# WebtoonLib — Death Note #2

## Series
- title: Death Note
- slug: death-note-0cc4d0

## Chapter
- number: 2
- release_date: 2025-05-29

### Summary
As Light's crusade to cleanse the world of evil escalates, his actions as the vigilante "Kira" attract the attention of the world's greatest detective, L. A deadly cat-and-mouse game begins, but Light has a crucial advantage: his father, the head of the Japanese police, unknowingly provides him with access to confidential investigation files. While Light uses this information to stay one step ahead, he's unnerved by a mysterious man tailing him, forcing him to confront the challenge of defeating an enemy whose name he doesn't know.
- summary_source: graph_aggregator
- summary_verification: unverified

### Key events
- L uses a televised body double (Lind L. Tailor) to trick Light into revealing he is in the Kanto region.

### Characters involved
- Souichirou Yagami — character
- Ryuk — character
- L Lawliet — character
- Light Yagami — character

## Spoiler
- level: auto

### Safe teaser
As Light's crusade to cleanse the world of evil escalates, his actions as the vigilante "Kira" attract the attention of the world's greatest detective, L.

### Spoiler summary
As Light's crusade to cleanse the world of evil escalates, his actions as the vigilante "Kira" attract the attention of the world's greatest detective, L. A deadly cat-and-mouse game begins, but Light has a crucial advantage: his father, the head of the Japanese police, unknowingly provides him with access to confidential investigation files. While Light uses this information to stay one step ahead, he's unnerved by a mysterious man tailing him, forcing him to confront the challenge of defeating an enemy whose name he doesn't know.

## Status
- data_status: complete
- summary_status: generated
- transcript: Hardsub chapter — image-only

## See also
- [WebtoonLib — Death Note #2](/series/death-note-0cc4d0/chapter-2)
- for_series_detail: /llms-series/death-note-0cc4d0

## Usage
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