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However, the problem was the public's mixed reaction to Kira's willingness to compromise. Some interpreted his decision as the result of a large bribe from the government, while others began talking about a "Kira double," but the latter theory was still on par with the existence of aliens. After all, the disappearance of a famous figure from the media consistently provoked reactions along the lines of "he was killed/replaced/created by reptilians," so fans of this theory had already been ridiculed. On the other hand, Kira's fans also faced criticism. Some for ceasing to believe in him, others for starting to do so. Not that society was ready for anything. As before, it was a discontented lump, alternately losing and gaining momentum. But the phrase favored by liberals during every change of power—"the closer the empire's collapse, the crazier its laws"—would clearly soon be back in vogue.

Hm.

While Sugawara was skilled at manipulating the masses, he, like any politician, had no intention of doing so himself. He was already taking a huge risk, not so much by assembling a "team" against Kira, but by doing so online. One more small act of timidity and Kira-2, Kira-3, or, oh, no, Kira-1, would be knocking on his door.

Sugawara turned around as if the thought had any direct meaning.

He took a deep breath before opening the "Savior Kira" website. There, among the many discussions, was a new post by a user named Pixel:

"You know what this kind of behavior is called? It's the 'not me, not you' tactic. When someone agrees to do something, but, fearing public reaction, makes the decision 50/50. So one defendant is alive. To please those who want to see change. And one defendant is dead. To please those who like Kira's policies. BUT!!! This isn't like Kira. Have you ever seen Kira justify himself? Do you remember Kira agreeing to anything against his will?"

"I'll never believe Kira was forced," Sugawara wrote anonymously.

Pixel:

In my previous posts, I explain in detail who could benefit from this.

And Kira just took the money? Seriously? Sugawara paused. He occasionally glanced at the man's posts, but in a world where police are allowed to shoot to kill at the sight of masked citizens, expressing one's opinion on the events was problematic. So Pixel's comments were more like emotional news reports without any conclusion. What segment of the population was Sugawara planning to incite? He finished the message and sent it with his eyes closed. Could God do that?

Ugh. Ugh. Ugh. It was as if he'd patted a fly with his finger. But when Sugawara opened his eyes, Pixel's answer surprised him:

Never.

It's neutral enough, but... If they spread the rumors they want through Kira's fans, not his enemies, that would be wonderful.

Sugawara:

Then I don't understand.

Pixel:

Something definitely happened to Kira.

Sugawara:

Well, the criminal murders continue. I mean, the heart attacks are still there. So Kira's alive.

Pixel:

If this is still "our Kira."

Sugawara:

?

Pixel:

I don't believe what they said about his way of killing. I think it's some kind of hereditary power.

Sugawara:

"Hereditary"?

Pixel:

Ancient magic.

Oh.

Pixel:

Passed down from generation to generation. And what Kira's enemies are talking about is just a distraction.

Sugawara:

And?

Pixel:

"And" what?

Sugawara:

Are you saying Kira is now teaching his children to kill?

Pixel:

Why not?

"Why not"?! That's just nonsense.

Sugawara:

Kira wouldn't let his children make such mistakes.

Sugawara hated conspiracy theories.

Pixel:

You're right. If Kira isn't talking, then he's not here.

Sugawara:

So, Kira...?

Pixel:

Maybe. If so, then his son or daughter continued his work. Unsuccessfully. Because they weren't ready, I guess.

Sugawara:

Or because they killed him?

Pixel was silent for a long moment.

Pixel:

The current Kira killed...the previous Kira?

He refreshed the site for an hour, but nothing happened. However, when Sugawara decided to check the discussions a couple of hours later, he was greeted by dozens of videos. He had to scroll for at least a minute to get to the text. It turned out it all started with the comments:

Pixel: If new Kira is a child, how can we find him?

