The capture
If I'm right it should be already half past five, but let's see my watch. Yes, I've just missed one minute, it's 5:31. Ryūzaki will start the action soon, after we've gone through the details again.
"OK! It's time. Watari, call a meeting." Ryūzaki began.
"Yes sir!" Watari replied.
Now! I should go once more through this. Matsuda will go to Sakura TV at 18 o'clock, to do the last parts 40 minutes, meanwhile I have to speak with Namikawa, to do the favor and call Higuchi. The show will begin about 19:15. During that show we're going to witness how Kira kills. If I see something extra-ordinal, I will begin to think and look serious. And before L gives out the command to catch him while he is still in the building, I will do my show.
"Sir! Mr. Yagami Sōichirō, Mr. Matsuda Tōta and Mr. Mogi Kanzō have just arrived in the building."
"Thanks Watari!"
Just one or two minutes left before we start. Dad entered first and Matsuda as last.
"We're here Ryūzaki. Everything's gone according to the plan." Dad Reported.
"I knew Sakura TV would be cooperative. I have to announce some changes in the plan."
Some changes?
"What kind of changes?" Matsuda asked.
"Security changes. Matsuda, you go as planed to Sakura TV at 18:00, but Mr. Yagami is going with you, and stays there till the show starts, for further directions to Sakura TV. At 18:30 Mr. Mogi gets Miss Amane here. At 18:37 Light calls Namikawa in my name. At 19:00 Mr. Mogi is hiding on the management floor. After the show started Mr. Yagami comes here and joins Mr. Mogi. Anything understood?"
Damn you Ryūzaki! You promised to reconsider things. You figured out what I was gonna do. I knew, every time I told somebody the truth I got just bigger trouble out of that. But don't worry! I already had this option in my mind: 'But what if Ryūzaki is willing to double cross me? If he figured out what I'm trying to do, he will send the audience away before I could do anything. In that case I'll have to do my show just before he has the chance to double cross, just after the 17:30's meeting. It won't be so effective, but that's the best thing I could do. Now look like just before: full of thoughts, with some sadness, and hope he won't spoil my show.' Of course he could have figured even this out and if I don't interrupt him, he will announce that I have something to say.
"What is with you Light? If something this important happens you're very excited. But now you look very worried." Dad interrupted Ryūzaki's speech.
Thanks Dad! Without your remark, it would be harder. Now reply fast otherwise Ryūzaki will stop it!
"Dad! Ryūzaki! Mr. Mogi and Matsuda! I'm not well since yesterday. I'm afraid from what I'm gonna say, but I can't take any risks."
"What's wrong son?" Dad worried.
"I have supposed some things and with the deductions of them I've come to a conclusion, which makes sense. I'm afraid, I was… I was…" Now some tears and look deep down. If I loose I'm death. "… the first Kira." The reactions speak for them selves.
"But Light? How? Why?" Asked Matsuda.
"That's impossible! You just can't be!" Said Mogi.
"No! Light, my son, please I can't take that once more. I can't believe my son is a serial killer." Exactly as predicted Dad's reaction.
Ryūzaki said nothing. I was right, he was gonna announce this. Now he realized he will loose this one. Now the reasoning, but keep the sad tone.
