Mikami nodded wordlessly at Light, smiling. Before he'd come to Landel's, his interactions with Kira had consisted of first only the silent confirmations that he was righteous, and then finally, getting chosen to carry out part of Kira's work himself. There had been that one brief conversation on the phone, and after that, only messages passed through Takada Kiyomi. Those things had been amazing in themselves. To be praised in person was... unbelievable.
His attention was focused entirely, almost painfully, on Light's next words. Although it would have been normal for him, whether or not to take down notes was a choice quickly discarded for this particular conversation... although of course, the chance that he would be forgetting anything said here was nonexistent.
Misora Naomi... and L? At this, he tilted his head slightly, brow furrowed. The L? Mikami had thought of L as really not much more than a faceless entity, expressing his intents through the media in a similar, but far inferior, way in Kira expressing them through his actions. Light knowing the person who was behind L was... not particularly surprising, actually. But if that were so, why had he allowed L to continue pursuing Kira at all? Not that he had been particularly successful but... oh.
If Kira had been able to take over L's name, then there wouldn't really be any reason to fear his identity being exposed, would there? If it were true, it was undeniably brilliant on Light's part, and in addition, possibly explained why Near and Mello were prime targets rather than the L persona. However, it also meant that here, either Light had not done it yet, or didn't find it relevant enough to mention to Mikami.
Putting aside this particular revelation, he returned his mind back to the issue at hand, continuing to memorize entirely the information he was being told, then after a moment, asked quietly, "I don't suppose you want me to do anything about them in particular?"
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His attention was focused entirely, almost painfully, on Light's next words. Although it would have been normal for him, whether or not to take down notes was a choice quickly discarded for this particular conversation... although of course, the chance that he would be forgetting anything said here was nonexistent.
Misora Naomi... and L? At this, he tilted his head slightly, brow furrowed. The L? Mikami had thought of L as really not much more than a faceless entity, expressing his intents through the media in a similar, but far inferior, way in Kira expressing them through his actions. Light knowing the person who was behind L was... not particularly surprising, actually. But if that were so, why had he allowed L to continue pursuing Kira at all? Not that he had been particularly successful but... oh.
If Kira had been able to take over L's name, then there wouldn't really be any reason to fear his identity being exposed, would there? If it were true, it was undeniably brilliant on Light's part, and in addition, possibly explained why Near and Mello were prime targets rather than the L persona. However, it also meant that here, either Light had not done it yet, or didn't find it relevant enough to mention to Mikami.
Putting aside this particular revelation, he returned his mind back to the issue at hand, continuing to memorize entirely the information he was being told, then after a moment, asked quietly, "I don't suppose you want me to do anything about them in particular?"