Anonymous★: The criminals' time of death. But do you really think it's a child? I mean, you're talking about a CHILD who goes to kindergarten or school or… Pixel: Do you think I'm an idiot? Anonymous♡: You're an idiot. Pixel: That's debatable. I'm the most popular Kira theorist. Anonymous♡: LOL. Anonymous★: So, what about the kid? It could be a student, for example. Anonymous♡: Or a teacher. Students and teachers have the same schedule. Anonymous▽: So how old is the kid-Kira? Anonymous♡: What time is the kindergarten open until? Pixel: OH MY GOD. Anonymous♡: Why aren't we considering kindergarten teachers? Pixel: ARE YOU TROLLING ME?

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Anonymous♡: Okay. Let's start with how old Kira is. Anonymous★: That's the wrong category. And the wrong question. Anonymous♡: What? Pixel: He's right. Kira is a god, he has no age. Anonymous▽: But you're talking about him having parents, and they're some kind of magical clan. Anonymous♡: And he also has children. Anonymous▽: Okay, so how old could he be? Anonymous: 30? Anonymous♡: 25? Pixel: 48? Anonymous♡: 48 years old? Pixel: He might look young. Anonymous♡: Fuck you.

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Pixel: Did Kira transfer his powers to someone he knows/relatives? Anonymous□: If so, then definitely to a woman. Anonymous★: Why? Anonymous□: Women are stupid. I wouldn't be surprised if a woman screwed everything up for us. Anonymous@: Maybe his mother? Anonymous★: How old are his parents? Pixel: No, it's hardly his mother. Anonymous★: Why? Pixel: She transferred the power to him herself before. Anonymous★: Okay. Realistic. Pixel: So it's definitely his daughter or sister. If we're talking about blood magic. Anonymous◎: What if you can transfer it to someone you know? Anonymous★: You're right. "All the people I transferred the power to are now dead," or something like that. Kira wouldn't kill his own family. Anonymous♡: What if they're criminals? Anonymous□: Kira comes from a family of criminals? Lol. Anonymous□: Mafia? Pixel: 👎👎👎👎

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Anonymous◎: let's drop the blood topic. The idea that all the Kiras are related is nonsense. Otherwise, L would have told us about it a long time ago. Anonymous □: So, Kira can transfer her power to anyone. Pixel: Through some kind of ritual? Anonymous □: Probably. Pixel: Through blood? Anonymous◎: Dude. Anonymous♡: If not through blood, then I'm ready to offer myself to Kira's doppelganger. Anonymous: Who needs you lol Anonymous♡: I'm serious. Anonymous: Can I become Kira? Anonymous✿: Can I become Kira??? Anonymous♡: I'll write him a letter. Anonymous▽:PHHHY where are you going to write him? Anonymous♡: Well, post my portfolio here. Like the new Kira.

Pixel: Better to do it via video.

Anonymous♡: A video profile? Pixel: Yeah.

Sugawara took a deep breath. Okay, this needs to be told to Near. He wrote after a while, @near-n:

Good afternoon. I can hardly explain what's happening online; it's better for you to see it for yourself.

Don't worry, though. It's a little early to say, but I have hopes of securing Lady Phantasme in relatively short order.

I've decided the precise identity of Kira-2 won't be a problem. But there is a small hitch, in that Kira-2 doesn't seem quite as riveted to NHN as the original. What would be your recommendations for broadcasting a message Kira-2 is liable to respond to in short order?

There's a psychological insight into Kira if ever there was one. He had the confidence to wait three years to test the sincerity of politicians worldwide, but he couldn't wait three weeks, until a date the public would actually understand, to further cement his godhood. Well, after all, a notebook alone can't make for a full apotheosis. Not unless you want to deify Higuchi into the bargain...

Still.

He expected to have disposed of us after the interview, but failed to give Kira-2 adequate warning to change course on that point when they implemented the backup. Perhaps he didn't fully account for Lady Phantasme, or our own accounting for her?

Perhaps we should strike at Kira's confidence. If Kira-2 truly possesses instructions—and if he truly is a politician—then he expects absolute compliance with his reforms, yet he is unprepared for a simple "no." Let's assume he might overlook an act of defiance, or perhaps eliminate a single traitor. But if all the politicians were to rise against him simultaneously, it would completely derail his plans. At that point, Kira-2 would be forced to make a public statement. However, I prefer to believe that by pursuing this course of action, we will simply destroy him.

