Keiko’s POV:

“Just think, if I hadn’t snuck in, we wouldn’t have gotten this far yet,” Matsuda boasted as he inspected the scene displaying Yotsuba’s weekly meeting. “Things appear to be moving along rather smoothly, if I do say so myself.”

“Anyway,” L said, pointedly ignoring Matsuda’s comment, “it appears one of these people must be Kira.”

“Well, then,” the man Keiko recognized as Kyosuke Higuchi started. “Now that everyone is here, let’s commence the meeting.”

That’s him, the one who hit on me...while I know his disgusting behavior alone isn’t enough to suspect him in particular of being Kira, it certainly is enough to get me to keep a watchful eye on him. He also seems to be selfish enough to be Kira...however, there’s also the other executives to be watchful of...but wait...there’s an empty seat...which means….

“But…there’s supposed to be eight of them, correct?” Soichiro Yagami’s eyes narrowed as he studied the monitor, “why are there only seven?”

Keiko watched as the detective glanced over at Light’s father. A chill ran down her spine as he said the exact words she had been thinking.

“Kira probably killed one of them.”

“Who should we kill next to keep continuing the growth of Yotsuba Group?” on screen, Higuchi’s eyes scanned the room, waiting for responses.

“You see?!” Matsuda jumped out of his seat, “it’s just like I told you! I was right!”

The eldest in the room, Takeshi Ooi, waved a finger in the air. “Hm…I think, before we get to that, we should discuss a couple other topics. For starters, Hatori’s death.”

“He had it coming,” Shimura commented.

The executive with long dark hair, Reiji, cleared his throat, “I agree. To be honest, I’m relieved that he’s dead. Through his death, Kira has shown that he will punish those that aren’t serious about these meetings. He will not tolerate any weak links or disloyal members.”

“Yes,” Takeshi replied. He rubbed his chin. “I think we all know what Hatori’s death means...take that to heart, everyone. Now, onto the next order of business...Eraldo Coil’s report. I’ve handed out copies for each of you to read through…”

“Five million yen? For this report?” Higuchi flipped through the papers, “we don’t have anything about L’s name or face…”

Hmm...so Higuchi was the first one to comment on that, huh?

Reiji flipped to the last page, “hmm, wait, that might be true but down here, Coil warns us about the pace of our killing, saying that is we continue with our current pattern, L might catch on to us.”

“That’s impressive…Coil’s figured out what we’re doing,” Mido sighed. “At any rate, I personally feel that we should stop killing every weekend.”

Matsuda’s eyes widened as the conversation about killing continued on, “wow…this is unbelievable, it’s like they’re confessing!”

Keiko let out a deep breath, one that she wasn’t even aware she had been holding. She felt absolutely disgusted at how casually they were discussing murder.

That’s just sick! One of their business partners was killed because of Kira and they just move on like it’s nothing! They even said he deserved it! And that comment about L’s name and face....they’ll stop at nothing to find the man that’s been hunting them. L might be safe for the moment, but there’s no telling what’ll happen in the future...I wouldn’t want to live in a world without him. If anything, hearing this just proves to me that the world needs L. The world needs justice, not Kira. Not a murderer.

On screen, the topic soon switched from Coil’s report to who they should decide to kill next.

“...and Zenzai suffers from high blood pressure, therefore, if he had a stroke and died of natural causes, it shouldn't be too suspicious. Are there any objections?”

The entire room was in agreement. “No objections.”

“Damn,” Light muttered. He turned to face the rest of the Task Force, “so it’s just as we thought, Kira really can control all the aspects of one’s death.”

“No,” L’s voice was loud and firm. “Unfortunately, we can only that after those people they’ve named have died. As long as we continue to monitor what these seven say at their meetings, their actions, and whether the people they name due, we’ll definitely catch Kira.”

W-what in the world is he saying?! Keiko looked over at the detective in confusion, he can’t seriously be okay with this, can he? We can’t let any more innocent people get killed, not if we have the power to stop it now!

“Ryuzaki-san!” Light exclaimed, both shock and anger crossing his face.

L, however, was completely calm, stirring his coffee cup that was filled with way too much sugar, “yes? What is it?”

“I can’t go along with this! It’s wrong!”

“Oh, boy, here it comes…” Keiko heard the detective mutter.

