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SHINIGAMI REALM
[snoring]
[sighs]
[Deridovely] What? A pair of sleeping skulls?
Hehe, I win again! No
No hard feelings, right?
Hey there, Ryuk, would it kill you to join us?
You should come play with us for a change!
[Ryuk] No, I'll pass.
[teacher] Listen for the voice of God then follow it
and know that in time you will find your salvation.
[girl 1] I know, I didn't even do anything wrong!
-He just totally snapped at me! -[girl 2] Really? So, what did--
[teacher] Yagami, are you still with us?
Can you please translate
-the following sentence into English? -[student] Serious? Wow!
[sighs]
Follow the teachings of God and receive his blessings
and so, it shall be that the seas will again become bountiful
and the raging storms will subside.
[newscaster 1] Today, at approximately 11:00 a.m. a 32-year-old man
was found stabbed to death in his apartment
in the city of Yokohama Karigara Prefecture.
Karigara police are treating this case as a homicide.
[newscaster 2] In other news, today, suspected murderer Naoki Tokuji
was arrested in the district of Shibuya Tokyo.
He is being held in custody facing murder charges
for the brutal slaying of his common-law partner,
who was only 25 at the time of her death.
[Light] Day in and day out...
the same news on permanent repeat.
[Ryuk] This is all so... ridiculous.
[Light] This world is...
[Ryuk] ...rotten.
REBIRTH
[teacher] Another noticeable consequence
is the extinction of many species on the planet.
No way! You--
[teacher] Species are now becoming extinct at a faster rate
than has ever occurred in our recorded history.
[student] We already saw it.
[indistinct chattering]
[Light] Death Note?
As in a notebook of death?
Hmm.
"How to use it:
the human whose name is written in this notebook…
shall die!"
Hmm.
[smirks]
It's pretty lame,
not to mention... twisted.
It's really not that different from one of those chain letters you get.
A human whose name is written in this notebook shall die?
Come on.
[train whistles]
There must be something wrong with me to even consider it.
"This note will not take effect
unless the writer has the person's face in their mind
when writing his or her name.
Therefore, people sharing the same name will not be affected.
If the cause of death is written
within 40 seconds of writing the person's name,
it will happen.
If the cause of death is not specified,
the person will simply die of a heart attack.
After writing the cause of death,
details of the death should be written
in the next six minutes and 40 seconds.
Hmm.
So, depending on the person you have in mind,
you can either kill them easily or painfully. Huh.
This is pretty detailed for a prank, I'll give them that.
[sighs]
So, I write a name and that person… dies.
Like anyone would believe that.
[grunts]
Wait,
on the off chance someone really dies,
would that make me a murderer?
Yeah right, it's completely impossible.
[newscaster 3] The same assailant who attacked six people
at a busy shopping district in Sinjuku yesterday,
has struck again,
taking eight people hostage at this daycare center.
His captives include both children and teachers.
The police have now identified the suspect
as 42-year-old Kuro Otoharada,
currently unemployed.
We expect negotiations to begin immediately.
KUROU OTOHARADA
Hmm...
A heart attack in 40 seconds?
We'll see.
[newscaster 3] At the present time, that's all the police are telling us.
[newscaster 4] You can't help
but feel concerned for the safety of those hostages.
[newscaster 3] You're right.
SHINJUKU PHANTOM KILLER
We'll continue to monitor the situation from here.
Thank you for that report.
What do you make of this, Mr. Hashimoto?
[Mr. Hashimoto] Well, one can only hope for a quick resolution to this situation.
Looks like the notebook doesn't work.
Oh well, I didn't expect it to anyway.
[newscaster 4] Wait, we're seeing something here!
There's movement at the front entrance!
[newscaster 3] The hostages are coming out,
and they all look to be unharmed!
The Special Forces are taking action; they're moving in!
We don't know if the suspect's been arrested.
Huh? Yes?
Ok, we now have confirmation.
The suspect has been found dead inside!
I repeat, the suspect is now dead!
Dead?
KUROU OTOHARADA
[newscaster 3] The Special Forces are denying allegations
that they shot the suspect.
[newscaster 4] So, it's quite possible he was feeling cornered
and decided to commit suicide?
[newscaster 3] Well, according to statements from hostages
the suspect just suddenly collapsed.
[Light] A heart attack?
No way!
It's coincidence!
This has to be a coincidence!
[Sachiko] Light!
It's already 6:30, you know!
Don't you have cram school tonight?
[Light] Yeah, I'll be ready in just a sec.
