Long before the era of Kira began, the streets of Los Angeles were haunted by a killer who turned murder into a masterclass of psychological warfare. The local police are drowning in a series of arcane, indecipherable clues left at every crime scene—each one a calculated roadmap leading toward the next victim. With the city on the brink of panic, the authorities turn to the ultimate wildcard: L.

He is the world’s most decorated investigator, a man without a face who has never failed to crack a case. But this time, the killer isn't just seeking blood; they are seeking L himself. Realizing this is a personal challenge designed to break him, L recruits FBI agent Naomi Misora to serve as his boots on the ground. Together, they must sift through a landscape of dead bodies and bruised egos to stop a psychotic genius before his final riddle is solved.

As Misora navigates the treacherous gap between L’s cold logic and a murderer’s twisted vision, she realizes that in this game, the price of failure is more than just a life—it is the very soul of justice. This dark, supernatural-tinged mystery delivers the high-stakes mental chess matches that fans of the franchise live for. It is time to see how the legend of the world’s greatest detective truly began.

Death Note, L Lawliet, Naomi Misora, Mystery Manga, Supernatural, Psychological Thriller, Detective, Los Angeles BB Murders, Crime, Prequel