‘Here it comes’...? Wait…so does this mean he was expecting this to be Light’s reaction? Is this some sort of test? ...I’d sure hope so, and anyway, this doesn’t sound like L at all. At least not the L I’ve gotten to know…I know we’re in a difficult position here, but also I’m certain L doesn’t want any more innocent people to die, either.

Light continued on, “you seem to be planning on catching Kira by allowing these seven to continue to kill, but I can’t let you do that!”

“That’s right!” Light’s father stepped forward, “it’s apparent that these seven are committing murder. Can’t we prove it’s them by Matsuda’s testimony and this footage?”

The detective played with a sugar cube, “hmm…if we caught them now, everything we’ve done up until now will go to waste. We wouldn’t be able to learn any sort of new information regarding Kira...”

“Light,” the chief looked over at his son, “you have the cell phone numbers of each of those seven members right?”

Light nodded. “Yeah.”

“Give me a number of one of the executives...it doesn't matter which one, any one of them will do,” Soichiro grabbed the list of phone numbers from Light, “I’m going to call one of them and stop the killing!”

L swiveled around in his chair. A hardened look was on his face, “look, if you do that only three days after Aiber’s made contact with them, we’ll arouse their suspicion. They’ll know that our investigation is catching up to them. Also, if you do this, it’s highly unlikely that we’ll be able to figure out who Kira specifically is. We came this far, I’d hate to have to start at the beginning all over again...in order to catch Kira, we need solid proof.”

We might need proof...but do we really have to wait until Kira kills once more to have solid evidence?

“There has to be another way,” Keiko said softly, running a hand through her hair. She studied the men in the room one by one. “We just have to find it.”

I know that there’s a chance neither of them is Kira, but for some reason...I keep on getting the feeling that Kira is among them, her gaze stopped on Higuchi a moment and she shivered, thinking about how he had made a move on her before. He gives me a bad feeling, but I could be biased...there’s also Suguru, he seemed rather antsy to leave after Matsuda’s fall...either way, I think one of them has to be Kira.

Keiko narrowed her eyes, still staring at the men in front of her, “Ryuzaki-san...I know you’re dead set on finding Kira...if Kira is among those seven, that means there’s a one in seven chance each person could be Kira...or, if there’s two Kira’s, a two in seven chance…if Light-kun or his father were to call one of them, there’d be a one or two in seven chance they’d be contacting Kira. Talking to Kira at this point wouldn’t do us any good. If they’re determined to contact one of the members, it should be the one least likely to be Kira. Perhaps some sort of deal can be worked out...”

“Well, she’s right...and I’m willing to risk it on those odds,” Light announced. He took the burner phone sitting in front of L, “I have something in mind...Ryuzaki-san, I hope you don’t mind, but I’m going to borrow your name for a moment. Based on this conversation, and what we observed while saving Matsuda-san, the one who is least likely to be Kira who carries some weight is Reiji Namikawa.”

“By all means,” L said after a long moment, “if that’s what you want to do so badly, then do it.”

“Thank you, Ryuzaki-san,” Light said. He dialled Namikawa’s number.

Keiko watched as the businessman went fishing in his pockets for his cell phone, “hello?”

“You’re Reiji Namikawa, the vice president of Yotsuba Group’s Sales Department, aren’t you?”

“Yes. And who is this?”

“Listen carefully,” Light started, “and don’t draw attention to yourself. I am L.”

At this, Keiko noticed Namikawa slightly shifting in his seat, so he’s afraid, hm? Is he afraid because he’s Kira or because he doesn’t want Kira to kill him next?

“I have cameras and wiretaps planted in that meeting room. Even as I speak, I’m recording footage of your entire meeting. The opening topic was Hatori’s death. Then you discussed Coil’s report, and now you’re debating who to kill. If you are not Kira, or if you aren’t someone who can directly contact Kira, then let’s make a deal. I need you to delay the death of Zenzai-san by one month. I doubt it will be difficult for someone of your standing.”

“Yes, I see…right, go on,” Namikawa said into the phone.

“If you do this and cooperate with me, then your crimes-no, not just yours, but everyone’s crimes, other than Kira, will not be charged under the belief that they were threatened by Kira to participate in these meetings. Everyone aside from Kira will be pardoned. If you tell the others about this call, they will panic. There would be no advantage for you, and everyone would be arrested immediately. However, that’s not my intention, I want to go one-on-one against Kira. listen, if I win against Kira, you will be acquitted of all charges. If Kira wins, then you can just carry on like nothing happened. Either way, you remain as a spectator, it’s no loss to you. The only loss would be if I decided to have you arrested right here and right now. That’s all for now...”