"There are facts which are mystery. Like how did Misa find me, while she was looking for Kira. And although she can't remember how she found out my name and how she was hopping to find Kira, I'm pretty sure she must have been the second Kira. The first Kira needed a face and a name, the second Kira needed just a face. Knowing that their way to kill must be the same, this sounds like nonsense. But if we suppose the second Kira needs also to know someone's name… We must notice here the second Kira said something about "eyes" in her message. I come to the conclusion she can figure out someone's name just by looking at him. Now we're back to the question: how did she found me. I was with some "friends" and Matsuda at Aoyoma. She said she saw me there and as she saw me she's fallen in love with me. But she didn't remember how she found out my name. This will bring us to the second problem. But if we suppose she really was the second Kira, she could have figured out my name just by looking at me, and in that case she was looking for the first Kira. Now back to the second problem: the "memory holes". If she was the second Kira, how can't she remember? I have to notice, that we have physical evidences she was the second Kira, and she fits even the profile. And this leads towards to me. I can't remember on being Kira either. Yesterday I asked Ryūzaki if I fit the first Kira's profile. He asked some very personal questions about my girlfriends in the near past, which I refused to answer, but made me think about why I was out with girls who don't meet my standards. I had no answer and even those dates were somewhat fuzzy. I found a "memory hole" in my head, and besides I had the feeling I did those on purpose, which I found very strange. If you remember when Ryūzaki was asking me to pretend to love Misa to get some information out of her, I refused. I said I can't do that, it's against my moral standards. Ryūzaki seemed to find this sentence weird, as if he wouldn't know the ordinary Yagami Light. Last time I didn't know this many, I volunteered to go in custody with less and simpler facts pointing at me. Now if we take those facts and these new ones it should be very evident that I must have been the first Kira. Further more, as I was in custody, my personality has dramatically changed after a week. Misa lost her memory after three days. The memory loss is about the power and anything related to it. Like how she found me. How she killed those people, how I might killed those people. My girlfriends must been cover ups for my power. Why has my personality changed and Misa's not? The answer is simple, my hasn't changed either. What I have lost are the memories about that power and everything related to it. Things like why I did things, why have I crossed my own standards and denied my own moral values. Why I thought I was right to do that. But how have I forgotten that? Let say being Kira means we have a supernatural power. And if we give up this power voluntarily we will lose our memory about it. The last time I've taken the custody must have been a trick. I must have known Misa is in Ryūzaki's hands, and if the situation turns serious she will release this power, resulting in memory loss, to protect herself and her love the first Kira. After a week I did the same thing. So, if I was Kira I forced myself and stopped being Kira. To come here we supposed if we relinquish this power we loose our memories. I've shown some facts to back up this theory. There is a real threat, if we suppose if we gain that power back we gain also our memory back. I know my personality very well. I'm a sure looser and I would never give up if I think I'm right. Then why have I given up? The answer is I haven't. Loose the battle, win the war. I must have known I would help catch the third Kira. If I'm present during the capture or during the third Kira's questioning I will probably sooner or later accidently get my power back. I made even traps for myself, not to be able to accidently avoid this from happening. Those traps are based on my enthusiasm, Ryūzaki's personality, how I can't believe from myself doing something like that and how I would want to change the world. But the only thing I didn't count properly: is myself. As I acquired that power, knowing when the first Kira started, I was depressed back than, so my decisions were not the clearest. It seems that this power given me a new aim creating a better world. If I would be the same way depressed or I weren't enthusiastic to capture Kira and being worry about the facts I might be Kira myself, it would have happened. And it still cans! Now it's up to Ryūzaki's actions."
Huh! That was a good improvisation. I made it! They might be holding me here for longer, but if I was Kira, I know, I must have destroyed all the evidences before I've done this. If they have no evidences just what I presented facts here and since I won't remember anything they must let me go. No matter if I was really Kira or not I've defeated you Kira. Yeah! I've won!
"But my son, that's unbelievable! I know you can't be Kira. Everything will go fine. We'll capture Kira and you're cleared. We need your help son to do this. Come on! I know you won't be Kira."
"Yeah! Light! We know you aren't Kira. You're a too nice person to be Kira."
"Yeah! Matsuda is right! My son! You're too good to be Kira!"
Now the practiced part.
"Dad! Do you really want to risk your own son turning back into Kira? Please! You can't let Kira win, just because you don't want to believe I was once Kira! Would you?"
"But my son! No, you're right I can't take that risk."
"Tell me, Light! What do you want? I can't let you here alone and we need your help." Ryūzaki finally replied.
"I don't want to be Kira or even if there is just a slightly change that what I deducted is true. I can't take that risk. I want just to stay somewhere even locked away, if necessary, when you capture Kira. Till then I would like to help you. And even if I turn back into Kira you will have me in a secure place. And I want to do the phone call before Dad and Mogi leave."
"I don't like the thought but if you don't mind being locked away than I can let prepare a cell for you. And after you did that phone call we lock you there up, with your hands handcuffed together behind your back."