Death Note…
it's unlikely,
but if by chance this thing is for real,
I have to test it one more time.
In which case,
it should probably be another criminal. But...
UNIVERSITY ENTRANCE EXAMS
if he's too well-known, that will be a problem.
If he dies, there's a good possibility
that news of his death will be covered up.
I need to see results right away.
[Sudou] Hey, Ryo buddy.
[Ryo] What is it, Sudou?
Didn't you want to lend me 20 dollars?
[Ryo] What, again? But I can't do that.
-[Light] Sudou. -You can't…
[Light] Maybe I should try killing him.
No, I should definitely avoid killing people I know.
Then again, does it even really matter?
I mean, would anyone really care
if I guy like him was to disappear one day?
[student chatter]
Sweet, looks like we'll be hanging
-at the arcade after school. -[smirks]
[girl 1] We're having a speed dating party tomorrow.
You wanna come?
-[girl 2] Yeah, of course. -Oh yeah, there's no way I'm missing that.
Dammit, why is my mom so useless!
She's never here to pick me up on time!
Once you actually start looking around,
it makes you wonder if you'd be doing society a favor
by getting rid of all these people.
[biker] Hey baby!
Where you going?
Come have a little fun with us!
That's our Takuo for ya. This guy can spot a hottie a mile away.
What's up, little lady?
The name's Takuo Shibuimaru.
What do ya say? Come hang out with us, pretty lady.
[Lady] Please, I don't want any trouble.
[Takuo] You hear that? She doesn't want trouble.
Isn't that cute? [laughs]
[loud heartbeat]
[whimpers]
[Takuo] Let's go, boys. Strip her down right here.
Are you sure?
-[Takuo laughs] -[Lady] No! Stop!
Please!
[screams] Help me!
[thugs whooping]
TAKUO SHIBUIMARU ACCIDENTAL DEATH
[Light] Now, what will happen?
[Takuo] Hey, wait up!
Takuo, look out!
[screaming]
[Light gasps] That settles it.
The Death Note...
It's for real!
[thug 1] Oh man!
-Takuo! -[thug 2] Stupid kid,
he just came outta nowhere! [screams]
[Ryuk] Now then,
I'd better get going.
[Ryuk] It's been five days.
Now then,
I'd better get going.
Eh? You headed somewhere, Ryuk?
Hate to tell you, but our whole world looks like this. [chuckles]
That's true, but I've dropped my Death Note.
[laughter]
You really messed things up, didn't you?
Hold on a sec.
Didn't you already trick the Old Man to get a second book?
Don't tell me you dropped both of them.
You must have some idea where you dropped the thing?
[Ryuk] Yeah, the human world.
[Deridovely and Gook] What?!
[Sachiko] What a nice surprise!
I wasn't expecting you home so early.
[Light] Yeah.
Hi mom. It's because…
Huh?
Oh...
the results of the nationwide exams.
I've been waiting all day.
Here.
Goodness! Number one, again!
These are the highest scores you've had.
[Light] Yeah, I guess.
I'm going to study in my room, so please don't interrupt me, ok?
As you wish.
Oh Light,
do you want anything at all, dear?
You can ask for whatever you like.
No, I'm fine, Mom. Thanks though.
I've already got what I want.
[chuckles quietly]
[laughs maniacally]
[Ryuk] You've taken quite a liking to it.
[screams]
No reason to act surprised.
I am the Shinigami, Ryuk.
That used to be my notebook.
Judging by your laughter,
you've already figured out
that what you have is no ordinary notebook.
[Light] Shinigami,
a God of Death, huh?
Well, I'm not surprised. In fact…
Ryuk...
I've been waiting... for you.
Oh?
[Light] I've already figured out that this Death Note that I've found is real.
It didn't take me long.
And now that I've witnessed the proof of its power,
I only feel more confident what I'm gonna do.
That's interesting.
I certainly wasn't expecting this.
Several Death Notes have made their way into the human world in the past,
but you're the first to have written this many names.
Look at how many people you’ve killed in only five days.
Most are reluctant to write this much.
I've already prepared myself, Ryuk.
I used the notebook even though I knew it belonged to a Shinigami,
and now that Shinigami has come.
So, what will happen to me?
You're here to take my soul, right?
Hmm, what do you mean?
Is that some fantasy you humans came up with?
I'm not gonna do anything to you.
The notebook becomes part of the human realm
from the very moment it touches the earth.
In other words, the notebook is now yours.
[Light] This… is mine?
