# WebtoonLib — Death Note #44

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

## Chapter
- number: 44
- release_date: 2025-05-29

### Summary
The dangerous charade of friendship between Light and L deepens at To-Oh University, forcing Light to maintain his innocent persona under the detective's constant, watchful gaze. To shake things up, L introduces two professional criminals, Aiber and Wedy, to the task force, believing their unique skills are necessary to trap Kira. This unorthodox decision immediately sparks conflict with the principled Soichiro Yagami, who cannot accept working alongside the very people he has sworn to fight, creating a rift of ideologies that Light is perfectly positioned to exploit.
- summary_source: graph_aggregator
- summary_verification: unverified

### Characters involved
- Ryuk — character
- Mary Kenwood — character
- Tierry Morello — character
- Souichirou Yagami — character
- L Lawliet — character
- Light Yagami — character

## Spoiler
- level: auto

### Safe teaser
The dangerous charade of friendship between Light and L deepens at To-Oh University, forcing Light to maintain his innocent persona under the detective's constant, watchful gaze.

### Spoiler summary
The dangerous charade of friendship between Light and L deepens at To-Oh University, forcing Light to maintain his innocent persona under the detective's constant, watchful gaze. To shake things up, L introduces two professional criminals, Aiber and Wedy, to the task force, believing their unique skills are necessary to trap Kira. This unorthodox decision immediately sparks conflict with the principled Soichiro Yagami, who cannot accept working alongside the very people he has sworn to fight, creating a rift of ideologies that Light is perfectly positioned to exploit.

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

## See also
- [WebtoonLib — Death Note #44](/series/death-note-0cc4d0/chapter-44)
- for_series_detail: /llms-series/death-note-0cc4d0

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