"Thanks for your understanding, Ryūzaki!"
Now I will be safe. Even if Kira releases his power and gives it to someone else, I can't be that one. I hope Dad won't be that either. Although I know I can't be Kira, because I'm much better than he. And that is fact, Dad knows, Matsuda and Mogi knows and even Ryūzaki knows that. So, if I was hopefully wrong they will release me soon after they've captured Kira.
It's 18:25. Time to call Namikawa. Dad's still here, Ryūzaki seems to hold himself to our deal. OK. Then let's call.
"Hallo! It's L. Just behave like last time."
"No need for that. We're here together already because of your latest mystery call." He crammed the microphone, but I still could hear what he said. "It's L."
The other might have said something but I can't hear them clearly.
"Listen carefully. Tonight I'm gonna catch Kira."
"You mean Higuchi? We already suspect him."
"What?! How did you know?"
"Well it seems like one can even surprise the grate L."
"Is Namikawa really so smart?" Mogi asked.
"No! He is just a smart corporate psychopath, but not enough smart to figure that out. Light's just messed up by jumping into his trap." Ryūzaki replied.
"OK! Listen I'll leave you and the present five alone as promised, just make the other three who are aware of it not interfere, and I want a favor from you. You have to call Higuchi at 19:17 and make him watch the Sakura TV. Understood?"
"Yes. Anything else?"
"Yeah! I want secrecy about this case and Higuchi. If it won't be published, you shouldn't too."
"Don't worry we won't harm Yotsuba group's good name."
"Thanks! Be careful and we will hear us again if there's something important. Goodbye!"
"Goodbye!"
I've done here now let's see will Ryūzaki keep his word?
"OK. You're finished here, Light! Thanks for your cooperation. Do you still want to go into your cell?"
"Yes, Ryūzaki."
"OK! Mr. Mogi, Mr. Yagami, would you, please put Light's hands in handcuffs and take him to his cell? Watari will show the way."
Ryūzaki opened the handcuffs and soon my both hands were in a regular handcuff.
"If you arrived please handcuff him behind his back. After that Mr. Yagami goes to the Sakura TV station as planed and Mr. Mogi brings Miss Amane here." Said Ryūzaki. "At least I can freely move now. Oh! And Light! I have let a monitor and a speaker installed ahead of your cell. I knew you want to know the progress, besides if you see something extra-ordinary please feel free to say it."
"Don't worry. I'm still willing to help in what I can."
"Thanks! Let's hope for you the bests, my friend."
"Thanks!" While I said that we've just left the room and were on the way to the elevator.
"Light! I hope you're aware the risks what you're taking, my son." Said Dad in a serious voice.
"Don't worry, Dad! If I'm wrong you will release me soon. If I'm right there won't be any evidences against me and in this way I can't be Kira again. I can't confess something I don't know. I won't remember of anything I've done. My and your name will be cleared. And I will hope and believe that I never was Kira."
"So be it!" Mogi said.
Watari was waiting in the elevator. We enter the elevator. He pressed -5th floor's button. The elevator was very fast, it just took about a minute to arrive.
"Would the gentlemen please flow me!" He said after the elevator stopped and he steped forward to show us the way.
There were many similar rooms. Most of them were the doors closed which we've gone away, but there is one with an open. I could see it clearly it has a cell. But we've gone away that too.
"Now we're here." And we entered the room. Watari reached into his pocket for the keys. He's opening the cell. "This will be young Master Yagami's cell."
Dad and Mogi are following me in. Mogi takes down from my right hand the handcuff.
"Put your hands behind your back, please!" He said. I'm doing what he asked and he is now closing the handcuff back.
"Good luck!" I wished.
"After we've caught him we're going to visit you." Mogi said.
"Good luck, my son! We'll be here soon." Dad wished.
Mean while Watari was turning on the monitors and speaker system. I see Higuchi's car, his rooms and some rooms from this building. The Yotsuba groups meeting room. I hear what Ryūzaki is talking.
"Then I will leave Master Light here." He left the room. But he didn't close the door.
After a few minutes passed, I see Mogi with Misa arriving into the monitor room.
