“The Black Card” “Kuro no sho” (黒の書)

Clare receives a black card from mysterious man who seems to be working with the organization she works for. Raki witnesses as Clare confronts another Claymore named Elena. Clare explains that when Claymores use too much Yoma power, they eventually succumb to the influence of their Yoma half. Once this occurs, Claymores, knowing they will have to die, often make the choice of dying with human hearts, so as they feel their humanity beginning to slip away they send a black card bearing their individualized insignia to the Claymore that they want to be slain by. Clare’s closest friend, Elena, was on the verge of succumbing to her demonic nature and becoming a Yoma, a process called “awakening”. Despite Raki’s protests, Clare slays Elena, granting her the solace of dying as a human.

沈黙 Chinmoku Silence

L asks Rem about Death Notes, but she reveals as little information as possible to avoid implicating Light or Misa. Meanwhile, Misa begins to use her Death Note to kill criminals. Although Light denies Misa’s involvement, L becomes suspicious of her and Rem realizes that it was Light’s plan all along to endanger Misa so that Rem would sacrifice herself to kill L. Later, Light finds L on the roof of the investigation team headquarters. The latter laments how distant he is from other people and how often they, like most people, lie. When the two rejoin the rest of the team, L reveals that he is planning on testing the thirteen day rule, the only thing currently absolving Misa. Before he can do so, however, Rem kills Watari and L, and herself in the process. After secretly snatching away Rem’s notebook, Light celebrates his victory in silence.

“Great Sword” “Taiken -KUREIMOA-” (大剣 -クレイモア-)

A young boy, Raki’s whole family was killed by a Yoma (demon), so a Claymore (half-demon, half-human hybrid) is hired to kill the Yoma. Raki interacts with the Claymore when she arrives. Raki later goes to his uncle’s house and is met by the Yoma, who had taken the form of his brother, but is subsequently saved by the Claymore. After the attack, Raki is banished from the village by the frightened villagers and left to die in the deserts before he is saved by a Claymore, and subsequently attacked by another Yoma when he goes searching for her, believing her to be the one who saved him from the first. After the Yoma attacks him, the Claymore who saved him before does so again, and as she leaves, she gives him permission to join her in her travels as a cook, along with her name; Clare.

復活 Fukkatsu Revival

Higuchi is arrested on grounds of being Kira and causing multiple murders in the region of Kanto. Inspecting Higuchi’s Death Note, L discovers that shinigami do exist. While L is stunned, Light takes the Death Note from him and remembers that he is the original Kira. Light then kills Higuchi by writing his name on a scrap of the Death Note. It is revealed that when Light gave away his Death Note, he added a fake rule stating that, after having written in the book, its owner must continue to use it at least once every thirteen days or perish. The investigation team reviews the rules written in the book and finds that they can do little to get rid of it. Meanwhile, Light orders Misa to recover the other Death Note he had hidden a few months earlier. Misa makes a second deal with Ryuk for the shinigami eyes in order to find out L’s true identity.

狂騒 Kyōsō Frenzy

While driving to Sakura TV, Higuchi talks with Rem about his situation. L, Light and Misa watch from the investigation team building and wonder who he is talking to. L wonders if Higuchi is talking to a shinigami. Rem convinces Higuchi to go to the station, but she has her own selfish motives for doing so. Higuchi enters the station’s offices and writes Matsuda’s fake name in his Death Note. The team thinks he has just written a note to himself, but find his subsequent erratic behavior odd. L argues that Higuchi has attempted to use his killing method. Higuchi then makes the deal with Rem to obtain shinigami eyes. A furious pursuit ensues when L realizes Higuchi can kill after looking at a person’s face and orders the police to apprehend him.

