A BATTLE OF WITS: LIGHT VERSUS L

"This isn't divine judgement, it's the work of some childish killer who's playing at divine retribution, that's all." -- said L.

L’s suspicions that Light is Kira grows stronger and now he suspected Misa. Light must do something and the only way is to eliminate the biggest obstacle in his path to achieve the utopia he dreamed. He must kill L.

But how can he do that? He doesn’t know L’s real name.

Two geniuses must battle against each other… a battle of wits and there will be only one victorious in the end.

As L’s suspicion is increasing, he finally decided to enroll at the same university where Raito enrolled. The two geniuses and the only two who ever achieved perfect score in college entrance exam finally met face to face. Since Light doesn’t have the shinigami eyes, he must use Misa who must met L and Light must arrange a very thorough plan for Misa to meet L and let her see L’s true name. On the other side, L invited Light to join the investigation team because he was amazed that Light thinks the same way as himself.

L’s guesses were quick. After the numerous announcement of the second Kira for the first Kira thru Sakura TV, L guessed that whoever met Raito in the place specified by the owner of the voice aired thru the said television channel must be the second Kira. Later, L came to a conclusion that Misa Amane is the second Kira after realizing the strange closeness between the popular actress and Light.

When Misa went to visit Raito in his school, at that time, Raito was with L. Raito got the chance for Misa to see L. It was victorious. L introduced himself to Misa as Ryuuga Hideki. Misa doubted the mention of the name because she sees L’s true name through her shinigami eyes.

Raito quickly rang Misa’s mobile phone after their meeting, but Raito was surprised when L was the one who holds Misa’s mobile phone. Luckily, Raito didn’t ask direct the question.

Driven mad by L’s intelligence after mentioning that Misa might be the second Kira, Light devised a very clever plan in order to eliminate L.

With Misa and the two shinigamis, Light instructed that Misa might be captured and brought to questioning as well as himself. Light instructed Misa to forfeit the ownership of the Death Note and let her loss the memory as the owner of the notebook of death. Light added that he too will subject himself to questioning and imprisonment like Misa and if the two death gods heard the word “forfeit” they must left them both even the fact that the memory of ownership will lost to them. Light buried his Death Note somewhere in the forest where no one will be able to know its whereabouts except him. After the imprisonment, they’ll be found not guilty and he will be recruited to the investigation team without any memory of himself as Kira but as the normal Yagami Raito. Light will wait until his hands touches once more the Death Note completely. But at the time, he will pass the power of death to someone else—the third Kira.

It happened. Misa and Light was captured. Both forfeited the ownership of the Death Note because few weeks after their imprisonment, the killings stopped and began again. L suspected that there’s another Kira on the loose with only slightest doubt that the first and second Kira passed their powers to the third one to mask themselves from being labeled “guilty.” But L doesn’t have any solid evidence until he realized how Kira kills.

In Yotsuba Company, Misa’s former notebook was in possession of Higuchi, the third Kira. Since Higuchi is not as witty and cunning as the first Kira, he was caught off guard. Despite with the shinigami eyes he traded for survival, he failed.

The shinigami Rem was in deep love of Misa, tore a piece of paper from the Death Note, and revealed himself once more to the woman she loved. Misa’s memory of the Death Note cannot be regained by a piece of paper; she must touch completely the notebook of death. Despite a tons of explanation Rem provided, Misa is still clouded with uncertainties of her past, only very little memory returned to her with slight doubts.

When Higuchi was captured, the existence of the Death Note and shinigamis revealed.

Police officers including L touched the Death Note which revealed the shinigami Rem to them. Light, the first and former Kira, also did the same and the lost memories of being god of the new world returned to him once more. Quickly without any eyes watching, he killed Higuchi by writing his name on a piece of paper from the Death Note hidden in his wristwatch.

L with other police officers realized that by writing names and recognizing victim’s face will instantly kill the person.

Light’s plan succeeded but the shinigami Rem placed in tough decision. Misa was put to a terrible danger. After Higuchi’s death, Light instructed Misa to retrieve the Death Note to a place he instructed her. Consequently, Misa’s memory as bringer of death returned and traded shinigami eyes with Ryuuku. Rem was aware that Misa’s life span decreased again by the deal (she had a deal once with Misa and now Misa’s life span decreased to another half). She’s aware that L’s suspicion will lead to Misa as Kira once more. If Rem killed Light, Misa will lose all the will to live. Rem was cornered. She must kill both Watari and L so Light will lead the investigation team and the suspicion will not turn to Misa.

She loved her. She must do it.

For a shinigami who loved a human as Jealous (the owner of Misa’s Death Note), Rem did what the first shinigami had done. She sacrificed her life by extending Misa’s life span and killed both Watari and L.

Two names were written down on Rem’s Death Note.

The first was Watari’s real name was the famous inventor Quillsh Wammy.

And L’s real name: L Lawliet.

Light was victorious. But the victory doesn’t end here.