Yagami Light is not the original Yagami Light. To be exact, he is a time-traveler from The Empire'O Coir.
From the moment he crossed over, he confirmed his identity—
Born into privilege, his original body's father, Yagami Souichirou, was the head of the Criminal Investigation Bureau, with the rank of Police Commissioner. Comparable to the legendary figure Hattori Heizo, or Detective Heiji Hattori's father from the famous anime Detective Conan—a top police official.
But even a person like that, while attending a theater show with his whole family, was attacked by a previously arrested criminal. Everyone except Light died in a silent alley.
(Batman ripoff!?)
This is why it's no exaggeration to say this worlds modern society as a whole is on the brink of collapse.
Even such a high-ranking official could be killed by criminals at any time.
It was then that the original Yagami Light died from the shock.
What came back to life was the current Yagami Light—and from that moment, he gained a system.
Afterwards, he was adopted by a police commissioner, a colleague of his father, named Makima and lived uneventfully until
A blood-red text appeared in his vision:
『Main Quest 1: Survive (You live every day under great danger. Your primary goal is to survive.)』
『Days Survived: 3650. Your physical abilities continue to improve.』
『Daily Quest 1: Justice Execution (There is too much filth in this world; a cleaner is needed.)』
『Execute one guilty person every day.』
『Main Quest 2: Club Activities (A must-try delicacy for Japanese high schoolers)』
『Form your own club, encounter a [Person] of j
Justice, and unlock more abilities.』
『Phase 1: Meet the [Person], completed. Your Death Note daily uses increased; current: 1/3.』
『Phase 2: [Person]'s joining, pending. Make the [Person] truly join your club. Upon completion, your Death Note powers will be enhanced. Enhancement effect: You will be able to control the cause of death for those whose names you write.』
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Light Yagami was very satisfied with his current life.
Whether in the past or now, he had always been a person with a strong sense of justice. When he saw those blood-pressure-raising news stories, he wanted more than anyone else to bypass the law and erase them.
Rather than justice delayed by cumbersome procedures, he preferred swift and brutal justice through results. No matter the means, as long as the result was justice, then it was correct.
( Psycho)
Procedure was a means; result was the goal.
Compassion could not save the people of Japan. Only—
Execution could!
Light Yagami inwardly delighted in admiring the pale-faced girl before him. That expression, like a frightened fawn, truly thrilled him.
To be fair, even if he didn't have the system's task to fulfill, just sensing that soul in pursuit of absolute justice had already excited him immensely.
Words could not change another person, which gave birth to a desire to conquer. He wanted to twist the girl's will, make her understand, and become like him.
'Trying to change the weak side of human nature... what a hassle.'
'Heaven gives rise to all things including humans, but humans are given nothing in return. Only by killing until the people of Japan fear death can the world return to normal!'
...
Light Yagami's handsome face revealed a gentle smile, as if everything that had just happened was nothing more than an illusion. The execution complete, he closed the notebook, and his previously focused demeanor relaxed. He turned to look at Yukinoshita Yukino, who stood dazed at the doorway.
"Yukinoshita-san, would you like to experience our club activities now?"
Yukinoshita Yukino snapped out of her daze as if awakening from a dream. Her knuckles were white from gripping her clothes too tightly. She had wanted to see what kind of trick Light Yagami was playing. In her mind, it should have been some kind of magic trick.
But from the moment he took out the notebook to when the news of the criminal's sudden death came through the TV, she hadn't seen anything suspicious.
It was as if things were simply meant to be.
"This... this isn't how it's supposed to be." She murmured, but her tone was no longer as firm as it had been at the start.
"Was it a coincidence?" she couldn't help but ask, "How did you do it?"
"How did I do it?"
Yagami Light extended his hand and gently covered the cover of the Death Note, his movements as tender as if he were caressing the delicate skin of a young girl.
"Isn't it already obvious? Everything I just did was in plain sight. With your level of observation, Yukinoshita-san, you should've figured it out."
"I don't believe it!"
"If you don't believe it, then try it yourself."
Yagami Light opened the Death Note again, flipping to a fresh page. He took the pen clipped to his chest.
"Go on, Yukinoshita-san. Write down the name of the person you most want to kill. If there's no one, just pick one from the news reports."
"After all, currently there's no shortage of people in Japan who deserve to die, right?"
His words were like a devil's whisper from hell, drilling into Yukinoshita's ears, prying open her heart, and pouring in his own will.
Yukinoshita narrowed her eyes, remaining motionless for a long time.
She felt her worldview collapsing. If—if this was real… being able to strip someone of their life so easily, even if they were a criminal, without going through the legal system…
What kind of joke was this?!
Was human life really something so trivial?!
Yukinoshita Yukino looked up again and said seriously, "I won't try something like this, whether it's real or not."
"Is that so? What a shame," Yagami Light shrugged, though he wasn't surprised. There was still time. He understood that someone like Yukinoshita, with her firm beliefs, wouldn't change with just a few words.
Right now, the relationship between them was still stuck at a stage of "suspicion."
To change the bias in her heart, he needed a turning point.
A turning point where she would experience it herself and see the Death Note as the only solution to a problem.
Yagami Light had a feeling that day would come soon.
In front of Yukinoshita Yukino, he tore out a page from the notebook, folded it once, then again, and walked over holding the page.
"Whether you believe it or not, or whether you'll have a chance to use it or not, please accept this. Consider it my apology for my earlier offense."
"This…" Yukinoshita Yukino hesitated.
Normally, she would never accept anything from a boy she'd just met. But after what had just happened, her life's trajectory had already taken an unexpected turn.
As if under some invisible force, she took the page from Yagami Light and stuffed it into her shoulder bag.
"See you next week, Yukinoshita."
Yagami Light slung his bag over his shoulder and left the clubroom before her.
Yukinoshita frowned and silently stared at his back. She wanted to say something, but no words came out. She just stood there blankly, staring at the blank piece of the notebook in her hand.
"Something like this… does it really exist?"
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