Death Note Vol. 2: Death Note, Vol. 2
- ISBN
- 9781421501697
- Publisher
- VIZ Media
- English release
- Pages
- 200
- Chapters
- 8–16
Death Note Volume 2 contains chapters 8–16, beginning with Woman. The printed contents page establishes that range; this analysis uses only the licensed opening preview. Raye Penber leaves Light after the bus incident, while an investigation that depends on concealed identities remains vulnerable to the information already disclosed. This is the second standard paperback, not Black Edition 2. Black Edition 1 collects standard Volumes 1–2, so it overlaps this purchase. The complete box and All-in-One also include this part of the main story. The spoiler section examines the opening of chapter 8 rather than the whole volume.
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Naomi asks whether Raye was on the hijacked bus because he was following a suspect, and whether the criminal's death was really a coincidence. Raye recognizes her past ability as an FBI agent, then redirects the conversation toward their engagement and meeting her parents. The scene makes domestic reassurance interrupt an investigative question. His stated reason deserves to remain in the reading: she promised not to become involved while visiting Japan with him. That promise explains his refusal without answering the pattern she has noticed. Meanwhile, Light delays using Raye's name until it can lead him to the other agents' identities. The later report of their deaths turns the apparently finished bus incident into an unfinished disclosure. L's inquiry then asks who had access to the agents' names and photographs. These opening pages make information shared for one purpose useful to an opponent for another. This analysis covers printed pages 7–19 of VIZ's preview, not Naomi's later actions or the volume's conclusion.
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