From the moment you chose a general email as your preferred method of contact, I knew I was mistaken in my assessment of your identity. I'm afraid I've had a little fun with you on that account, but at this point it would be dangerous not to come clean. The person I mistook you for would never have missed the flaw in this reasoning, but I'm a little surprised that even you overlooked it.

For a moment, the confusion became so intense that it touched another emotion: fear. This person wasn't Kira, but what if Sugawara really was that easy to catch? What if it was Kira after all? Or not? Or yes? Or no?

...What flaw are you talking about?

He took a deep breath, hoping his choice of words wouldn't raise any unnecessary questions. Now wasn't the time for games. Even if Sugawara was wrong, that was perfectly normal. It's not every day that politicians encounter problems on the level of "magic power killing people." Of course, he lacked information. On the other hand, he'd already screwed up his court hearing plan. If you say and do stupid things so often, you could lose all credibility.

He wiped his face with his sleeve. Forehead was a little sore.

In other words, it doesn't matter to Kira to whom he assigns any one contract. As we both know that the political class as a whole is more burden than asset to him... I hypothesize that his intent is to weed out dissenters across the year, then kill the rest at a stroke. And I wouldn't be surprised to find an international holiday installed to mark the occasion. Near wrinkled his nose. (I base this assessment of the timing on the information accessed by my acquaintance, whom I now deem likely to be dead. But I've been wrong before, and I don't intend to compromise him.)

And I mean this regardless of the stated length of contract. If only the first batch is executed after their year is up, it doesn't take Kira's insight to foresee how the rest of the politicians might take it.

Sugawara paused. Even though he found the phrases convincing and even a little brazen, he felt close to suffocating. How long did he have left to live?

But he can't kill all the dissidents at once. The politicians who contacted me don't know each other's faces. Consequently, they don't know mine either. Sorry for jumping around, but this got me thinking: does Kira-2 know he's the only one handling the matter? Could we lure him out by claiming to be Kira-3?

I have enough influence to force other channels and newspapers to do this. But the problem is, I can't guarantee there won't be any leaks. Kira fanatics are likely present on other channels, and they'll start whining online that "evil Sugawara forced them to publish nonsense."

Don't worry, though. It's a little early to say, but I have hopes of securing Lady Phantasme in relatively short order.

I've decided the precise identity of Kira-2 won't be a problem. But there is a small hitch, in that Kira-2 doesn't seem quite as riveted to NHN as the original. What would be your recommendations for broadcasting a message Kira-2 is liable to respond to in short order?

There's a psychological insight into Kira if ever there was one. He had the confidence to wait three years to test the sincerity of politicians worldwide, but he couldn't wait three weeks, until a date the public would actually understand, to further cement his godhood. Well, after all, a notebook alone can't make for a full apotheosis. Not unless you want to deify Higuchi into the bargain...

Still.

He expected to have disposed of us after the interview, but failed to give Kira-2 adequate warning to change course on that point when they implemented the backup. Perhaps he didn't fully account for Lady Phantasme, or our own accounting for her?

Perhaps we should strike at Kira's confidence. If Kira-2 truly possesses instructions—and if he truly is a politician—then he expects absolute compliance with his reforms, yet he is unprepared for a simple "no." Let's assume he might overlook an act of defiance, or perhaps eliminate a single traitor. But if all the politicians were to rise against him simultaneously, it would completely derail his plans. At that point, Kira-2 would be forced to make a public statement. However, I prefer to believe that by pursuing this course of action, we will simply destroy him.

From the moment you chose a general email as your preferred method of contact, I knew I was mistaken in my assessment of your identity. I'm afraid I've had a little fun with you on that account, but at this point it would be dangerous not to come clean. The person I mistook you for would never have missed the flaw in this reasoning, but I'm a little surprised that even you overlooked it.

For a moment, the confusion became so intense that it touched another emotion: fear. This person wasn't Kira, but what if Sugawara really was that easy to catch? What if it was Kira after all? Or not? Or yes? Or no?

...What flaw are you talking about?

