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Helllo. HEre is Today's NEWS.

1. Some conspiracy theorist will create a new theory about how the world will end in the next year.

2. The author currently writing this story will eat an entire jar of strawberry jam.

HAVe a nice D4y.

Today is January 10th. The surveillance has not been taken down in the house, so I guess L must still suspect the family. In the interest of getting away from the constant watching of my every move in the house, I've decided to go the library to research L. By researching L, it may help me to predict his next move. In the case L really does think I'm Kira, a backup plan might be handy.

I glance at my phone. In the past few days, there's been an unusual pattern in Kira's killings. Kira does not seem to be killing very many criminals that are broadcasted. Sure, he's killed criminals that were sentenced a few weeks to a week ago, but he has only killed a few criminals with incredibly small crimes compared to the normal criminal he murders. Perhaps Kira is in a position he can't move comfortably in. As though he's being watched… This means someone in either the Yagami or Kitamura households has a possibility of being Kira. Although as to whom it could be exactly, I'm unsure. I should just be careful not to make any stupid decisions until the surveillance is dropped.

As I prowl the shelves in the library, I finally find a few books in the crime section about L. He accomplished thousands of cases, all of which he solved with no failures. Some of these cases are incredible. Stopping a virus, thousands of mass embezzlement scams carried out by hidden organizations, drug trade, and murders galore. There's one crime that interests me though. It was a case that occurred in Los Angeles, California. The murderer was a person named Beyond Birthday. He killed his first victim by hanging him and then slashing his chest multiple times. The second victim had her skull crushed and then her eyes. The final victim was probably the worst. This victim was an experiment. The experiment was to see if a person could die of internal hemorrhage without rupturing any organs. After discovering it did not work, he cut off the right leg and left arm of the victim. After that, he planned to make himself the last victim of the murders, and attempted to burn himself to death. Naomi Misora, the fiancée of Raye Pember, was the FBI agent who stopped him. That's not even the interesting part though. Supposedly, Beyond knew the names of people just by looking at them. That sounds similar to the Shinigami eyes. In fact, if that's not the Shinigami eyes, I don't know what that power possiblycould be. I don't believe Beyond had a Death Note though. Otherwise he wouldn't have bothered killing those people manually. So then if that's the case, how did he obtain the eyes…?

I'm not entirely sure why Beyond would have even bothered to commit these murders. The only conclusion is that he wanted to achieve some sort of goal. Perhaps to pose a challenge to L? Regardless, I should take the information into account. I should also make a mental note to revive Beyond Birthday should he die. His knowledge could prove useful if I ever run into a tight spot.

In fact, reviving him should pose to be no problem. I found that with the Master Note, I can revive people with no limitations other than the fact that they will eventually die at old age. I experimented on a few elderly people who donated to charities and it extended their life spans until it was no longer possible for them to live. These people were around 110 to 112, so that means that it's pretty apparent they died of old age. In conclusion, I'm not limited to how I revive people other than that factor. Death is no longer an obstacle for me. It's as though I've become God. I'll do my name Kami justice, I swear it.

I need to focus on catching Kira first though. Then I can help out the world as it should be helped. Grabbing a textbook off my desk, I begin to read it, taking notes every so often. I'll be taking the exams to get into To-Oh soon, and I shouldn't be unprepared.

January 12th, the date when the cameras were removed from the Yagami household. The bugs also have disappeared as well. I conclude that L does not suspect the people in the household anymore. Either that, or the Task Force must have complained about doing surveillance. Regardless, I'm just glad I don't have to hide everything anymore. It was getting to be bothersome not being able to shower. Not just for me, but everyone. I think the closest thing I got to a shower was walking in the rain and then putting on lots of deodorant. That helped.