"Why is my beloved Light locked in again?" Misa asked.
"'Cause your precious Light asked for." Ryūzaki answered. "If Higuchi is calling you press him out."
"Not a problem. Can he hear us?"
"Yes and he can even answer."
"Hi Light!"
"Hi Misa!"
"You seem not to be very happy there."
"Yes. That's because the thought makes me sad that I could be the first Kira, but at least I feel myself safe here, and I don't have to be worry getting my memories back."
Misa's facial expression is telling me more than she could tell with words. She knows something what I don't. I surprised her with my action more than Dad. As if she tried to say I doubt this is according to your plan. If she knows I'm the first Kira, than the whole thing just doesn't make sense. No, she couldn't know anything for longtime. She even loves me more since she got evidence on Higuchi. As if someone in front of her told her that I'm Kira. Could I have seen Higuchi before? No. I just can't be Kira. I know that. He's rotten, but I'm innocent. According to Misa's reaction at least I'm glad I've chosen this solution, but this makes me also sad. No need to be sad I can't be Kira.
I can't see my watch, but Matsuda's show must start soon. One of the monitors in front of me changed suddenly to Sakura TV. So, Ryūzaki has a direct control on what I can see or hear. Some commercials are still running. Ryūzaki has just finished eating his God knows which numbered candy for today. Now comes a lollypop. There must be lots of time left till the show starts.
"Sorry Light! I know you hate commercials. They should have started for three minutes. Nakamiwa is watching Sakura TV. He didn't call Higuchi yet." Ryūzaki said. "Oh! The show begins now!"
"Now on Sakura TV! Live! An exclusive report on who is Kira. A fascinating exploratory interview with someone who claims to know Kira's deepest secrets."
I hate these sensation seeking wastes. I would have never watched dirt channels like Sakura TV, if they didn't reported so much on Kira.
"I'm glad you're here!" The reporter began.
Yeah! Since, he raises your ratings up to the sky.
"You must be very brave!" He continued.
In this moment Namikawa talks with Higuchi.
"..." Namikawa said someting what I wasn't able to hear. Probably 'Are you watching sakura TV now?'
"No!" Higuchi replied.
"..." Again and most likelly 'Then turn on. Somebody is giving an interview about Kira.'
"What! Could it be he?" Higuchi said while he turned on the TV. "Thanks!" And hang up his phone.
"Higuchi has eaten the bait!"
"Of course he has! He has a bad self-control and he is impulsive and willing to panic in situations like this." Ryūzaki replied.
Higuchi is watching the show. Matsuda continues with some nonsense filaments as planed, which keeps the audience and especially Higuchi. He seems to be very nervous. After the commercial in the second part we will reveal Matsuda's identity. Oh my God, is this boring!
Finally some commercials! I've never thought I would be ever so glad to see a commercial. Knowing that we only knew a few facts on Kira and those can be reviewed in five minutes with the slowest reporter in human history. It is unbelievable boring that Matsuda didn't even talked from Kira needing a face and a name. All he did was he talked a lot about being on the track on him. If it wouldn't bother Higuchi so much he would be fallen asleep already. Even Ryūzaki drank more coffee than usual. What is he doing now? Why he doesn't use his hands to pare that banana? Oh! It's Misa's commercial. Ryūzaki can't deny it he is attracted to Misa. If you want her Ryūzaki I won't stay in your way. End of the commercial! So, finally the action will start.
"As I said before you must be very brave to talk about all these. Aren't you afraid of Kira will kill you?"
"Well he can't. He needs a name and a face. I've met him personally but he doesn't know who I am."
"There were lots of theories how does he kills. Then that's it?"
"Yes. I could tell you who he is now, but I won't spoil the show."
Now Matsuda reveals himself. This was at least realistic he's usually that clumsy.
And the effect from this maneuver was immediately.
"What, it's him? I thought he is death. He was enough smart to fake his death. Do you think he has destroyed already any evidences of his name? I'm calling Misa. She must know how her manager was called." The panic was clearly hearable in Higuchi's voice. But who did he ask?
Misa's phone is rigging.