He took a deep breath, hoping his choice of words wouldn't raise any unnecessary questions. Now wasn't the time for games. Even if Sugawara was wrong, that was perfectly normal. It's not every day that politicians encounter problems on the level of "magic power killing people." Of course, he lacked information. On the other hand, he'd already screwed up his court hearing plan. If you say and do stupid things so often, you could lose all credibility.

He wiped his face with his sleeve. Forehead was a little sore.

In other words, it doesn't matter to Kira to whom he assigns any one contract. As we both know that the political class as a whole is more burden than asset to him... I hypothesize that his intent is to weed out dissenters across the year, then kill the rest at a stroke. And I wouldn't be surprised to find an international holiday installed to mark the occasion. Near wrinkled his nose. (I base this assessment of the timing on the information accessed by my acquaintance, whom I now deem likely to be dead. But I've been wrong before, and I don't intend to compromise him.)

And I mean this regardless of the stated length of contract. If only the first batch is executed after their year is up, it doesn't take Kira's insight to foresee how the rest of the politicians might take it.

Sugawara paused. Even though he found the phrases convincing and even a little brazen, he felt close to suffocating. How long did he have left to live?

But he can't kill all the dissidents at once. The politicians who contacted me don't know each other's faces. Consequently, they don't know mine either. Sorry for jumping around, but this got me thinking: does Kira-2 know he's the only one handling the matter? Could we lure him out by claiming to be Kira-3?

I have enough influence to force other channels and newspapers to do this. But the problem is, I can't guarantee there won't be any leaks. Kira fanatics are likely present on other channels, and they'll start whining online that "evil Sugawara forced them to publish nonsense."

Don't worry, though. It's a little early to say, but I have hopes of securing Lady Phantasme in relatively short order.

I've decided the precise identity of Kira-2 won't be a problem. But there is a small hitch, in that Kira-2 doesn't seem quite as riveted to NHN as the original. What would be your recommendations for broadcasting a message Kira-2 is liable to respond to in short order?

There's a psychological insight into Kira if ever there was one. He had the confidence to wait three years to test the sincerity of politicians worldwide, but he couldn't wait three weeks, until a date the public would actually understand, to further cement his godhood. Well, after all, a notebook alone can't make for a full apotheosis. Not unless you want to deify Higuchi into the bargain...

Still.

He expected to have disposed of us after the interview, but failed to give Kira-2 adequate warning to change course on that point when they implemented the backup. Perhaps he didn't fully account for Lady Phantasme, or our own accounting for her?

Perhaps we should strike at Kira's confidence. If Kira-2 truly possesses instructions—and if he truly is a politician—then he expects absolute compliance with his reforms, yet he is unprepared for a simple "no." Let's assume he might overlook an act of defiance, or perhaps eliminate a single traitor. But if all the politicians were to rise against him simultaneously, it would completely derail his plans. At that point, Kira-2 would be forced to make a public statement. However, I prefer to believe that by pursuing this course of action, we will simply destroy him.

From the moment you chose a general email as your preferred method of contact, I knew I was mistaken in my assessment of your identity. I'm afraid I've had a little fun with you on that account, but at this point it would be dangerous not to come clean. The person I mistook you for would never have missed the flaw in this reasoning, but I'm a little surprised that even you overlooked it.

For a moment, the confusion became so intense that it touched another emotion: fear. This person wasn't Kira, but what if Sugawara really was that easy to catch? What if it was Kira after all? Or not? Or yes? Or no?

...What flaw are you talking about?

He took a deep breath, hoping his choice of words wouldn't raise any unnecessary questions. Now wasn't the time for games. Even if Sugawara was wrong, that was perfectly normal. It's not every day that politicians encounter problems on the level of "magic power killing people." Of course, he lacked information. On the other hand, he'd already screwed up his court hearing plan. If you say and do stupid things so often, you could lose all credibility.

He wiped his face with his sleeve. Forehead was a little sore.

In other words, it doesn't matter to Kira to whom he assigns any one contract. As we both know that the political class as a whole is more burden than asset to him... I hypothesize that his intent is to weed out dissenters across the year, then kill the rest at a stroke. And I wouldn't be surprised to find an international holiday installed to mark the occasion. Near wrinkled his nose. (I base this assessment of the timing on the information accessed by my acquaintance, whom I now deem likely to be dead. But I've been wrong before, and I don't intend to compromise him.)

