Death Note Gaiden 109

It seems only selective chapters were added for us translators, so since i noticed the gaiden recently posted, i'm reposting this trans in the new system.

NOTE - It looks like the page numbers might be off from this reposted raw, so please note the black and white pages start with this translation's page 2. Page 1 is a quick translation of the ad for the merchandising (the 3rd live action Death Note film) that was included. I skipped the other pages because they were way too long, more like merchandising stuff.

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red: Starting Feb 9th (sat), the road show begins!
blue: Presenting a special chapter celebrating the upcoming "L - Change the WorLd" Motion picture!

right: This story never came to an end...
left: The ultimate level of psychological warfare, risking life and death, begins anew.

small red par. left: Just as L has a new successor...so does Kira! What you are about to read has never been told before...presenting a 44 page, center-color one shot!

right blue top: Check out the "L project" publications that are on sale now!
[L - change the worLd novelization by M] / [L change the WorLd official movie guide] / [Character art collection - L FILE NO.15] / See the following page for more DEATH NEWS!
lower blue: Join L for a thrilling battle of wits! now on the nintendo DS: L - the prologue to DEATH NOTE: The spiral trap. Now on sale, by Konami!

other blue box left:
red: In celebration of the theatrical release,
yellow: Weekly Jump & Shounen Square special announcement!
white: Obata Takeshi is working with all his might to create another version of this beautiful illustration into a poster! Make sure to get the march issue of Shounen Square!
(t/n - i'd like that poster if anyone comes across it . This box is kinda vague on where the thing is though, so maybe it's just a hint that it's coming??)

bottom, left to right:
Script - Ooba Tsugumi
Artist - Obata Takeshi

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-It's been 9 years since Kira, aka Yagami Light, killed L
small bold: Time and time again, the Death Note has brought about horrific ends...

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-And 3 years since Kira, aka Yagami Light, was killed by the Shinigami Ryuk

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-Without making their deaths public, Near (acting as L) solved the Kira case. And thus, L continued to exist

-"Kira was murdered!" "Nah, he's just taking a break!" Admist such rumors,

-Another Death Note user would appear

-And as a result...

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-Japan fell from having the longest average lifespan of any country
-To 6th place overall

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-Even before Japan lost that status, there were people who realized Kira's return
-And those people were
-not the religious cult who believed in him, always praying for his return
-Nor Near, the new L

big text first:
-But the denizens of the net
-In just a few days after they broke the news,
smaller text in the panel:
line with the black box: return to message board [] View all
title: Kira our savior is back
1st post: It's no rumor, it's true: Kira's back.
2nd: Really? How can you be so sure?
3rd: Look how many have died! It has to be him
4th: Well if that's true, this time Kira's being really friendly to the environment
5th: It's Eco-Kira! All hail Eco-Kira!
6th: Eco?! Quit making up your own title!

-Large numbers of people began to believe in Kira's coming, begging him to ease the suffering of elderly ones who wanted to die
-Increasing numbers of people were uploading pictures of these individuals, sometimes with their entire families, in an effort to entreat Kira's grace

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-The majority of the deceased are those 65 years and up, all suffering from end-stage disease...The reason this points to Kira is
-Heart attack or not, the fact is all passed away because their heart stopped. More compelling is how quickly these individuals died after expressing their wish, the sheer number involved, and the abnormally high ratio of Japanese affected.

sign: National Public Safe[ty commision] (t/n - this is cut off)
other side: Police division

lower box: Office of the Assistant Director

-But couldn't it be just a coincidence?
-Doesn't matter. That notebook can kill by disease too!

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-Light must have switched out that notebook he had in storage after all! It was Near's mistake not to test it out first before burning it!
-This doesn't prove that it's the real thing. And even if it was, it could even be possible that a Shinigami brought another one into our world

-I still don't believe this nonsense. "Death Notes" and "Shinigamis"...

-Hey Yamamoto, why are YOU here anyway?
-Does it really matter?

-Guess not...