"She pressed out! What's this supposed to mean? I'll call her new manager."
Now Mogi's phone is rigging. He picks it up.
"Hallo!"
"Hallo! I'm Higuchi Kyōsuke. Would like to speak with Miss Amane, but she won't pick up her phone."
"She won't, she is on a weekend's tour. She wants to relax. But what is so important that can't wait for tomorrow?"
"For some paper work it would be absolute necessary to know her pervious manager's name."
"I don't remember his name exactly. Matsui something or something Motsui?"
"Damn it! How is that no one knows his name?"
"Relax! I'll give you our agency's director's phone number he must know it."
"OK! Thanks!"
"So, his number is: +81-12-0-34-50-67-34. Got it?"
"Yes. +8112034506734. Thanks! Goodbye!"
"Goodbye!"
If I'm right that must be Ryūzaki's other phone's number. Oh! He is calling him immediately.
"Hallo!" Ryūzaki picked up the phone.
"Hallo! I'm Higuchi Kyōsuke. Sorry to disturb you at late night on Saturday, but we have serious problems with some papers here in Yotsuba group. We need Miss Amane Misa's previous manager's name."
"Is it so important, we don't work on Saturdays nor on Sundays. Can't it wait till Monday?"
"No, it's very important we're already too late. Can't you just tell me?"
"I would have already if I could."
"You mean you can't remember the people's names you hired?"
"Do you know how many people have I to deal with? But if it's so important to you I can give you the code for the door in our building. You can come here and see for yourself. The Management is on the 14th floor and you're looking for room 1402. Do you know where we are?"
"Yes."
"Good. The access code is 5-3-7-1-2-6-9-7."
"Thanks! I've got it. Goodbye!"
"Goodbye!"
He immediately left his home and entered his car. He turned on the TV to watch Matsuda. He is underway here.
"Don't you think something is fishy around? I mean companies normally don't gives out their security codes. If something happens, someone breaks into the building anybody would know I had the security code. Why would they take such a security risk?"
"You are right, it is worth one try. I have nothing to loose." He continued.
"Is he talking to himself? Now who is he calling?"
"Misa, may be?" Answered Ryūzaki.
Misa's other phone begins to ring.
"Yup!" Jumped up Misa, as her proper action were the most important now and pressed out her phone again.
"Grrr! After I killed him I will have to kill Misa, her Manager and the director of Yoshida productions. They know I've asked them for his name."
"What?! Is he going to kill Misa now?" I jumped up in surprise and almost fallen on my nose. I shouldn't jump with my hands handcuffed behind my back. "How rotten is this man?"
"Relax Light! He said doing that after killing Matsuda." Ryūzaki tried to calm me down.
"You're right Rem. I have to kill them using accidents and make them erase their call records before."
"There is no way he talks to himself. But then who is he talking to? There is no other phone or radio. Who is this Rem?"
"A Shinigami… perhaps." Replied Ryūzaki in a calm voice.
That's nonsense. Something like a Shinigami does not exist.
"Do you mean Kira's power comes really from another world?"
"May be."
"No! That won't help me either. Giving up the note to loose my memory about and get rid of the evidences wouldn't help. If someone framed me before the public would mean my life is ruined. I won't be promoted and I might even loose my job."
This sentence: 'Giving up the note to loose my memory about…' it's almost what I deducted. Would it mean his power comes from a note? And would this mean I was Kira? No! I just can't be. I wish I haven't heard this one!
He's just arrived the building. He is now entering the building. Dad and Mogi are waiting for him on the 14th floor. His briefcase is by him. And… he's on the right floor, now go left. OK. He did it. Now all he has to do is find Matsuda's fake file. We've left it to be easily found. What is he doing? He's searching in the client files. Is he looking for Misa's file? Bingo! He found Matsuda's alias. Now let's see how do you kill, third Kira? He opens the briefcase and all he gets out a pen and a black note?
'Giving up the note to loose my memory about…', 'Giving up the note…'? Could it be really just a note? Not! That's just absurd. Now he's just opened that black note and he is writing down Matsuda's "name". After he finished it he seems to be calm again. He rushed here from the other end of Tōkyō, he virtually ran in the building, and now he is just slowly walking as he has done everything?