“Right, I’ll see you on Monday,” Namikawa said. He dropped his cell phone back into his pocket, keeping a neutral expression on his face, “sorry for the interruption...a subordinate of mine messed up an order. I’ll have to fix it on Monday, what a pain...anyway, let’s get back on topic. We were discussing when we should kill Zenzai and the others...here’s what I’m thinking: we’ll give Coil another month to discover L’s identity. If he still hasn’t uncovered anything, then we’ll go ahead and kill the targets randomly. After that, we’ll give him another month, and if there’s still no progress, we’ll kill more targets. Hear me out...once we can get rid of L permanently, there will be no one else in our way. Our top priority should be the elimination of L.”

“I see,” Mido said, “once we get rid of L, we’ll be free to kill whomever gets in our way…I think that’s a good idea, that way we’re erring on the side of caution while still getting things done.”

“Are there any objections?” Ooi questioned.

“No objections.”

“That went well,” L commented, looking deep in thought. “You sure are amazing, Light-kun...not only did you delay the killing, but we may be able to get information from Namikawa. Furthermore, it looked like something I would do...and you figured it out first. You might be more capable than I am...at this rate, if I die, would you...take over for me as L?”

H-huh?! No way...I knew L was reckless, but I didn’t think he’d allow more innocent people to be killed. And now this...it really has to be a test. He wants to gauge Light’s reaction and see if he’s being genuine. Does he really think that, if Light is or was Kira, that if L died, he’d want to take over?

Keiko locked eyes with the raven haired detective, who raised an eyebrow at her, as if to say he knew exactly what she had been thinking about.

“What?! Ryuzaki-san, why are you being so morbid? We only have a month to figure out Kira’s identity! And anyway,” Light gestured to the chains connecting him and the detective together, as long as we have this, won’t we die together?”

“I suppose you’re right, Light-kun,” the detective lazily responded.

“Hey, wait a second…” Light narrowed his eyes at L, “this was another test, wasn’t it? You think that, if I am Kira, then there are two possible scenarios. Either I’m just pretending I’m not him and putting on an act...or Kira’s power has passed on from me to someone else and I have no memory that I was ever Kira. He’s trying to determine which, if either, are true. Ryuzaki-san still believes that I am Kira. even if that power had been passed to someone else, he assumes that I would have planned things to have my power return to me again once I’m safe from suspicion. In order words...he doesn’t think I was being controlled. And if L passes away, he thinks, if I am Kira, I will steal his title and become Kira again.”

“Yes, that is correct. Acquiring the position of L would be beneficial for Kira. He would be able to freely control the police and be Kira in secret without arousing suspicion,” the detective replied, “however, there’s a little more to it than that...you see, if I were to die, the only other person here whose skills match ours is Kagami-san.”

H-huh? He’s talking about me? At the mention of her name, Keiko could feel her heart rate slowly increasing. He’s basically just complimented me again...but what’s he getting at? What is he thinking?

“What do you mean to say about my ex-girlfriend, Ryuzaki-san?” Light questioned.

The detective met Keiko’s eyes. There was a hint of a smile playing at his lips, a look that caused her to go crazy.

Oh no. He hasn’t smiled at me since...well, probably since the double date. To be fair, I haven’t exactly been talking to him for most of that time. But still...it’s not fair how much he’s able to affect me.

“Well, for starters, you don’t want her to be your ex-girlfriend. You want her back, or so you say. But is that because you’re truly in love with her? Or is that because you’re Kira and you want to have her wrapped around your fingers so she doesn’t suspect you? The phrase ‘love is blind’ applies here I think. You know that her skills are sharp, but if she’s in love with you, she’ll be biased, she won’t be able to think straight. And if she got in your way somehow, I’m sure you wouldn’t hesitate to kill her as well, if need be.”

“So you’re saying I want to steal your title and manipulate her so I’m free to be Kira?! Is that it?! Light demanded, “is that what you think of me?”

“Hmmm….you said it, not me,” L responded. “But yes. I do. However...even if you were or are currently Kira, you wouldn’t reveal your plans in front of everyone.”

