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Chapter 54
May 2003
1st I said I wouldn't be participating in club activities during golden week but my friend called and invited me anyway.
4th I went to Saitama Super Arena with a friend to see the Morning Musume concert.
5th it was the last day of vacation but I just sat around the house being lazy.
7th school has started but I just borrowed my friend's notes and skipped class.
10th my friend invited me to go drinking but I declined. Yokohama is too far.
13th the friend I promised to lend a cd to came by so I let her borrow it.
16th I forgot to do my report so I copied it off my friend.
19th I bought Jump for the first time in a while. The short story was really good.
22nd My friend and I showed off our notebooks in Aoyama.
23rd I ran into HIM in the cafeteria. He was eating pork curry rice.
24th I met a friend in Shibuya. We bought some clothes to wear this summer.
28th I heard they're coming out with something better then the PS2 called the PSX. Wow!
30th We confirmed our Shinigami at the Giants game at the Tokyo Dome.
I looked up at the task force once I had finished reading the diary.
"Ok... so this is from the second Kira?" I asked, I knew the answer which was good because at the moment Raito walked into the room.
I handed the diary page to him without a word and waited as he read it.
"The second Kira wants us to show the diary on tv?" Raito asked.
"Check the entry for the 30th." Yagami-san told him, he glanced back at the page.
For a moment he said nothing, if he only looked at the entry for the 30th then he wouldn't notice the real message, which meant that I could go without him to find the second Kira on the 22nd. Unfortunately he must have read the other entries because he suddenly seemed to show more interest in the page.
"What do you think, Raito-kun?" Ryuzaki asked.
"Huh? For now... all I can say is that this person is stupid." Raito decided.
"Exactly... wanting us to broadcast this diary is obviously a message to Kira." Matsuda agreed. "Even if it is written as a diary from last year, it's clear they plan to meet with Kira at the Giants game that happens to be on the same day this year."
"Does this mean the person can't even figure out that once we broadcast this, the game will be cancelled...?" Yagami-san asked.
"It'd be a total panic. The media would be screaming that going to the game would get you killed by Kira, and other nonsense." Matsuda agreed.
"Frankly, it seems idiotic but... that also makes it difficult to react to." Ryuzaki pointed out. "If we broadcast the diary, then we'll also have to announce that the game is cancelled. If we don't broadcast the diary, then the second Kira won't act."
"If the game is cancelled, he may get angry and do who knows what..." Aizawa argued.
"That shouldn't be a problem." Ryuzaki assured him, "the second Kira seems to revere Kira. Let's assume that he's sworn to the Kira we created not to kill unnecessarily anymore."
"She." I chimed in angrily, even after that distinctly female diary page, they refused to accept that Kira could be a woman.
Ryuzaki glanced at me, I pouted in his direction and he looked away.
"Anyway, for now... lets broadcast the diary and announce the cancellation of the game. And also, that we'll be closing off the streets around the Tokyo Dome and conducting an investigation there. We received so much police cooperation during that Sakura Tv incident, I believe we could manage that." he announced. I hadn't missed how he had ignored me. Again. "Then we'll create a reply from the "real" Kira saying "understood, let's meet"."
"You're not thinking they'd come after it's announced there will be police presence around the Tokyo Dome?" Yagami-san asked.
"I don't think Kira will come, but... I'm not sure about the second Kira. I don't know how stupid he is... also... let's assume he isn't that stupid and... think about whether there's any other hidden messages located in this diary." Ryuzaki said looking at the diary page again. I frowned.
"If there's some kind of code that only those who have this shinigami ability would understand, then I wont be able to find it, but... we should definitely keep our eyes on any location mentioned in the diary."
"22nd my friend and I showed off our notebooks in Aoyama. 24th I met a friend in Shibuya. We bought some clothes to wear this summer. This may be a waist of time, but lets put our attention on people holding notebooks in Aoyama and clothes stores in Shibuya." he decided.
"We'll start installing as many cameras as we can in Aoyama and Shibuya. And that day, we'll fill the streets with as many plain clothed police officers as we can get."
"But if Kira or the second Kira do come and notice people trying to capture them, won't they try to kill them? It's dangerous." Yagami-san stated.
