Death Note Episode 16 [Official - 2026]

This was the "Decision". Light knew the walls were closing in. L, the world’s greatest detective, had Misa Amane in a cold, metal-clad interrogation room, bound and blindfolded. Rem’s eyes glowed with a protective fury; she had promised to kill Light if Misa came to harm, yet Light was the only one who could save her from L's trap.

"I relinquish ownership," Light said, his voice cold and certain. In that moment, the memories of Misa’s Death Note—the one Rem carried—vanished from his mind. But the shadows didn't take him yet. He still clutched his own notebook, the one tied to the shinigami Ryuk, which he had already buried deep beneath the damp earth of the forest. Death Note Episode 16

As his eyes cleared and his posture softened, L watched from the monitors, baffled. The transformation was too perfect. The "Decision" had been made: to win the war, Light Yagami had to truly believe he had never started it. This was the "Decision"