Light was livid. “No matter what I say or do, you won’t be satisfied, huh?! Look into my eyes! Even after we catch the current Kira, do you really think that I’d become Kira, a murderer?! Do I look like that kind of person to you?!”

“Yes, you do. I’ve always thought that.”

At this, Keiko could see the twitching of Light’s fingers as they curled into a fist. However, before Light could make his attack on L, the girl sprang forward, hugging her ex-boyfriend’s arm as she did so, “please don’t, Light-kun. This won’t solve anything.”

“Eh?” Light looked down at his ex-girlfriend, who was still holding onto his arm, “K-Keiko-chan...”

Feeling his gaze, and the gaze of a certain raven haired detective, who had been looking at her with an unreadable expression, Keiko let go. She was certain her cheeks were flaming.

Right...this is awkward.

“At any rate,” Light said after a moment, “we have to catch the Kira that’s in front of us right now...as long as the handcuffs are on, you shouldn’t have any complaints, right Ryuzaki-san?”

“I suppose so, we only have a month to catch him, meaning that we don’t have any time to waste.”

“Can’t we just arrest them now using the evidence we have?” Light’s father questioned, “they basically admitted to being Kira…”

“That’s not a good idea, I’m afraid,” L started, “it’s possible that Kira is none of the seven, that they just have a connection to Kira somehow, and if that’s the case...then we’d be back at square one. We need to find out who Kira is...and, that being said, I think I should go after Kira myself…you can still use these headquarters, as will I, but with this, you can do things your way, and I can do things my way. I have a feeling that we’ll only get into arguments if we don’t…”

Keiko was aghast, W-what?! Go after Kira by himself? Is he serious, or is this part of another test of sorts of his?

Light’s father peered at the detective, “are you saying you want to figure out who Kira is by any means necessary?”

L didn’t miss a single beat, “yes. This case will never be solved if we don’t capture him...don’t get me wrong, I don’t think that stopping the deaths is pointless, but if we don’t find and capture Kira, then Kira will end up killing more people in the end. That’s why it’s more important to figure out who Kira is. If you disagree with me, and you want to follow another course of action, then do so, but you’ll be the one taking responsibility for it...that being said, I will pursue Kira on my own.”

With that the detective got up, and started walking towards the stairs, dragging Light away with him, “I’m sorry, Light-kun. I have a feeling you’re on your father’s side, but I can’t remove these handcuffs, so you’re stuck coming with me.”

They’re heading towards the floor that Misa and I share! I have to follow him and figure out what’s going on!

“I’m coming with,” Keiko announced, following closely behind them. After climbing up the stairs, L led them straight into Misa’s quarters.

No way...he’s not planning on interrogating Misa once more, is he?

“Light-kun!” Misa called out. Upon seeing L and Keiko, her cheerful expression withered away, “oh. He’s with you...why’re you all here anyway?”

The detective walked over to the blonde girl, “Misa Amane...you love Light-kun, right?”

Looks like I was right, Keiko sighed, crossing her arms as she stood in the doorway, but, what kind of question is that? What is he hoping to achieve by doing this?

Misa’s face bunched together, “h-huh? Why would you ask that? Of course I do!”

“Hmmm...but you also say you worship Kira…”

“Yes,” Misa nodded, “I do.”

L’s POV:

L leaned forward so that he could clearly see into Misa’s eyes, “so...who would you pick, Light-kun or Kira?”

“Huh?! Is that even a question? Light-kun wins, of course! I’m grateful to Kira and all, and I want to meet him, but that’s not love,” Misa shoved the detective away, getting up from her seat on the couch. She walked over towards Light and grabbed his arm, “so definitely Light-kun.”

“Yes, I thought you might say something like that…” he walked over towards where Misa and Light were standing, “however, Light-kun wants to catch Kira. What do you think about that?”

The girl puffed out her chest, “well…if that’s what Light-kun wants, then I’m going to support him, no matter what!”

“Would you be willing to help Light-kun by working with him on the investigation?”

“Ryuzaki-san.” The detective could tell from Light’s tone that it was said as a warning, but he paid little attention to him. His sole focus would be on Misa for the moment. In order to go ahead with his own course of action, he needed her.

“Yes!” Misa looked up, staring at Keiko’s ex-boyfriend affectionately. “I’d do anything for Light-kun!”

