#29 Hope
"How does Light-kun think Kira justifies himself?"
"What?"
"How does Kira justify his actions to himself?"
"Why do you assume he needs to?"
"Because I know how the human brain works. Even the purest of sociopath will justify his actions, even with a seemingly mindless pattern of thought. And I do not believe Kira is insane… not yet, anyway. He will be justifying his actions."
"Well I'd guess his reasoning is that he kills only the evil."
"What about the FBI agents? He killed them, doubtless, and yet they were good men and women. Fighting the same fight, so to speak."
"…I suppose his god complex… causes him to reason that… why are you even thinking about this Ryuzaki?"
"I am considering how best to get inside his mind, Light-kun. Please continue."
"Ryuzaki, it doesn't matter what I say because no matter what I say you're going to turn it into an argument for me being Kira."
"Not so, Light-kun. This is an intellectual chat. I do not often get to converse with someone who is on the same level as me."
"All right… I suppose… the way he justifies what he does… is by saying that… he is giving hope to the good people of the world."
"...I see, hope."
"…Yes?"
"That implies that Kira thinks some people are beyond the reach of hope. That no-one deserves a second chance."
"Don't you think that? Statistics show that most criminals when released repeat their crimes, they're given a second chance and they ruin it. I'd call that beyond hope."
"What about the small majority who do not?"
"…Does Light-kun know the story of Pandora's box?"
"Hm? When all the evils in the world were released from a container and infected the human race, yes. We did it at high school."
"When all the evil in the world was released, the one thing that remained was hope."
"…Yes, but some people hope for the evils to consume the world."
An audible smirk.
"But according to Kira's philosophy… most people hope for a better world. A better world would be one where no-one is beyond hope."