“Canon at the End of the Dream” “Yume no Hate no Tsuifukukyoku kanon” (夢の果ての追復曲 〜kanon〜)

A miracle occurs and everyone is healed of their illness or injury. Mai, Sayuri and Shiori return to school, while Akiko comes home. In a startling discovery, Akiko reveals to Yuichi on the events after Ayu’s accident and Yuichi finally finds her, lying comatose in the hospital. As time goes on, everyone moves on with their lives, but Yuichi still clings to the hope that she will eventually wake up. However, he is still missing a final piece of his puzzle, before Ayu can truly end living in a dream. In the end, Ayu wakes up and is still together with Yuichi. Just before the closing credits, a familiar fox can be seen walking just beyond the stump, slightly blurred into the background.

誘導 Yūdō Guidance

After learning that Higuchi is Kira, L decides that the police must not apprehend him until they understand his killing method. He points out that this will be an advantage in curing society of Kira and proving that he has been caught. He arranges for Sakura TV to air a “Kira special” where Matsuda will declare he knows the identity of Kira to lure out Higuchi. Having been granted immunity from prosecution, several of the businessmen trick Higuchi and lead him to follow L’s plan. As the third Kira races to the television station, determined to kill the whistleblower, L and the investigation team watch his every move via cameras and wiretaps.

“The Scarlet Red Finale” “Akane-iro no Shūkyoku finale” (茜色の終曲 〜finale〜)

Waking up in an apartment, Yuichi meets an old acquaintance who he admired as a child named Makoto Sawatari. Back at their promised place, Yuichi sees Ayu again, and she asks for her third and final wish to be for Yuichi to forget about her, but Yuichi is unwilling to grant it. Ayu then makes a different wish, and disappears soon after in Yuichi’s arms. Nayuki comes out of her depression, and she attempts to get her cousin out of his own.

活躍 Katsuyaku Performance

The third Kira sets his eyes on Misa after meeting her. While Misa is taking a break from meeting with the Yotsuba Group, Rem contacts her. Misa is able to see the shinigami, but her memories of being the second Kira do not return upon touching a portion of the Death Note that Rem has brought her. Rem then tells Misa about everything that has happened and that she must trust Light lest she be killed. Upon re-entering the room, she spots who the third Kira must be: Kyosuke Higuchi. Misa goes on a date with him and is able to obtain proof that Higuchi is the criminal L is looking for. Her ease in determining who Kira is leaves L very suspicious, since he could not deduce it himself.

“Symphony of Recollections” “Tsuisō no Kōkyōgaku symphony” (追想の交響楽 〜symphony〜)

As Akiko lies in the intensive care unit, Nayuki becomes deeply depressed. Locking herself in her bedroom, she refuses to leave. When she accidentally leaves her door unlocked, Yuichi uses the opportunity to talk with her, but she simply pushes him away. As Yuichi attempts to sleep it off, he dreams and remembers what happened to Ayu seven years ago. He leaves during a snow storm and heads for the woods, but soon collapses, and Makoto appears. When she kneels down to Yuichi’s unconscious body, a bright light suddenly shines at them.

姑息 Kosoku Makeshift

The investigation team installs wiretaps and surveillance cameras to monitor the Yotsuba Group meetings and are amazed at how openly they discuss their use of Kira. Light and L come up with a plan to contact one of the members of the Group, Reiji Namikawa. Namikawa agrees to act as a spy and help postpone Kira’s killings by discussing them at the meetings. L reveals that he still suspects Light is the first Kira by playing mind games with him. Afterward, L questions Misa and wants her to infiltrate the Yotsuba Group to obtain information. Soichiro worries that even if they do gather enough information on the Group it will be difficult to capture all of its members at the same time.

“The Rondo Without You” “Kimi no Inai Rinbukyoku ronde” (君のいない輪舞曲 〜ronde〜)

Ayu still has not come back, and Yuichi continues to search for her and her lost item. In the meantime, Nayuki tries to cheer Yuichi up while trying to jog his memory about what happened between them seven years ago. However, Akiko becomes the victim of a car accident, which could lead to devastating results.