“What are you thinking, Ryuzaki-san?” Light questioned, his eyes narrowing at the detective.

“I’m planning to have Aiber pose as Eraldo Coil again...I want him to tell those seven he learned, while investigating more on L, that Misa Amane might be able to identify L. He’ll also tell them that L brought her in for questioning because he suspected that she was the Second Kira. If the Yotsuba Group believe that Misa Amane is their lead to find L, they’ll definitely want to draw up a contract with her and use her in their commercials. I’m sure that they’ll use that as an excuse to question her about L and being the Second Kira. Luckily, thanks to Matsuda’s screw up, they’re probably already considering her for their commercials anyway.”

Light was aghast, “no way! We can’t do that. This plan is simply way too risky, Ryuzaki-san. You’re putting Misa-chan at risk...who knows what could happen to her! This is Kira we’re talking about.”

Upon hearing this, Misa let out a rather loud gasp, “wait! Are you really that worried about me, Light-kun? Does this mean that you’re starting to get over Kagami-san?!”

At the mention of Light’s ex-girlfriend, L glanced around the room. When his eyes fell upon Keiko, who had been watching everything unfold from the entryway, he let out a soft chuckle.

Even though she’s not doing anything in particular, I can tell how determined she is to solve this case...however, he thought back to how intimately she had grabbed Light’s arm earlier, although I know she was trying to keep Light from hurting me, which I do appreciate, the way she clung onto him in that moment...somehow hurt more than getting hit would’ve.

“Listen to me, Misa-chan, if they suspect you might know who L is, there’s no telling what they’d do to try and get information out of you,” the detective heard Light saying.

“It’s alright,” Misa replied, “if it’s for you, I’m willing to do it. I’m willing to do anything. Anyway, don’t worry, I promise I won’t say anything, even if they torture me.”

“I can definitely attest to that,” L muttered, still looking over at Keiko.

Misa Amane was definitely the Second Kira before...if I die, and Light takes over as L while acting as Kira, how long would it be before Keiko got killed? I’m certain that, even if she stopped suspecting him and took him back, it wouldn’t be too long before Misa would be overcome with jealousy and use her powers or for Light to just dispose of her via natural causes when it wouldn’t be suspicious. Light must know that Keiko would still be a threat to him, even if she didn’t suspect him. She knows too much and is able to notice certain patterns the others on the Task Force miss. I don’t want her to become a pawn again if I die, but...unfortunately, it’s a very real possibility.

“I’ll be fine!” Misa was saying, trying to calm Light down.

Light, however was not listening, “but Kira can control his victims’ actions before death! There’s a good chance he might try to manipulate her into revealing what she knows and then kill her!”

Hearing you of all people talk about manipulation like that...it’s rather ironic...and anyway...

“Light-kun,” the detective waved his pointer finger, “aren’t you forgetting that, if we win, Misa-chan won’t die? Besides, didn’t you say that, as long as we’re handcuffed together, we’ll share the same fate? If I die, so will you. If that happens, Misa-chan and Keiko-chan would be the ones most directly affected…either we lose and die together, or we win and catch Kira...now, what’ll it be?”

Misa pumped a fist into the air excitedly, “we catch Kira! I would never dream about living in a world without Light-kun!”

“Yes, that would be dark,” L deadpanned. He turned towards Light, “anyway, we have no time to waste, Light-kun. Therefore, I am desperate...as for Misa Amane, I’ve gone to her for help because I know both her bravery and love for you are boundless…”

“You know,” Misa started, “I think I’ve misunderstood you all this time, Ryuzaki-san...I even called you a pervert, but you actually do understand me!”

L chuckled, a smirk on his face, “yes, the way I see it, Misa Amane is the perfect woman for Light Yagami!”

“Yay! Thank you, Ryuzaki-san!” Misa squealed, she ran towards L, giving him a quick peck on the cheek. “Thank you, thank you, thank you!”

The detective had to hide his shock at Misa’s sudden cheek kiss.

This is the first time I’ve been kissed on the cheek...and for some reason, I really wish it would have been from someone else...

Out of the corner of his eye, he saw Keiko awkwardly shifting around on her feet. Although she was looking away from him, L could see the faintest hint of hurt and anger on her face.