And I mean this regardless of the stated length of contract. If only the first batch is executed after their year is up, it doesn't take Kira's insight to foresee how the rest of the politicians might take it.

Sugawara paused. Even though he found the phrases convincing and even a little brazen, he felt close to suffocating. How long did he have left to live?

But he can't kill all the dissidents at once. The politicians who contacted me don't know each other's faces. Consequently, they don't know mine either. Sorry for jumping around, but this got me thinking: does Kira-2 know he's the only one handling the matter? Could we lure him out by claiming to be Kira-3?

Don't worry, though. It's a little early to say, but I have hopes of securing Lady Phantasme in relatively short order.

I've decided the precise identity of Kira-2 won't be a problem. But there is a small hitch, in that Kira-2 doesn't seem quite as riveted to NHN as the original. What would be your recommendations for broadcasting a message Kira-2 is liable to respond to in short order?

There's a psychological insight into Kira if ever there was one. He had the confidence to wait three years to test the sincerity of politicians worldwide, but he couldn't wait three weeks, until a date the public would actually understand, to further cement his godhood. Well, after all, a notebook alone can't make for a full apotheosis. Not unless you want to deify Higuchi into the bargain...

Still.

He expected to have disposed of us after the interview, but failed to give Kira-2 adequate warning to change course on that point when they implemented the backup. Perhaps he didn't fully account for Lady Phantasme, or our own accounting for her?

Perhaps we should strike at Kira's confidence. If Kira-2 truly possesses instructions—and if he truly is a politician—then he expects absolute compliance with his reforms, yet he is unprepared for a simple "no." Let's assume he might overlook an act of defiance, or perhaps eliminate a single traitor. But if all the politicians were to rise against him simultaneously, it would completely derail his plans. At that point, Kira-2 would be forced to make a public statement. However, I prefer to believe that by pursuing this course of action, we will simply destroy him.

From the moment you chose a general email as your preferred method of contact, I knew I was mistaken in my assessment of your identity. I'm afraid I've had a little fun with you on that account, but at this point it would be dangerous not to come clean. The person I mistook you for would never have missed the flaw in this reasoning, but I'm a little surprised that even you overlooked it.

For a moment, the confusion became so intense that it touched another emotion: fear. This person wasn't Kira, but what if Sugawara really was that easy to catch? What if it was Kira after all? Or not? Or yes? Or no?

...What flaw are you talking about?

He took a deep breath, hoping his choice of words wouldn't raise any unnecessary questions. Now wasn't the time for games. Even if Sugawara was wrong, that was perfectly normal. It's not every day that politicians encounter problems on the level of "magic power killing people." Of course, he lacked information. On the other hand, he'd already screwed up his court hearing plan. If you say and do stupid things so often, you could lose all credibility.

He wiped his face with his sleeve. Forehead was a little sore.

In other words, it doesn't matter to Kira to whom he assigns any one contract. As we both know that the political class as a whole is more burden than asset to him... I hypothesize that his intent is to weed out dissenters across the year, then kill the rest at a stroke. And I wouldn't be surprised to find an international holiday installed to mark the occasion. Near wrinkled his nose. (I base this assessment of the timing on the information accessed by my acquaintance, whom I now deem likely to be dead. But I've been wrong before, and I don't intend to compromise him.)

And I mean this regardless of the stated length of contract. If only the first batch is executed after their year is up, it doesn't take Kira's insight to foresee how the rest of the politicians might take it.

Sugawara paused. Even though he found the phrases convincing and even a little brazen, he felt close to suffocating. How long did he have left to live?

But he can't kill all the dissidents at once. The politicians who contacted me don't know each other's faces. Consequently, they don't know mine either. Sorry for jumping around, but this got me thinking: does Kira-2 know he's the only one handling the matter? Could we lure him out by claiming to be Kira-3?

Don't worry, though. It's a little early to say, but I have hopes of securing Lady Phantasme in relatively short order.