"Ryūzaki! Shall we arrest him now?" Dad asked.
"No! We still don't know how he kills." Sounded the reply.
It took more than three minutes to get back to his car.
"Shit! He's still alive." He yelled.
"What? Has he already "killed" Matsuda? Was it everything he had to do to write down his name?"As I asked that, I began to think about that sentence. If it's really that book, than I might have to avoid getting in touch with that.
"I don't know."
He seems to be more panicked than before. What is he thinking now?
"Rem! Quick! Let us make the deal!"
The "deal"? What kind of "deal"?
"He started, he's on the way to Sakura TV station."
"No! He takes another path!" Ryūzaki panicked. "Misa, excuse me what I'm gonna do but I can't allow you to do anything. Light are you sure you won't join us? Won't you fly in a helicopter?"
"No! Thanks! I'm fine here." No way! I don't want to risk this Kira thing.
Ryūzaki has just grabbed some chains and handcuffs out under the counter and he has chained Misa to that computer seat she was sitting on.
"That's mean Ryūzaki but Misa-Misa will be at least with her Lighty-Mighty." After that he has left the room.
Lighty-Mighty? Uh! My good Lord! Is she thinking that talking in third person from herself and these nicknames, she comes up, she looks cuter?
"Misa, please, don't say that to me again!"
"But why?"
"Just because it sounds so dumb!"
"OK. I'm now taking solidarity with you. You're locked up somewhere and I'm chained here. So, we share the fate."
"Yeah!"
"I've began to see the bright side of this situation. Remember how long we wanted an ordinary date just we two together?"
"Oh! Yes!" Well, actually not. This love is one sided. Don't get me wrong! I like girls and you're a nice girl, but you're silly and annoying. My girlfriend has to be almost as intelligent and clever as I am. Shouldn't drink or smoke. Must be anti-alcoholic like me. She has to be kind hearted as I am. Should be having interest shared with me. One day I have to tell this to Misa.
"Now we have it. We're alone in the whole building. No one will watch us."
"Just after they returned and watched the security records." I Interrupted her.
"Light! Stop smiling when I'm talking about serious romantic stuff!"
Serious romantic stuff isn't that an oxymoron?
"OK. Sorry! I couldn't let this out."
"Now where was I. Oh! Yes! We're alone in the whole building. No one is watching. Just Light and Misa together on a romantic video date."
Yeah! In a high security prison with handcuffs, chains, cells, bugs and security night vision cameras. It's just full of romance. Misa mighty be annoying but at least I'm not thinking on I might be Kira.
"You were so surprised about I asked for being locked in a cell."
"Yes, I didn't know that Light is so afraid of being Kira."
"Do you remember how I behaved before they locked me up for the first time?"
"Of course! You were so nice. You said you can pretend to be my boyfriend. I hoped with the time you would really fall in love with me. And I was right you have started to feel for me."
'I can pretend to be your boyfriend…' have I said really that? What was wrong with me?
"Do you remember what did you say before?"
"Yes! I said I don't mind being used by you. All I want… Sorry I can't remember on exactly what followed this sentence."
What? Another "memory hole"? What if I was Kira? No, that just can't be. May be I was controlled by him. At least I shall hope that.
"You were too fast!" The voice came from Higuchi's car.
Oh, something is happening.
"I know, officer."
"License and identity card please."
"I'm sure this will solve the problem." Higuchi said after he looked out the car, I suppose, he looked in the officer's face. He is now doing something in his briefcase.
He stepped on the acceleration pedal. What was he doing, did he killed that officer? Damn! How I would like to hear now the others! If he killed him then he must have the second Kira's capabilities. The "deal", "eyes"… could it be really that? I did never believed in supernatural.
"Damn it!" Higuchi said, stepped on the break and turned the wheel. He must have broken some thing judging from that crash sound.
"Fuck!" And Higuchi stopped his car.
He isn't doing anything now. He's waiting. He grabs something out of his briefcase. A gun and he points on his had with it.
