Death Note Manga Book Guide

"I switched it," Matsuda says, his voice cracking. "At headquarters. While you were in the bathroom. I’ve suspected you for years. I didn’t want to believe it. But when you told me to kill my own father… when you used the Death Note to make that criminal write names… I knew. You’re not a god, Light. You’re a monster."

Near has deduced that Light Yagami is Kira. However, Light has orchestrated an elaborate plan using Teru Mikami (the new Kira) and his own subordinate, Kiyomi Takada, to kill Near’s team. Light believes he has won. The final meeting is set: Near and the SPK will meet the Japanese Task Force (now seemingly loyal to Light) in a neutral, empty warehouse. death note manga book

"They're all rotten!" he screams. "They're all lazy, worthless, evil people! Someone had to do it! Someone had to be the one to carry the burden! I am justice! I am God! You can't—you can't kill a god!" "I switched it," Matsuda says, his voice cracking

The word hangs in the air like a guillotine blade. Light. Not Kira. Light Yagami. I’ve suspected you for years

"Mikami," Light says, his voice dripping with confidence. "Show them. Show them the power of Kira."

Near watches him without pity. "There are no gods here, Light Yagami. Only men. And men must answer for their sins."

"Brilliant! Brilliant, Near! You actually made me… you made me doubt myself for a second!" He straightens up, and his face becomes a mask of cold, absolute fury. "But you forget the most important rule of the Death Note. I wrote your name in my own notebook—the one in my jacket—before I even walked into this warehouse. You’re already dead, Near. You just haven’t stopped breathing yet."