松田 Matsuda Matsuda

Feeling inferior at his lack of participation in the Kira case, Matsuda decides to snoop around the Yotsuba Group and do his own research. He finds evidence that Kira is in the building, but, before he can act, he is apprehended by the eight businessmen. Using the fake identity card Watari gave him, he passes himself off as Misa’s manager. He pretends to offer a deal involving her in their commercial campaign, while contacting L using his modified belt buckle. Following L’s instructions, he then fakes his own death. In one of the Group’s later meetings, one of its members chooses to leave out of fear he may have to face the consequences of Kira’s actions.

“The Nocturne of Farewell” “Wakare no Yasōkyoku nocturn” (別れの夜想曲 〜nocturn〜)

As Yuichi and Ayu grow closer, Nayuki feels that she is being neglected by him. Ayu finally leads Yuichi to where her “school” is in the woods, but all they find is a large clearing with a tree stump in the center. The realization is too much for Ayu, and the unexpected happens right before Yuichi, in that she disappears.

仲間 Nakama Ally

L proposes that he be tied to Light, causing a scuffle to break out in the new headquarters. It is some time until Kira begins killing again, which has L and Light thinking that Kira may be killing for monetary profit. Their suspicions lead them to the Yotsuba Group, a rich organization that dominates global markets. Kira is also reported to have been sending threats to politicians and the investigation team is forced to conduct their operations in secret. As far as the public is concerned, the Kira investigation remains unsolved and the team is disbanded. At this point, L brings two new members to the investigation team, Aiber and Wedy.

“The Étude of Contact” “Fureai no Renshūkyoku étude” (ふれあいの練習曲 〜étude〜)

The annual track meet tournament has come up, and Nayuki competes to win along with the rest of her teammates. A few days later, Yuichi again helps Ayu to try to find what she has been searching for, but they still cannot find it. Their time together in this endeavor brings the two of them closer than ever.

執行 Shikkō Execution

In a last bid to determine if Light and Misa are the two Kiras, L and Soichiro stage a stunt in which Light’s father attempts to kill Light and then himself out of shame. Seeing Light and Misa’s reactions to it, L intervenes and announces that he no longer suspects them of being Kira, although he is still suspicious over the fact that Misa’s DNA was found on the audio tapes. Misa is released, but Light continues working on the Kira case. L and Watari move the investigation team’s headquarters to a new building inside the city. Elsewhere, Rem speaks to a mysterious businessman about the Death Note. Eight businessmen then plan the next murder Kira will commit in order for the Yotsuba Group to excel in the market.

“The Disappearing Adagio” “Kiesari Yuku Kanjogakushō adagio” (消え去りゆく緩徐楽章 〜adagio〜)

Shiori’s birthday is days away and Yuichi wants to throw her a birthday party at a local café. He invites many students and classmates from school, along with Nayuki, Ayu, and even attempts to invite Kaori, who is reluctant to attend. As the minutes count down to midnight on her birthday, Yuichi and Shiori spend what could be their last moments together.

決断 Ketsudan Decision

Light decides to tell L that he thinks that he may be Kira subconsciously and wishes to be confined. Light’s father also believes it is a good idea that he himself be confined to a cell as he cannot risk his emotions getting the better of him in this investigation. Light concocts a plan whereby he tells Ryuk he will relinquish ownership of the Death Note at any time in a discreet discussion, while being monitored by L. After Light’s imprisonment, Kira’s executions stop and L’s suspicion is heightened. Light chooses this time to give up the Death Note, ensuring he will lose his memories of being Kira. His change in behavior puzzles L; Light goes from being calm to completely desperate. The Kira executions then resume and the new spate of killings confuses L.

“Lieder ohne Worte of an Elder Sister and a Younger Sister” “Ane to Imōto no Mugonka Lieder ohne worte” (姉と妹の無言歌 〜Lieder ohne worte〜)

With Shiori’s birthday coming, Yuichi decides that he will try to do as much as he can for her, while she still has time. A week before her birthday, Shiori gets permission from her doctor to attend school for the remaining week, just like a regular student. Meanwhile, Kaori still insists on avoiding her, and warns Yuichi that Shiori might not survive long after her birthday passes.