I've decided the precise identity of Kira-2 won't be a problem. But there is a small hitch, in that Kira-2 doesn't seem quite as riveted to NHN as the original. What would be your recommendations for broadcasting a message Kira-2 is liable to respond to in short order?

There's a psychological insight into Kira if ever there was one. He had the confidence to wait three years to test the sincerity of politicians worldwide, but he couldn't wait three weeks, until a date the public would actually understand, to further cement his godhood. Well, after all, a notebook alone can't make for a full apotheosis. Not unless you want to deify Higuchi into the bargain...

Still.

He expected to have disposed of us after the interview, but failed to give Kira-2 adequate warning to change course on that point when they implemented the backup. Perhaps he didn't fully account for Lady Phantasme, or our own accounting for her?

Perhaps we should strike at Kira's confidence. If Kira-2 truly possesses instructions—and if he truly is a politician—then he expects absolute compliance with his reforms, yet he is unprepared for a simple "no." Let's assume he might overlook an act of defiance, or perhaps eliminate a single traitor. But if all the politicians were to rise against him simultaneously, it would completely derail his plans. At that point, Kira-2 would be forced to make a public statement. However, I prefer to believe that by pursuing this course of action, we will simply destroy him.

From the moment you chose a general email as your preferred method of contact, I knew I was mistaken in my assessment of your identity. I'm afraid I've had a little fun with you on that account, but at this point it would be dangerous not to come clean. The person I mistook you for would never have missed the flaw in this reasoning, but I'm a little surprised that even you overlooked it.

For a moment, the confusion became so intense that it touched another emotion: fear. This person wasn't Kira, but what if Sugawara really was that easy to catch? What if it was Kira after all? Or not? Or yes? Or no?

...What flaw are you talking about?

He took a deep breath, hoping his choice of words wouldn't raise any unnecessary questions. Now wasn't the time for games. Even if Sugawara was wrong, that was perfectly normal. It's not every day that politicians encounter problems on the level of "magic power killing people." Of course, he lacked information. On the other hand, he'd already screwed up his court hearing plan. If you say and do stupid things so often, you could lose all credibility.

He wiped his face with his sleeve. Forehead was a little sore.

Don't worry, though. It's a little early to say, but I have hopes of securing Lady Phantasme in relatively short order.

I've decided the precise identity of Kira-2 won't be a problem. But there is a small hitch, in that Kira-2 doesn't seem quite as riveted to NHN as the original. What would be your recommendations for broadcasting a message Kira-2 is liable to respond to in short order?

There's a psychological insight into Kira if ever there was one. He had the confidence to wait three years to test the sincerity of politicians worldwide, but he couldn't wait three weeks, until a date the public would actually understand, to further cement his godhood. Well, after all, a notebook alone can't make for a full apotheosis. Not unless you want to deify Higuchi into the bargain...

Still.

He expected to have disposed of us after the interview, but failed to give Kira-2 adequate warning to change course on that point when they implemented the backup. Perhaps he didn't fully account for Lady Phantasme, or our own accounting for her?

Perhaps we should strike at Kira's confidence. If Kira-2 truly possesses instructions—and if he truly is a politician—then he expects absolute compliance with his reforms, yet he is unprepared for a simple "no." Let's assume he might overlook an act of defiance, or perhaps eliminate a single traitor. But if all the politicians were to rise against him simultaneously, it would completely derail his plans. At that point, Kira-2 would be forced to make a public statement. However, I prefer to believe that by pursuing this course of action, we will simply destroy him.

Don't worry, though. It's a little early to say, but I have hopes of securing Lady Phantasme in relatively short order.

I've decided the precise identity of Kira-2 won't be a problem. But there is a small hitch, in that Kira-2 doesn't seem quite as riveted to NHN as the original. What would be your recommendations for broadcasting a message Kira-2 is liable to respond to in short order?

Fortunately, I've made progress with Lady Phantasme. The next time she makes a move, she's not likely to slip away again.

Excellent. I also believe you know more about Lady Phantasme than I do, so I'd like...