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-Well what I can say for sure is that if it's the same notebook, it must be in the hands of a Japanese
-And thanks to that person, the ratio of old to young will drop, and there'll be no more national pension problem to worry about! (t/n - serious problem today. there's a low birth rate in japan, and if it keeps up they won't be able to support the growing elderly population)
-Matsuda, stop talking like people dying is a good thing
-I agree with Yamamoto

-I'm sorry.

-Look, I know what I'm about to say is wrong but I really want to say it
-...not again

-It's easy to see how the old Kira was an criminal because he killed people who didn't want to die, making him a murderer
-But this time, it's just people suffering from extreme poverty or illness, being forced to live by society when all that awaits them is death. I mean, if an old guy wants to die, then...

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-let me guess..."even for Kira, that's not so bad?" Don't tell me you think he's doing good?
-Aha...didn't I just say I knew it was wrong?

-Anyway, even if it is a real Death Note, I'm sure Near...I mean L, will send us some kind of directions
-But don't you think he'll be reluctant to talk to us because he's probably blaming himself for destroying the notebook?

-That reminds me, we've never been able to get ahold of him when we need to.
-Indeed.
-Ah, don't worry! He'll probably come to us all panicd,
-Saying something like, "This is an unforgivable criminal we must capture at all costs!"

-Matsuda. Sounds to me like you really want one of those notebooks for yourself
-I wouldn't say for myself...

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-Why are you two here?

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-I'm sure you already know about the situation in Japan
-Yes, I do

-But
-more importantly,

-If you tip my Tarot Card tower, I'll be seriously pissed

-Near, please hear us out. No matter how you look at this situation, it has to be the work of a Death note
-I agree with you 100%.

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-Then why won't you take action?

-I'm thinking.

-I'm trying to figure out
-what L would do

-That's a relief

-However, this Kira probably won't respond to a challenge like the one L issued last time
-And it's even harder to solve his identity since he's just killing the diseased

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-Stop calling him Kira

-It's an insult
-To both L
-and Kira

-Although I don't agree with his ideology, he somehow managed to not only reduce global crime by 70%, but also end war.

-Even L thought of him as the only enemy
-worth waging his life to defeat

-But this time, the Death Note's user

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-is a piece of shit.

-Nowadays, the majority of youths in Japan are just babbling on about how great their future would be if their dads and grandparents would just die
-If this person is using the Note for "the sake of Japan," then quite frankly he's no different than a selfish little punk using it for personal interests

-With that line of thinking, it could even be some government official worried about current affairs
-I highly doubt it

-An older person killing older people...
-personally, even I couldn't do it

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-I certainly can't imagine that some elderly person who wants to die would be granting the same wish to other people before he or she does
-Nor can I picture him or her having the mental strength and willpower to sit glued to their PC, deciding who dies

-In the reverse scenario, a young person is killing those who are suffering from illnesses so bad that they want to die...
-Confusing this act as "zen", he or she continues to do so. This possibility still doesn't sit well with me

-Perhaps it's some idiot who, realizing he or she has the same power as Kira, is happy to play the part

-Whatever the case, we know the murder weapon well
-Making this a boring murder case

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-I'm sure L would have felt the same way in not comparing this fool to Kira
-If you insist on using Kira, then...
-Call him C-Kira
-The C's for cheap

-L, you, and we too...all risked our lives to stand up to Kira. So it's not that we don't understand your feelings
-But given the present situation, we can't just simply let this murderer run free now, can we?

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-I only spoke with L once in my life

-To be more precise, it wasn't a conversation with just me
-I think it was around the time just before the Kira case. Wammy's house had a machine that allowed us to communicate with L

-And I suppose it was more of a Q&A then a conversation per se...

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-L was nothing but a voice

-But he was able to watch us through his camera

-Everyone was shouting out their questions
-And L answered them one by one

-I never imagined that L would have said it outright...
-It has nothing to do with justice.

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-Solving difficult cases is just my hobby
-If you want to measure good and evil as most do, then I'm an evil person guilty of doing terrible things

-Just like how all of you want to solve the mysteries in novels, or finish a video game,
-This job is just another way to have more fun

-That's why I don't take a case unless it interests me
-It has nothing to do with justice.
-I'm a crafty person who's bad at losing and will do whatever it takes to win.

