interested in what method you use to kill, but once you're caught, I'll naturally know. Well then, until next time... Killer."
After these words fell, L turned off the broadcast, and static appeared on the TV.
"..."
Light Yagami's expression looked exceptionally grim, with one of his eyes covered by his hair.
However, Light Yagami soon recovered. He covered half of his face with his hand and said in a calm tone: "Sending me to the execution block?"
"How interesting!" Light Yagami showed a smile—an excited smile—and spoke: "I'll accept your challenge!"
And seeing this, the Shinigami Ryuk showed a smile, feeling quite pleased in his heart.
'Neither knows the other's face or name, yet they have to find each other.'
'And the first one found is out. Humans really are fascinating!'
Light Yagami stared ahead and thought, 'L!'
In a dim room, L gazed at the screen and calmly said, 'Killer.'
In unison they declared, 'I will find you and finish you!'
'I am…' ×2
'The side of justice!!' ×2
The two voices rang as one; at that instant they might have been twins, so perfectly matched.
Yet each was desperate to unmask the other—and kill him.
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