"We're already announcing that we'll be "investigating" the Tokyo Dome... I don't think they'll have any problems if we question people, no even if we take fingerprints. If he's so stupid that he plans to come, knowing of the police presence and prepared to kill in order to see Kira, then we'll catch him easily..." Ryuzaki said.
"'Catch him easily.'...? but there will be victims..." Matsuda complained.
"No, what Ryuzaki is saying is that the second Kira couldn't be that stupid..." Yagami-san corrected him.
"No, I'm saying that as long as we are on this investigation, our lives are on the line. But for Aoyama and Shibuya, I doubt Kira or the second Kira will be killing regular people. Our officers will be dressed normally and simply be on the lookout for anyone suspicious. If they spot someone, then we will do nothing immediately, but investigate them later."
"So people like Asahi-san who's appearance screams out that they are a cop will note be on the beat." Matsuda laughed.
"...Right..." Yagami-san agreed.
"I'll go, I fit right in at Aoyama and Shibuya." Matsuda volunteered.
"I'll go too." Raito offered.
"Raito..." Yagami-san began to protest.
"Don't worry, Dad. Aoyama and Shibuya are places I go to sometimes, and I am the one who would seem the most natural hanging out with Matsui. And the only person the second Kira is interested in is Kira." Raito tried to convince him.
I wasn't going to let him find the second Kira first.
"Why don't I go with you?" I asked smiling, Raito knew what I was after. "There's nothing suspicious about Matsui having a girlfriend." I laughed, it had been a joke, but Matsuda turned red.
"We will broadcast this diary tomorrow." Ryuzaki instructed, changing the subject with unusual haste, or maybe it was just me. "Asahi-san. Can you get cooperation from the police before tomorrow night's news?" he ask.
"Right, I'll do my best." Yagami-san agreed.
"Also, and this is very important... it's true that this is a chance to catch Kira, or at least the second Kira. But at this point we must also think about Kira and the second Kira joining forces. I want to strengthen our security even more." Ryuzaki announced.
"What do you mean?" Aizawa asked.
"Don't reveal that you are working on this case to anyone, of course. Avoid going outside as police officers as much as possible, and I want you to destroy all photos of yourself but the ones on your person." Ryuzaki explained.
"I've left no photos of myself anywhere, even at To-oh University, where I'm registered. Even the security cameras at this hotel have been made to deactivate when we enter or leave." I blew on my finger nails for no reason then wiped my hand on my shirt.
"I want you to gather up all your files at the police headquarters, all your photos at home, and ones you've given away... and dispose of them." he ordered.
"Ryuzaki, does this mean you still suspect my son?" Yagami-san asked somewhere between confusion and anger.
"Unfortunately he's not totally in the clear, and that's part of it, but... this is because we're assuming that the second Kira only needs a face to kill the person." Ryuzaki clarified.
"You're right, Ryuzaki... it's impressive you were able to think that far." Raito agreed. "If Kira and the second Kira join hands and want to wipe out the investigation team... all they need is our pictures to kill us all." I cleared my throat, nobody noticed, "even Ryuzaki, who's name is unknown to anyone." this time I kept silent, there was no need to announce that, that wasn't true.
"Yes, I only showed myself to all of you because I assumed Kira needed both a face and name to kill. The situation has changed now... a second Kira has appeared and Kira may also gain this ability. In order to prevent that, I would at least like to capture the second Kira during this opportunity." Ryuzaki stated.
"I should head home, now, it's getting late." Raito said after a few more minutes.
Matsuda got up and walked him to the front of the hotel, Ryuzaki watched them through the window, but I wasn't interested in whatever he was waiting for.
"I'm going to get some sleep." I said, though it was a lie, and walked to my room.
"Nothing suspicious about Matsui having a girlfriend..." I muttered to myself, why had I said that? "Idiot." I insulted myself. I know that's going to come back to haunt me. Why had I said it anyway?
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author's note: late again! But this time I have an excuse! My computer has three viruses and six corrupted files that I have to take care of now, so ha! Valid excuse in my book. Anyway, thanks for reading and thanks for the reviews!