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-I remember there were some who became disappointed in L
-But I came to like him even more. I thought of him as the suitable role model of what I wanted to become

-I only heard later that L, who didn't have any information on us, said that if he had to pick a successor, it would be either me or Mello

-Was it the questions you and Mello asked?
-No

-I only roughly remember it had something to do with the fact that me and Mello were the only ones who didn't say a word, but rather kept observing L. There was also something about the dirty looks we were making

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-This story is extremely fascinating and all, but may I ask what this has to do with what's going on in Japan right now?

-Because I'm still thinking
-about what L would do...

-There's no need for you to be hung up on the way L did things. He was his own person, as are you. We live our lives our way.
-She's right, Near

-perhaps...

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-If you really want to catch this killer, then the fastest way would be for me, as L, to make the existence of Shinigamis and the Death Note public, wouldn't you agree?

-Well, no matter how outlandish it is, L's name carries credibility

-I'm sure we'd gain the support of Mr. Aizawa and his team,
-And most likely a few others would step forward as well

-Even those who don't believe wouldn't stop talking about it
-Soon cops would start hunting down the notebooks, and if those who came into contact with them become able to see shinigamis, I have no doubt it would create the ideal situation for a boom of Death Note users...

-Ah...

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-But that way, it wouldn't be us, but rather the Japanese police...the Japanese people who would hunt down the criminal
-I'm sure that L would not resort to such a reckless method that would throw the country into chaos...rather, he'd find a clean way for us to deal with this ourselves

-How exactly L would handle this situation
-...is the very problem Near is trying to solve

-Unfortunately,

-I need to ask the two of you to leave for today
-Near...
-Please exit carefully so you don't knock over my towers

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-The realm of the Shinigami

-Hm? Ryuk!
-What?

-Oh it wasn't you? I heard there's some other human with a Death Note again...
-Yeah.

-That one's Meedra's
-Meedra? Didn't she have two?

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-Saying she was going to check out the human world, she ended up coming back with heaps of apples
-Turns out she offered the geezer a deal he couldn't turn down--13 apples for a notebook

-Sounds like something the king would do
-Not just him, everyone else here is addicted to these things

-Well it's all your fault for bringing them back here in the first place! Now anyone can get a notebook...I'm still not sure if that's a good or a bad thing...
-I'd say it's pretty good! She gave me three as a thank you

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headline: Kira lowers age limit from 65 to 60

-When I read the news about that I couldn't help but wonder what the heck is wrong with our country

-Yeah, anyway check out the TV listing! Look!!

-They brought back "Kira's Kingdom," featuring nothing but live debates from both sides! It runs all the way into the morning!
-I guess the Sakura station didn't learn their lesson the first time!

(t/n - the full title is "revival - Kira's kingdom - thorough debates" lit.)

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-Are you ready for tonight's debate?
-Since Kira has been killing people by the pictures uploaded online, we have been sure to protect our guests by carefully hiding their faces

-Whether Kira's justice involves judging criminals or granting elderly people their wish, he is the only God capable of making everyone realize deep in their hearts that this is for the good of us all!

-I disagree. Although judging criminals in the past may have indeed been justice, the Kira now doesn't even come close

-I hate to interrupt but, this isn't even the work of Kira
-What are you saying!? Aren't you a follower of Kira?!

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-Kira is a supporter of the weak! Kira would never be limited to just killing elderly people

-But wasn't it said before that Kira was in fact Japanese?
-So as a Japanese citizen, isn't he supporting the weak by killing off sick people who are just a burden to our society anyway?

-Whoever just said that, I want you to know killing our elderly is not a good thing
-By taking away these experienced ones in life, our country will head in the wrong direction without their guidance

-Are you stupid? Those "oh-so-experienced" ones told Kira to kill them. That sure says a lot, I'd say!
-Why don't you go ahead and follow their sterling example by dying for the sake of this country's future? Hm?

-What a terrible thing to say!
-Yamamoto! Go end this broadcast at once!!
-Huh--!? You mean me!?

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-Come to think of it, why is it even limited to 60 year olds?
-Yeah...I'm only 26 but I don't have any hopes or dreams. I wanna die now!