Sugawara paused. He stared ahead for a long moment, thinking. Near not only possessed the information, but was also the tentative leader in their collaboration. If he asked for something to contain Kira, it was clear it would have to be done. And that was reassuring. After all, Sugawara wouldn't die from his own stupidity. But this thought made him momentarily too calm, even politically calm, which, as is usually the case, is good for a politician, but bad for a sincerely human side. Sugawara realized that he could have asked for something under the pretext of security.

Fortunately, I've made progress with Lady Phantasme. The next time she makes a move, she's not likely to slip away again.

Excellent. I also believe you know more about Lady Phantasme than I do, so I'd like...

Sugawara paused. He stared ahead for a long moment, thinking. Near not only possessed the information, but was also the tentative leader in their collaboration. If he asked for something to contain Kira, it was clear it would have to be done. And that was reassuring. After all, Sugawara wouldn't die from his own stupidity. But this thought made him momentarily too calm, even politically calm, which, as is usually the case, is good for a politician, but bad for a sincerely human side. Sugawara realized that he could have asked for something under the pretext of security.

How much time does a day's worth of judgment take?

At what hours did the judgments in fact occur?

Do the judgments fill up an even page? If not, is the likely adjustment for handwriting size, for missed tally, or for sloppiness in the Kira?

But he had not counted on:

4. The list of names for the seventh is significantly smaller than the lists for the previous two days. How does this affect the above metrics?

It would seem, from the field test, that being Kira-2 is technically a full-time job, but it could easily be integrated into a normal schedule. Each day's executions fill up two columns of one page, which, together with the leisurely pace, is a strong indicator that there is in fact only one Kira-2 in operation. To avoid "doubling up" on news reports would require a coordination which is not only conspicuous, but also needless given the quantities involved.

Sugawara frowned. Kira wasn't wrong. Kira couldn't make mistakes. He didn't know why the thought rang in his head so clearly and distinctly. "It's all done on purpose." It took a moment for Sugawara to calm his paranoia, because in the worst-case scenario, fear would force him to consider even worse options. "Kira's right here," "Kira's behind me," "Kira's controlling everyone."

Regarding Higuchi, there must have been a circumstantial exigency. (And within the testimony of Light Yagami, Near thought he could see the outlines of that exigency.) Capability was certainly not the consideration.

However, the affair of Kyosuke Higuchi raises a crucial point. From what we've learned, there are two known shinigami in play. Higuchi was familiar with both, while Lady Phantasme is familiar with only one. (And far more ostentatious in that familiarity than Kira has ever been.) It happens that there are also two known notebooks in play: Lady Phantasme's, and Kira-2's. Which of these might have been employed by Kira-1 remains to be seen, but the point is that there is no proof we are dealing with more than two notebooks, each with an apparently corresponding shinigami.

He placed two memo pads on the floor. On each one he placed a grim reaper, and then beside the stylish one placed his Kira-2 LEGO placeholder, while the vapid-looking knockoff received Harley Quinn.

Sugawara sighed. Well, he knew too little about Shinigami. But it was probably too early to discuss them. On the other hand… He turned around, taking a deep breath, trying to suppress the thought that his paranoia was merely the realization that Shinigami was right here, in this room. Obviously, no one was here. Sugawara wiped his face with his palm.

How much time does a day's worth of judgment take?

At what hours did the judgments in fact occur?

Do the judgments fill up an even page? If not, is the likely adjustment for handwriting size, for missed tally, or for sloppiness in the Kira?

But he had not counted on:

4. The list of names for the seventh is significantly smaller than the lists for the previous two days. How does this affect the above metrics?

It would seem, from the field test, that being Kira-2 is technically a full-time job, but it could easily be integrated into a normal schedule. Each day's executions fill up two columns of one page, which, together with the leisurely pace, is a strong indicator that there is in fact only one Kira-2 in operation. To avoid "doubling up" on news reports would require a coordination which is not only conspicuous, but also needless given the quantities involved.

Sugawara frowned. Kira wasn't wrong. Kira couldn't make mistakes. He didn't know why the thought rang in his head so clearly and distinctly. "It's all done on purpose." It took a moment for Sugawara to calm his paranoia, because in the worst-case scenario, fear would force him to consider even worse options. "Kira's right here," "Kira's behind me," "Kira's controlling everyone."