[ It's intentional. It's too much like L to be anything less, even if one overlooks his intellect. Worded differently, it might even have been kind. "I want you to stay with me." But that isn't what he said, and it isn't what he meant. Just as they both know L chooses his words carefully, they also know how prideful both men can be. Even if Light didn't plan to make changes in their relationship, at least not in terms of leaving, he can't accept that over his head. ]
If it was anything less, you wouldn't have been interested in the case and would have gotten bored. It mattered to you because I didn't make it easy.
[ You loved the chase. And should L have won, should he win in the future, it's Light who dies. It isn't death either seek for the sake of death. They both want to be right, and they both want to win, and the cost of winning is seeing the other lose their life. L will die of a heart attack, Light is more likely to be killed before making it to execution. After all, he's now killed both cop and criminal alike. For all those who see Kira as a savior, there are plenty who would be happy to do L's job of ending Kira's reign. The violent way. ]
Where is the arrogance? It took something like this world and this potion to get a confession. Don't be so sure that when it gets down to the wire, you'll be the one winning.
[ It's confidence, in Light's mind. It's also a very thin, blurry line. ]
Your ego, it's no different than mine. You're going against a God of death and don't hesitate. If you didn't think you could beat it, you wouldn't have bothered trying.
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If it was anything less, you wouldn't have been interested in the case and would have gotten bored. It mattered to you because I didn't make it easy.
[ You loved the chase. And should L have won, should he win in the future, it's Light who dies. It isn't death either seek for the sake of death. They both want to be right, and they both want to win, and the cost of winning is seeing the other lose their life. L will die of a heart attack, Light is more likely to be killed before making it to execution. After all, he's now killed both cop and criminal alike. For all those who see Kira as a savior, there are plenty who would be happy to do L's job of ending Kira's reign. The violent way. ]
Where is the arrogance? It took something like this world and this potion to get a confession. Don't be so sure that when it gets down to the wire, you'll be the one winning.
[ It's confidence, in Light's mind. It's also a very thin, blurry line. ]
Your ego, it's no different than mine. You're going against a God of death and don't hesitate. If you didn't think you could beat it, you wouldn't have bothered trying.