I could tell Light did not like the fact that Near was wearing a mask that resembled Lawliet's face.

   " That's them. Those four are the SPK and the one wearing the mask is Near. "

   " Hang on. am I the only one who sees something wrong? He can go around accusing people of catching Kira, But the fact that he is wearing a mask says that he's only trying to protect himself, not anyone else. " Matsuda said outraged.

   " It's just a precaution. There is a good possibility that Kira has already seen the faces of everyone in this warehouse, except for mine. In fact, he may be writing your names down as we speak. So, I'd like to wait for one hour. No, make it 30 minutes. That should give us more than enough time to see if anyone is being controlled before they die."

   " Huh? What? You're gonna wait and see if we die? "

   " Matsuda calm down, please. "

Once I asked that of him he did. It was quiet as we waited 30 minutes. Rain dripped from the ceiling and splashing around. Matsuda looked stressed by the situation.

   " Near what is this? It's already passed 30 minutes! "

   " It's because Kira's not here with us yet. No one's died yet. " Light explained for him.

   " Very well. I'll remove my mask now. "

He slowly took off his mask and when he did he smiled at them.

   " There is no real point of this mask now. Especially since the real L is here. "

   " What do you mean? " Matsuda asked.

Lawliet stepped out from behind the agent and walked to the other side of Near. His hands were stuck in his pockets and he gave them the same look he always gives. The task force was shocked. Light especially.

   " Ryuzaki! How are you alive? " Matsuda continued to scream.

   " Before Rem could kill me I was able to make a deal with her beforehand. I knew what was going to happen and accepted my fate until I changed my mind. What you saw was a criminal dressed like me faking my death. The same goes for Watari. He is still alive. "

   " Where have you been all this time? "

   " I've been hiding in a secret room in the Task Force building. When you all abandoned it I roamed around there freely. "

   ' He's lying so Light won't kill me later if he lives. '

   " Y/n did you know about this? "

   " No, not at all. I found out today when we traveled here and he got in the car. "

   " Are you going to help Near? "

   " I've only helped him a little. The world believes I have died and that is how I want it to remain. So Near has taken my spot as my successor. This fight is now between him and Kira. "

After that, it went quiet. Light looked joyful still.

   " You're quiet, Near. What's wrong? Are you still waiting for something? "

   " Waiting. That's an excellent choice of words. Yes, I am waiting. For the arrival of the one who will solve everything, once and for all.

   " Someone else is supposed to clear this up? " Ide asked

   " He'll be here soon. It's only a matter of time. There's only one entrance to this building. And the only way to look inside is by opening that door. That means he will either walk through that door or at least open it and peek through. "

   " And just who is this person anyway? " Matsuda asked.

   " X-Kira, the one who's currently using the notebook and killing people on Kira's behalf. He's bound to come here and bring the notebook with him, and then he'll see me and write down my real name. Or rather, he'll write down the names of everyone here who knows about the notebook and kill them. "

   " What? What are you saying? This isn't making any sense. What are you trying to tell us Near? That some other guy is gonna drop by with the notebook, poke his head in and kill us all? "

   " And you want us to sit back and let it happen?" Matsuda and Ide said with their voices strained.

   " Yes, that's correct. Now, listen carefully. If someone comes into the warehouse through that door, just let him in without resisting. If the door is open slightly simple act as if no one is there. "

   " But-But that's just crazy! "

   " He's already here! "

Everyone acted as if no one was there but I could tell the door was only slightly open by the little amount of light that came in. We waited for a little while. Actually it didn't feel that long. Matsuda pulled out his gun ready to shoot. Near's agents pointed theirs at him.

   " Hold it! Don't do anything."

   " Everything is fine. You won't die. " Near insisted.

   " How can you be so sure, Near? " Light asked

   " Because I modified the notebook. We took repossession of the notebook and replaced the pages. The person behind the door has been doing the killings for Kira. He also has been using exactly one page every day. Based on that, I was able to replace the page he'd use today, as well as all subsequent pages So that no one else would die. "

   " Matsuda put the gun down. Everything will be fine. Trust me when I say it. " I said looking at Matsuda.

He lowered his hand but he didn't put his gun away.

   " On the other side of that door is X-Kira. My guess is, in roughly 40 seconds he'll look inside to see if we're dead. That's when we'll retrain him and seize the notebook. Whoever's name is not written down, must be Kira. "

   " It's true. Kira would be the only one that guy wouldn't try to kill. But still..." Aizawa said.

We waited until 40 seconds went by. I felt my heart beating rapidly in my chest. It started to hurt a lot from the stress of the situation. I felt my hand being grabbed. I looked down and saw that Near had grabbed my hand and held it gently. He nodded his head at me. I nodded back at him. The others looked at me like I was about to die.

   " Please don't worry about me. I trust Near with my life. It's just come to my mind recently that I have a bad heart problem. Whenever I am in a stressful situation or when I am feeling the pressure of a situation My heart rate starts getting faster. You've all seen it before. I would shake a lot and grab my chest. "

Their eyes calmed a little as we waited.

   " You there, outside. Have you finished writing down the names in the notebook? "

   " Yes, I've written them. "

   " Don't you think it's rather odd? " Near asked

   " Hmm? "

   " Why would he answer you so quickly, calmly, and honestly, when you asked him if he had written down our names yet? "

   " Who knows? Maybe he's just honest. Or confident he'll succeed or perhaps he's seen through your brilliant plan. "

   " Huh? In that case, we're in big trouble. " Matsuda said continuing to try and calm himself down.

   " Teru Mikami. If it's not too much trouble for you, won't you please come in and join us. I already know that you're the one whos been judging and executing people for Kira. If you've already written down our names then there shouldn't be anything to be afraid of, you can come right on in. " Near called.

   " Teru Mikami, is it? He's correct. There's no reason to hide from us. You can come in. "

A hand went through the gap between the door and the doorway. Mikami pushed the door open letting the light inside. His smile was creepy and wrong. He clutched the notebook in his hand.

   " How many seconds has it been since you wrote down the first name? "

   " Thirty seconds. 31...32...33...34...35...36...37...38! 39!"

   " Well, Near, looks like I win. " Light said smiling at Near.

   " Forty! "