A few days later…

Today is January 17th, and it's time for the exams to enter To-Oh. I put on a plain white collared shirt and dress pants. It doesn't hurt to look nice and make an impression. I go downstairs and enter the kitchen. "Morning Michael." Light says, sipping a cup of coffee. "Morning Light." I say, spreading strawberry jam on a piece of toast. "Did you sleep well?" Light asks. "Yeah, I slept fine. You?" I reply. "Yeah, it was okay. Sayu still sleeping?" He asks. "No, she's up early like she is every morning." I say, sarcasm in my voice. We both laugh together. "Well, sleep will help her process her thoughts. It's good for her." He says. "Yeah, but perhaps she's over-processing. She doesn't process enough when she's awake." I say. We laugh together again. I eat a bite of my toast. Ah, jam…

"May I ask you a question?" Light asks me. "Sure, what is it?" I reply. "What is your opinion on Kira?" I pause. Is this some sort of trick? No, Light's not the type to do that. Well, if I'm going to say how I feel, I'd better say it now. "Well, if you want my opinion, it's that he has good intentions, but a misguided sense of judgment. Killing people is wrong. Sure, these people definitely did some horrible things. But that doesn't excuse that murder is still murder. I refuse to allow anyone to get away with these atrocious crimes against humanity. I guess that perhaps Kira may be a good thing. Maybe he was sent by God to lead us into a new age of justice and happiness. But I think that he could just as easily be sent as a test. God may have sent him so humanity could grow, and enter its age of light on its own. Even though I'm not a religious person, I believe there may be a reason for this. Whether it's a godly sign, or just coincidence, I have a feeling that Kira will influence the world we're in forever. Though I don't support Kira, I believe that history is going to be made. Something revolutionary is about to happen, and we will be witness to it. Isn't that incredible?" I ask. I notice Light makes a little smirk, but it quickly disappears. "Yes, it is incredible. Let's see if we witness a new world together, shall we?" Light replies. "Yes, let's watch together." I say. I could've sworn Light was smiling when I talked of a new world. Guess I must've imagined it.

"Well, shall we get going to the university?" Light asks me. "Yeah, we'd better get there before the exams start. We shouldn't be late." I say. The two of us walk to the subway station and board. We arrive at the university after about a twenty minute commute. I look at my room assignment. "I'm in the same room as you are." I say. "Yeah, I guess you are. The best of luck to you." Light says. "Same here. Good luck." I say. The two of us enter the exam hall, and the test begins shortly afterward.

Shortly after beginning the exam, the room moderator walks by me, an annoyed look on his face. "You there! Student Number 162! Sit properly in your chair!" The moderator orders. I look back and see a strange looking person sitting in an unusual crouching position in his chair. He seems to stare at me, as though trying to bore a hole in my skull by looking at me. This guy's making me feel a bit… uncomfortable. Just don't pay attention to him. He'll leave me alone and do his test. I turn back to my test, and ignore the unusual student 162 for the rest of the exam. After the exam ends, I leave quickly, not wanting to look at the strange person any more than I have to.

A few days pass…

Today is January 21st. I learned that Beyond Birthday had died today through the news alert service. Knowing that Beyond could have valuable information, I promptly revived him. The entry into the Master Note looked like this.

Beyond Birthday

Reversal of Death

Revives as the guards retrieve his corpse from the cell, and knocks them unconscious. Escapes from the prison facility by using the keys lifted off one of the unconscious guards. After escaping, steals a car and robs a house, obtaining twenty-five thousand U.S. dollars. Pays for a fake passport and a plane ticket to the Kanto region of Japan and sets up his headquarters in the Yamanote Circle. Regains free will and then is no longer under the influence of current Master Note entry.

That should take of my little problem of him being dead. I'm going to have almost nothing to do for the next few weeks. Well, for anything interesting to happen, I'll have to wait until my birthday comes…

A few weeks pass…

The date is February 17th. My birthday is today. I'm really glad the Yagamis remembered. They got me a big cake filled with strawberry jam and covered in chocolate, as well as miscellaneous computer supplies and gift cards. Midori took me to an amusement park. We stayed there the whole day, eating ice cream and going on the rides. She also gave me a cool necklace. It uses a special type of technology that her father's company invested in. The tech reads your emotions and changes the color based on how you feel. It turned light blue the second I got it. It was the color of happiness, so clearly it must work. We went through the theme park for the rest of the day, and did all sorts of things. We stayed there until the end of the day, where we watched the fireworks together. It was a great day…

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Due to my somewhat erratic typing speed, I would like to announce that the next chapter should come in approximately 1-2 days, but may be delayed 1-2 more days. This is also because of preparations for New Years Eve and Day. So, in the event that I am late to post the chapter, know that it is you.