If Light Yagami is the charismatic devil, then L is the eccentric angel. As soon as mass heart attacks among criminals baffle Interpol, the world turns to the world’s greatest detective: a reclusive, sugar-obsessed genius who hides his face behind a mask and speaks in cryptic riddles.
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