Use



Use (使用, Shiyō) is the 7th chapter of Volume nine and 77th chapter overall.

Plot
The SPK members pull guns on Mello, but Near tells them to put the weapons down since there was no sense in killing him because he will probably be of great use to them.

Mello, however, starts to point his gun toward Near and threatens to shoot him, telling him that he is not “a tool to solve Near’s puzzle” that he can use to solve the case. But, Hal convinces him to put the gun down because if he shot Near, they would have to shoot him and that would make Kira happy.

Mello has come for the remaining photograph that Near has in his possession. However, Near gives it to him in exchange for some information about the Death Note. Mello tells Near that the Death Note is a shinigami’s notebook, and people who touch it are able to see Shinigami. He also tells him that one of the rules written in the notebook is fake, but he isn’t going to tell him which one it is. Now, it’s a question of who will catch Kira first.

Light is determined to kill Near and Mello. As Kira, he calls up the vice-president and demands that he look up any information on agents who “disappeared” right before the creation of the SPK. Light hopes that by finding out that information, he may find some of the living, current SPK members and get closer to Near.

On Sakura TV, director Demegawa has made a new program called “Kira’s Kingdom” for pro-Kira viewers. He tells his audience that he has been chosen by Kira as his spokesman and vows to spread Kira’s philosophy around the world.

Conception
It is not entirely known what the chapters title "Use" may refer to. It likely relates to the question of whether Near is using Mello, or whether Light is using the investigation team as bait for Mello and Near, or even whether Demegawa is using Sakura TV to shift public opinion in favor of supporting Kira. It could even be about all of those aspects.