Could she perhaps be...jealous? Well, well well, it looks like she might not be taking Light back after all.…but...still, when I consider how she clung to his arm earlier…I know I’m being childish, but I wonder what would happen if I were to make her even more jealous…? I might regret this later on, but…

The detective gently touched his recently kissed cheek, “you know, Misa-chan, I could fall in love with you.”

Keiko’s POV:

Upon hearing this, Keiko’s hands balled into fists at her side, her blood boiling, what the hell?! ‘I could fall in love with you’?! He can’t be serious, right? Here I am, falling for him knowing that there’s no chance he’d like me back, especially given that kissing me was apparently a ‘mistake’, and he goes and says this to Misa?! Is he trying to piss me off?!

“Ehhh?” Keiko could hear the hesitation in Misa’s voice, “well, I, uh...let’s not go that far, Ryuzaki-san, but we can be friends! Would that be okay?”

“Why...yes,” Keiko heard L reply, “it looks like I’ve gained yet another friend…”

“Of course!” Misa grinned, “any friend of Light’s is a friend of Misa as well!”

“Even Kagami-san?” L questioned, quirking an eyebrow.

Keiko narrowed her eyes at him, why’s he bringing me into this?! Honestly, how dare he? He’s still not being very fair, I see…yet again, if I ever get the chance to speak to him alone, he’d better be prepared…

Misa paused. She glanced over at Keiko, looked her up and down a moment before shooting her a grin, “sure, I mean, why not? She’s no longer with Light-kun, after all…”

I’m sure it’d be quite a different story if I wanted to take Light back...

“Let’s all be friends!” Misa cried out, “yay! Let’s join hands, everyone!”

The last thing Keiko wanted to do was join hands. Before Light, whom Keiko noted also looked pissed, could complain, Misa grabbed his hand with her own.

The girl then latched onto L with her free hand, “come on! Join hands everybody!”

Keiko, who had been hoping to sneak away from the situation, was stopped when she felt someone taking hold of her own hand, “ehh?”

She looked over at the detective, who gave a light chuckle, the corners of his mouth turned slightly upwards, “come on. I wouldn’t want you to miss all the fun. You’re my friend too, after all.”

He’s doing it again! Keiko thought to herself, he’s deliberately teasing me. But why? There’s no way he’d be jealous because of what happened between Light and I earlier, right…? Is that why he said what he said…? But it doesn’t make any sense.

Light’s POV:

So he wants to play it like that, huh?

Upon seeing L grab hold of Keiko’s hand, Light decided to take hold of her other hand, finishing Misa’s friendship circle.

“Yay!” Misa cried once her circle had been completed, “we’re all good friends! And, of course, I would never think about betraying any of my friends! I’m sure, with our combined powers, we’ll be able to arrest Kira!”

“Unfortunately,” L started, “Light-kun’s taking a different investigative approach from us. I assume that he wants to work with his father, Kagami-san, and the others. Only you and I will be working together I’m afraid, Misa-chan.”

What?! First he hatches this outrageous plan that puts Misa in danger, then he dangles Keiko in front of me once more, and now this?! It’s unforgivable.

The blonde turned her head towards Light, “huh? What’s up with that?”

Light narrowed his eyes at the detective once more, “come on, Ryuzaki-san, now you’re just playing dirty. Now our only option is to join your investigation.”

The detective shook his head, “no, no. That’s quite alright. Neither of you have to join if you don’t want to. It’s entirely up to you guys.”

“What are you talking about?!” Misa cried out, “of course Light-kun will be joining us! And Keiko-chan’s joining us as well! That way Keiko-chan and Ryuzaki-san can work together, allowing a romance to blossom! Ooh, that’d be so cute! That means you and I can work together and perhaps we can finally get together as well! It’s perfect!”

“No!” Light was firm, “I’ve been opposed to this plan from the beginning! It’s far too dangerous! And the last thing I want is a romance between Ryuzaki-san and my ex-girlfriend!”

Dammit! He’s really pissing me off right now!

“Thank you again, for being worried about me,” Misa said quietly, “even though you say you still have feelings for Kagami-san, your worry shows me that you’re capable of getting over her...I want to do this for you. If I do this, maybe you’ll truly fall in love with me...that being said, please let me do this. I want to be of use to you...”

It looks like I have no choice…

“Fine, Ryuzaki-san, I’ll join you. But because I have to, not because I want to.”

“Yay!” Misa cheered. “With all of us working together, we’ll be sure to capture Kira quickly!”