L asks Light, though he is still under suspicion, to join the taskforce and help locate the second Kira. Light agrees so he can access the taskforce resources, but when he finally meets the new Kira, she's not at all what he expects.

Ten years after starting out, Akito and Moritaka now sit atop the manga world and look to fulfill the promise they made so long ago.

Light regains the Death Note and his memories and continues to evade L as well as the Shinigami thanks to the planning he put in place before he went into confinement. But the glow of his victory is marred when a new threat appears. Can Light withstand a surprise attack on two fronts?

Despite the evidence tying seven members of the Yotsuba Corporation to the newest Kira, Light and L are no closer to determining which of them actually possesses the Death Note. L recruits Misa to infiltrate the group and feed them information calculated to bring Kira out into the open. But the shinigami Rem reveals to her who the two Kiras are, leaving Misa more determined to help Light than ever and L in one dangerous situation.

"Moritaka and Akito's hard work is paying off, and they start challenging their rival Eiji's popularity in Shonen Jump. But just as they plan the next step, the team is hit with a surprising setback. Moritaka and Akito will need the help of their manga artist friends to overcome this hurdle!" -- p. [4] of cover.

"Light thinks he's put an end to his troubles with the FBI--by using the Death Note to kill off the FBI agents working the case in Japan! But one of the agents has a fiancée who used to work in the Bureau, and now she's uncovered information that could lead to Light's capture. To make matters worse, L has emerged from the shadows to work directly with the task force headed by Light's father. With people pursuing him from every direction, will Light...

"Average student Moritaka Mashiro enjoys drawing for fun. When his classmate and aspiring writer Akito Takagi discovers his talent, he begs Moritaka to team up with him as a manga-creating duo. But what exactly does it take to make it in the manga-publishing world? Drama swirls around the manga creators as they try to move forward after being canceled from Shonen Jump. Moritaka and Akito work hard on a new comedy story pitch while Aoki and Nakai struggle...

"With Hattori, their former editor, helping out again, Moritaka and Akito do everything they can to make their new series the best it can be. Moritaka works on the character designs while Akito tries to come up with the perfect names for the characters and the series itself. But when it debuts in Weekly Jump magazine, can it take the top spot?!" -- from publisher's web site.