"Death Note"—that was the name of the story Luo Chuan had told Yao Ziyan.
Ryuk the Shinigami had dropped a Death Note into the human world, where it was found by Light Yagami, who was still a university student, through a twist of fate.
This genius possessed an exceptional mind and might one day become chief of police, yet he felt that the justice of the law had its limits.
There was so much evil in the world. So-called law simply could not judge every last crime.
Then, this black-covered notebook appeared before him. On its title page was a single sentence: Whoever's name is written in it will die.
Though Yue did not truly believe it, he casually wrote down the name of a criminal he had seen on television. The next day, he learned that the criminal had suddenly died in prison.
Light Yagami came to believe in the Death Note's power and resolved to punish evil in his own way, building the world of his ideals.
"Sounds pretty interesting." Yao Ziyan sipped her milk tea. Luo Chuan had just given her a brief account of Death Note's plot.
In Luo Chuan's view, the first part of Death Note was absolutely a classic, painting its suspense with piercing precision.
Kira's mysterious identity, L's powers of deduction, and the Shinigami's aloof existence beyond worldly affairs—the Shinigami had not interfered in the duel between the two.
Of course, in Luo Chuan's personal opinion, it also had its shortcomings. For instance, Yue's descent into darkness near the end even felt somewhat inexplicable.
As for the second part, it was clearly inferior to the first, with all the added settings and the Shinigami's interference...
All in all, it had fallen into the common failing of most Japanese works.
Once something an author