"I will kill myself if you don't let me go away!" Demanded he, but some one has just shot the gun out of his hand. He's now so angry he can't say anything.
"Come out and lay your hand on the car!" Higuchi exited his car.
Damn! How I'd like to see it!
It's Dad. He goes into Higuchi's car and grabs his briefcase out.
"Aaaah! A monster!" Dad must be scared from something.
"Where? Whaa! I see it too!" Who's voice is that? Aizawa? I thought he exited a month ago.
I'd like to know what's happening. At least just few minutes and I'll be released and I will know everything what happened there.
"It seems they've got Higuchi."
"Yeah!"
"Hey! Light, wanna sleep with me in the upcoming days?"
"What? I thought you were just kidding last time… No! Sorry, not before marriage. It's my principle."
"I've never thought Light is such a conservative."
"Yes, I am! And I'm proud of it!"
"OK! Well, Misa-Misa doesn't mind a moralist boyfriend. Especially if he plans to marry her one day."
Mogi said they are going to visit me after they caught Higuchi. They could be here at any moment.
They've just arrived! I can see them on the outside camera. And yes! They've got Higuchi with them. Higuchi's eyes are covered. So, he really must have the second Kira's capabilities. Just few minutes more and I'm free.
I hear foot steps. They're coming to set me free and tell me the news. They've stopped somewhere. And now they are going back? They must have brought Higuchi in the other room I saw when they took me here. It was prepared for him. They will come back for me. Just don't worry!
"Hey! I'm here! You promised me, Dad!" It doesn't matters they can't hear me. Why have they forgotten about me? They might not. I told them to keep me locked during Higuchi's interrogation. But they could have visited me.
I hear them again but this time it comes from the sound system.
"Hi! Nice catch! Although I have just seen some parts." Misa began.
"Thanks." Ryūzaki said.
"Hey! Why is Light in a cell under surveillance?" Aizawa asked.
"He was afraid that he can be Kira again if he comes in touch with Higuchi or anything related to him." Mogi replied.
"Who shot the revolver out of Higuchi's hands?" Misa asked.
"Watari did."
"Nice shoot!"
Damn! I can't see them just Misa. Now Ryūzaki comes to free Misa from the chains.
"Mr. Mogi, please, take Miss Amane back to his apartment."
"Yes."
"Oh! Mr. Yagami you should be proud of your son. He's such a well behaved nice boy. His moral is one of the cleanest, and he's the most honest man, I've ever met."
"Oh! Well…" Is that what you can say only? Some one's just praised me up to high skies in front of you and that's all you can say? Have you ever been proud of me Dad? I guess I should have got used to this already. No matter what ever I achieve or what ever I do you never say anything to me, as it would be natural for a teenager to be in these times so well behaved, honest and so intelligent. You make me always disappointed as if I'm still not good enough.
"Now let's see what we've got!" Said Ryūzaki.
"De-a-thu No-te. Death Note. There are rules on it!" Began Matsuda. "It's in English. The human whose name is written into this note shall die. This does not take effects until the user has his or her face in his or her mind while he or she writes the name down. Thus, people sharing the same name won't be affected. If the cause of the death is not specified, after the user has written the name, in the next 40 seconds the human, whose name is written in, will die simply from a heart attack. If the cause of death is specified the user has another 6 minutes 40 seconds to specify the details of the death. The details of the death can just take effect in the upcoming 23 days before the victim dies. The note will accept any kind of ink including blood and grime. After the first use in the upcoming 39 days the user will be visited by the Shinigami whom this note used to belong. This note can just operate in 23 days in a month."
Then it was really that notebook. So, it's as I deducted it's too simple to kill with and to kill with something else than a heart attack is simple too. Then I can't become in touch with that note.
"Hey on the other side are just more rules!" Matsuda continued. "The owner of the note will die if he doesn't kills in 13 days again. Every human, who ever touched this note, will die if this note is destroyed."
If he doesn't kill in 13 days he will die? This means I'm not Kira! A huge stone's just fallen down from my heart. I knew it I can be Kira. I'm a much better person than he could ever be.
"This has just cleared Light and Misa. They were under surveillance for over 53 days. If they would have been Kira they would have died long ago." Matsuda enthused.
