While the story includes several phone discussions with him from Misora's perspective, he only appears in person at the end of the novel, when he goes by the name "Ryuzaki" - an alias he appropriates from the novel's serial murderer, Beyond Birthday, who masquerades as L under the alias "Rue Ryuzaki".
Sementara cerita yang mencakup beberapa ponsel diskusi dengan dia dari Misora perspektif, ia hanya muncul di akhir novel, ketika ia pergi dengan nama "Ryuzaki" - alias dia merampas dari novel pembunuh berantai, Beyond Birthday, yang menyamar sebagai L di bawah alias "Rue Ryuzaki".