Light goes to buy apples for Ryuk, while Ryuk complains about having to search the house and surrounding area for cameras. The surveillance footage has revealed nothing outwardly suspicious, so L has them removed. L still suspects Light of being Kira, and decides that he must try something bolder in order to try and get him to expose anything suspicious.

Light goes to his college entrance exams, and during the test notices a strange young man a few seats behind him...L! Back in Shinigami Realm, other Shinigami are gossiping about what Ryuk is doing in the human world.

Light and L (under the alias Hideki Ryuga) both give the freshman address at the To-Oh opening ceremony, as they both received perfect scores on the exam. Afterwards, in their seats, L turns to Light and says "I'm L." Light is shaken, but manages to hide any signs of unease. He realizes that he cannot harm L now, as it would put him under suspicion again.

Light gets home and rages in his room about L having one-upped him. Then he laughs and decides to accept the new game L is going to play.
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!!This episode provides examples of:
* DealWithTheDevil: While Light is freaking out Ryuk again pushes the Eye Deal. Light tells him it won't make a difference at this point, mainly because L introduced himself to Light and Light trying to kill L would result in his arrest.
* DramaticIrony: Two examples:
** When Light and L are giving the ceremony speech, a couple students notes their appearances. For Light, he looks like a sheltered genius groomed for success, while L looks like a mad genius toying with everyone. Nobody realizes it's the other way around.
** When L leaves in a limousine, someone groans, "Comes from money and top of the class, where's the Justice?"
* EvilLaugh: Light does a ''batshit crazy'' one in the middle of his FreakOut.
* IKnowYouKnowIKnow: "If L dies now, that's like announcing to everyone that I am Kira!"
* KeepingTheEnemyClose: After his meltdown at home, Light decides that he’ll be “friends” with L and look for the right opportunity to kill L, even if he has to use his own hands to do it.
* LipLock: One of the more notable examples in the series is L revealing himself to Kira. "Watashi wa L desu (わたしはLです)" is a fairly simple "I am L", but that doesn't fit the syllable count and thus becomes "I want to tell you, I'm L"
* NoSenseOfPersonalSpace: L watches Light very closely....
** OralFixation: ...while stroking his lip with his thumb.
* OhCrap: Surprising enough, this happens to Ryuk, when Light snaps at him. This is the only time where his permanent smile falters a bit.
* TheStoic: Light has one hell of a poker face...
** NotSoStoic: ...until he gets home. [[VillainousBreakdown Then he lets it all out.]]
* PetTheDog: Ryuk having a SoProudOfYou Moment at Light's graduation.
* VillainousBreakdown: Wow, Light has really hit this.
-->'''Light''': DAMMIT!! He got me!
* WhamLine: '''Big time'''. "I want to tell you, I'm L."
* WhyDontYouJustShootHim: Ryuk doesn't understand why Light doesn't take the Eye Deal and use it to kill L. Light points out that if L dies now of all times, everyone will know Light is Kira.
* WorthyOpponent: Even in the midst of his breakdown, Light notes the utter genius of L revealing himself to him.
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