The young white haired boy sat on the dark green carpet in the big room. He look no older then five, and was fixated upon a plain white jigsaw puzzle at his feet. Without looking up at L, he said "You must be L, I'm Near." 엘 was amazed at how fluently he spoke Japanese, for he thought he would have to speak English around him. "Are 당신 really L," Near said. "Or are 당신 just one of his fakes." What did Near mean 의해 one of his fakes? Oh yes, he had forgotten about the many times he had sent people out to pretend to be him. But how did Near know about this. "Yes, I'm L." he said "but 당신 can call me Ryuuzaki."
"I'd rather call 당신 L." Near said, somewhat coldly. He really is stubborn, 엘 thought. Near began to fiddle with his hair, twirling it on one finger. "So Near, what exactly do 당신 want me to do." 엘 mumbled. Near paused for a moment before saying "I want 당신 to teach me how to be your successor. I'm afraid I won't be able to do it. What am I supposed to do?" Near seemed worried when he said this. "Well, if your looking for some kind of secret to being a great detective, I'm not sure there is one." 엘 said. All of the sudden, L's phone buzzed. He fished it out of his pocket with two fingers. "Hello there, Watari." 엘 said.
"Why are 당신 taking me out here?" Near said as 엘 semi dragged him out to Watari's car. "You said 당신 wanted to know what it was like to be a detective, right. Well we are going to Head Quarters." A smile lit up Near's face. 엘 smiled back.