” In all things one cannot win with defense alone. To win you must attack. “
Light Yagami (Kira)
” At first, I thought that once I found out [L’s] name, I could have him die in an accident or kill himself! However, none of that will do me any good unless I know with 100% certainty that this guy is L. No… It’s already too late since he’s approached me and introduced himself as L. It doesn’t matter how I kill him. Regardless of the cause of death, if L dies, the police are going to suspect me. I underestimated him. I didn’t even consider the possibility that he would reveal his identity to me on purpose. He could be telling all his other suspects the same thing. In fact, it doesn’t even have to be him. He could have sent a double instead. For L, this strategy acts as a solid defence and it allows him to confront Kira directly. He could defend and attack. He got me. It was a good move. I’m pretty sure I haven’t seen the last of Hideki Ryuga. He’ll keep trying to move in on me playing the absent-minded genius, and will pretend that nothing’s going on. “