-Yeah me too!!
-Wh-what are they saying?!

-I wasn't born because I wanted to be! Being alive today is such a pain...I'm just here 'cuz my parents decided it themselves!
-Don't kids today have any moral decency?!
-Hey! Don't push that over...!!

-Why not? Looks to me that everyone agrees...to be honest, I came here because I'm ready to die
-Oh no!! Now Kira can kill us!!
-Ah!!
-N-no!!

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-C'MON, KILL ME!!
-KIRA---!!
-ME TOO! KILL ME TOO!!

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-S-stop it!! Get back to your seats!
-Kira---!!
-Shove it! There's tens of thousands of people who claim they have the right to live! So why can't we have the right to die!?
-DO IT!!

-T-this is bad! They're not acting...this is for real!!
-Yamamoto, why are you still here?!
-U-uh...well I...can't you send Mogi instead?

-NGNHA!!
-NGU!!

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-EEK!!

-uwa!!
-He really killed them?!

-He killed people again...while live on air!
-Scary!
-A world under Kira is coming back!

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-YESSSS!!
-Kira is our savior after all!
-LONG LIVE KIRA!!
-Kira! Kill me too!
-Kira---!!

screen: We are sorry to inform you that we are experiencing technical difficulties
-Ah!!

-Looks like they took it off the air themselves...
-Kira! There's no doubt about it--it's the notebook! Ide, go gather any men that we can trust right now!
-Yessir!

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-L!
-Oh!
-It's about time, Near!

-Wah!!
-I-it's L!
-There he is!!

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-Near. I won't make any comments about what you decide to do, whether you take care of this neatly or not. It's all up to you.
-We interrupt this programing to bring you this breaking news
-Once again, people have died live on Sakura TV...
-I'm just doing what L would've done

-To Japan...no, to the entire world viewing this broadcast
-This is L
-In regards to the growing fatalities taking place in Japan today

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-I want no part of this case

-What?! no part?!
-W-what is he saying!?

-He won't do anything about it?!

-The one behind these deaths is not Kira. That's all I have to say about it.
-Huh? Not Kira?
-But it has to be...
-Yeah but L's saying it's not, so it can't be

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-If it was truly Kira, I would accept the challenge. But because this case is not his work, I want no part of it.
-Near...!

-I am well aware of Kira's method
-It is highly plausible that this criminal is doing using the same one

-However

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-I have no interest in him or her
-I don't get involved in cases that fail to interest me
small bubbles right to left:
-What the heck?
-L's terrible!
-He was always like this
-Yeah but catching Kira was so tough I don't blame him
-But he just said it's NOT kira!

-...So this is what L...would have done...?

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-I believe this case is better suited for the Japanese police to handle themselves
-What the hell, Near!!

-No! We know everything about that notebook too! There's no point in waiting on Near...I mean L!
-Right!
-Hmph
-Agreed!

-But I didn't hijack these airwaves just to tell you the above.

-Allow me to take this moment to deliver a direct message for the criminal

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-You're nothing but a murderer

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-Hm, my performance might have fallen a bit short of the real thing
-......that's not true...

-Because Near
-You are L now...
-Yes...you are correct...

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-Huh? Meedra? Why are you back?
-It's over
-That was stupid!

-I thought things were really getting good when that human killed the people on TV...
-But then he just turned blue, and stared off into space for three days. After making some kind of strange noise, he wrote down his own damn name!
(t/n - for the record, there is no specification on the gender of this human, however english necessitates a pronoun so i went with the default male gender)

-I don't get it at all!
-Yeah, me neither

-Come to think of it, the human I gave the note to said something like...

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-"In order to use the Death Note, a person requires a strong will and conviction"
-I'm guessing the human you gave the note to was just plain weak

-Sigh...I still don't get it! I just can't match up to you, Ryuk
-Need a notebook?

-Well...I guess...but I want one of those too!
-Damn...fine, just take it!

-Made a strange noise and wrote his own name, huh...
-Hah!
-Humans sure are fun!
white: Farewell, "Kira"...

DEATH NOTE/special chapter...end