If you don't want it, just give it to someone else.
But if you give it away, I'd have no choice
but to erase your memories of the notebook.
So, then, you're saying
I can use the Death Note all I want and I won't be punished?
Let's just say this,
you will feel the fear and pain
known only to humans who have used the notebook.
And when it's your time to die,
it will fall on me to write your name in my Death Note.
Be warned,
any human who's used a Death Note
can neither go to heaven nor hell for eternity.
That's all.
[Ryuk laughs]
Now you have something to look forward to after you die.
-[gasps] -[Sachiko] Light?
It'll be alright.
Answer it.
What is it?
I thought you'd like some apples.
The neighbors brought them over for us.
Why on earth is it so dark in your room?
-You'll ruin your eyesight! -[Light] What's going on?
Mom can't see him?
[Ryuk] That notebook you found originally belonged to me,
and since you're now using it,
you are the only one able to see me,
and of course, my voice
can only be heard by you.
In other words,
the Death Note is the bond between Light, the human
and Ryuk, the Shinigami.
Mhmm.
Yum.
I just have one more question I wanna ask you.
-[Ryuk chomping] -Why was I chosen for this?
Hey, are you even listening?
[swallows]
Apples in the human world are worth the trip.
What's the best way to describe these?
Juicy?
Just answer my question?
[scoffs] I didn't choose you.
Don't you see? This is all just an accident.
You actually thought you were chosen because you're so smart or something?
Don't be so vain.
It just happened to fall around here, and you just happened to pick it up.
And that's all there is to it.
That's why I wrote the instructions in English,
the most popular language in the human world.
Then why did you drop it in the first place?
You even wrote down specific instructions,
so don't try telling me this was an accident!
You're asking me why?
I did it 'cause I was bored.
You were bored?
[Ryuk] The truth is Shinigami haven't got much to do these days.
Most of the time we're either taking naps or gambling.
If you take the time to write names in your Death Note,
the others just laugh at you for working so hard.
Even if you wrote the name of another Shinigami,
it'd be pointless because they wouldn't die.
And since we live in the Shinigami Realm,
it brings us no amusement to kill those in the human world either.
So, I figured I'd have more fun if I came down here myself.
Anyway, I'm surprised at how many names you've written,
but I wanna know why you only wrote
the cause of death for that guy who was hit by the truck.
If you don't write down the cause of death,
the victim dies of a heart attack,
and that's probably the best thing about the Death Note, Ryuk.
Huh?
You see, I've already exhausted the list of the world's major criminals,
and eventually, I'm going to get rid of them all.
What's the point of doing that?
It's only a matter of time before people figure out
that these criminals are being eliminated by someone.
I want the world to know of my existence.
That there's someone out there passing righteous judgement on the wicked!
Why even bother?
What are you trying to achieve by passing judgement on them.
I mean, why do you care?
Because…
I've been bored too.
I wasn't ready to believe it at first,
but it's obvious now.
There's something about the Death Note itself
that makes humans want to try it out at least once.
I killed them both.
I really… I killed two men.
Those were human lives,
it won't be overlooked.
Besides,
who am I to pass judgement on others?
No, no wait.
Maybe I'm wrong.
This is exactly what I've been thinking about lately.
This world is rotting,
and those who are making it rot deserve to die.
Someone has to do it, so why not me?
Even if it means sacrificing my own mind and soul,
it's worth it.
Because the world...
can't go on like this.
I've wondered…
what if someone else picked up this notebook.
Is there anyone out there, other than me,
who would be willing to eliminate the vermin from the world?
If I don't do it,
then who will?
That's just it; there's no one,
but I can do it.
In fact,
I'm the only one who can.
I'll do it,
using the Death Note,
I'll change the world.
[groaning]
[groans]
[screaming]
[Light] At first, I wrote the names of the worst criminals I could think of.
Like I was cleaning up the world, one name at a time,
so that eventually no one will ever do anything evil again.
And while the truly guilty ones who deserve to be punished for their crimes
die of heart attacks,
the people who are less guilty but who still make trouble for others
will slowly be erased through disease and accidental death.
Then, and only then,
the world will start moving in the right direction.
It'll be a new world, free of injustice, and populated by people
who I've judged to be honest, kind, and hardworking.
But if you did that, it would make you the only bad person left.
Huh? I have no idea what you're talking about.
I'm a hard-working honor student
who is considered to be one of Japan's best and brightest.
And I…
I will become the God of this New World.
It's just as I thought,
humans are so interesting.
TO BE CONTINUED
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