"Not so rush!" Ryūzaki said.
"But Ryūzaki! This is the evidence on their innocents!" The others said.
"I know. But let's see if Higuchi dies in 13 days."
"What?! You'll let me here for 13 days?" Now I'm mad at you! First you didn't want to lock me in and now you refuse to let me go.
"Moment! There's a piece missing! Rem has every Death Note the same rules?"
"Would it kill someone if I would write on a piece?"
"I see!"
"Ryūzaki! You heard it! I demand you to let Light out of his cell!" Dad demanded.
"I have to think."
"There's nothing to think about! He's innocent and Misa too. And you were the one who didn't want to let him stay here."
"I know! But let's see! We will search through all his belongings for the missing piece just in case. We start by Higuchi asking first. If he doesn't know about, then we first search Light's clothes in his wardrobe, because I searched even his underwear through today and it's less likely to be there. If we haven't found anything we will search for it on him. Come with me Mr. Yagami! The others shall keep watching Higuchi. Oh! And just in case I have to do this for security reasons."
He's turned just off the monitors and speakers in this room.
Why can't he trust me? I'm not Kira it's proofed. He won't find that piece of paper by me.
I hear foot steps. They must come to Higuchi to ask him. If he's willing to be cooperative they'll come for me and let me out. Uh! That was fast and they are now going away. This means I have to wait an hour.
What? They are coming back? They were so fast! It can't be more than ten minutes passed since. Are they going back to Higuchi? No. I hear them coming closer. Dad entered first!
"Sorry for this son, but we must take off your clothes, your underwear included."
"But it was already searched for today."
"I can't let any chance I missed something. I wasn't looking for a piece of paper."
Ryūzaki opened the handcuffs and I began to take off every clothes. Now they are taking it out and leaving me here.
"OK you can have your underwear back." Said Ryūzaki and gave me my underpants back.
I immediately have begun to take it on.
"OK! We haven't found in your jeans nor in your undershirt nor in your shirt. I give you them back. Have we missed something?" Said Ryūzaki while he is still looking at me. "Your watch!"
I take my watch off and give it to him. After that he must be sure I just can't be Kira and he has to release me.
"Let's see. Where could it be hidden?"
"There's something written with rōmaji characters on the back side but its neither Japanese nor English." Dad said.
"Oh! It's in German! 'Um die Decke zu öffnen must man den Einsteller-Knopf zweimal nacheinander bis zum anhalt rausziehen und von sich selbst zurück lassen. ' It must been a Swiss watch! It sais: 'To open the deck one have to pull out twice till it stops the setter button and let it go back by itself. ' Then let's see."
I thing my heart is in my throat. It's the everything deciding moment. I'm Kira or not. I mustn't be Kira. Ryūzaki has just pulled second time the button out and the deck jumped out on the side of the button.
No! There is a piece of paper and a nail!
"It's the missing part."
As Ryūzaki said that I felt suddenly my heart stopped beating. Now everything is fuzzy. At least my heart beats again. But the realization and the surprise has still effect on me. I can't stand more on my lags; I'm falling down to sit on the floor. Dad seems to feel almost the same. He's not well either. What am I talking? He needs to hold himself on the wall. I was him. I'm a nothing, a nobody, a serial killer. I'm… I'm rotten. I broke into parts at that moment I saw those things in it. I still can't believe, but there's no more question about. I think I will begin to cry. Ryūzaki and Dad have just left me alone. How could have I done those things? What are they going to do with me? It doesn't matters. I… I lost against myself. It's proven then I'm not better than I supposed to have killed. What a bastard am I?
I have translated the Japanese name and title postfixes, for example: [Somebody's name]-san = Mr./Mrs./Miss [Somebody's name], -sama = Lord, -kun = (young) Master (not that kind of Master as Master in something), chan = same as Miss, but has a nickname like effect.
The phone number is random and probably not even a valid one, but the +81 prefix is really Japans international phone code.
I will use the original form and name of Tōkyō instead of Tokyo.
Remember it is Matsuda's free translation from English to Japanese.
