Unlike the other Shinigami, I looked like a human. I was basically Light Yagami with wings. I could occasionally change my eyes to a blood red color, but I prefer my brown eyes.

It was exactly a month after R got the notebook. R wrote down 24 names a day, for every hour. In total, she had killed 720 criminals in thirty days. I asked her why she did it, and she responded with the fact that people might make a deduction that it was a girl around her age. I also asked her why she chose a different country each day. As I had told you, R is a clever girl. She answered me by saying that people might make a deduction that she lived in America.

R reminded me of myself, except for the fact that she has to be at least fifty percent smarter than me. She never hesitated to ask me questions. I wasn't obliged to answer, but I supposed that if I did tell her what I knew of the Death Note, my plan would be more successful. So I told R almost everything that I knew.

"You know, some people use aliases." I said looking at her computer screen. R was copying the names off the Japanese police database.

"Are there any aliases on the page?" She asked me as she stopped writing.

"No, but if you want, we can make a deal."

"What kind of deal?" R continued to write names in the Death Note.

"There are two major differences between a human and a Shinigami. The first difference is that they kill to live longer."

"What are you talking about, Kira?"

"For example, if a Shinigami takes kills a forty year old when their original life span is seventy. Seventy minus forty is thirty, so the Shinigami gets thirty more years added onto their lifespan. Humans however, cannot do this."

"What's the second difference?"

"Shinigami only need a face to kill. You see, Shinigami's eyes can show them the name and the remaining lifespan of the human they are about to kill, so the Shinigami know who they're killing and how long they will extend their life."

"What does this have to the deal you've been talking so fondly about?"

"You can have the Shinigami's eyes, for half of your remaining lifespan."

"I see. This offer is available anytime?" I could hear the gears turning in her head.

"Of course, but if you give up ownership of the Death Note, you will lose the eyes and the memories. The remaining half of your life will not be restored." I smiled as I felt another wave of nostalgia.

"Kira, I intend to live a long life, being the sole ruler of Earth."

"I know you do, but whatever the reason you might consider the deal, the offer is available anytime."

"Thank you for the offer, Kira." R closed the notebook and hid it underneath the tree, her usual hiding spot.

"Don't you think that this place might be too risky to leave your note?" If she was discovered, my whole plan would be ruined.

"You're so silly, Kira. No one comes up here besides my father and me. And father only comes up here on my birthday. My birthday is also my mother's death day."

"If you don't mind me asking, how did your mother die?" I already knew… After all, I was the one that killed her.

"You must be stupid, Kira. She died while giving birth to me." She looked at her watch. "Damn it! I'm late!"

"What are you late for?" I asked.

"Just watch. You said you were bored, right? I think this might give you some entertainment." She smiled at as she ran off to her house.

…

"Father, I'm so sorry I'm late!" R burst through the doors. N shushed her.

"Don't worry; you're just in time. Now, hush!" Inside the room was a single laptop showing a group of men from different countries.

"This meeting of the ICPO concerns the Kira killings, once again." A fat burly man said. He stood in front of the whole ICPO.

"Didn't L say that he had burned the murder notebooks?" A man shouted.

"Yes, I have." N said calmly. "Hello. I am already working on the case. And for those who don't know me, I am L."

"It's good to have you back, L!" A Japanese man yelled.

"Sit down, Matsuda. It is not the time, nor place." L obviously knew the Japanese man. This Matsuda man turned pink and sat down quickly. "My deductions of this new Kira, is that he's is mentally stronger than any other Kira we have faced. He is smarter and makes his moves carefully. This Kira is like a game of chess. He moves carefully with his pawns before using his better pieces. Fortunately, I am a fantastic chess player. Let the best man win." L turned his laptop off and turned to his daughter. "Interesting case, don't you think?"

"It is very interesting. Since you had mention chess... Would you like to play a game with me? You must practice if you would like to beat Kira." R took out a chessboard from her father's desk.

"The practice will be for you. After all, I am a skilled chess player. I believe that you won't win a single game today."

"Is that a challenge?"

"Sure, if you do manage to win a game today, I will let you join the Kira investigation."

"Then your challenge is accepted."

…

"Checkmate."