作者有話要說：DEATH NOTE
HOW TOUSEIT（使用方法）
I
The human whose name is written in this note shall die。
名字被寫到死亡筆記上的人就會死亡。
This note will not take effect unless the writer has the person''s face in their mind when writing his/her name。
Therefore，people sharing the same name will not be affected。
寫名字的時候，腦子一定要想著該人的樣子，否則沒有效果。因此，不能同時殺害同名同姓的人。
If the cause of death is written within 40 seconds of writing the person''s name，it will happen。
寫完名字後有40秒鐘可以寫死因。
If the cause of death is not specified，the person will simply die of a heart attack。
不寫死因的話預設為心臟麻痺死。
After writing the cause of death，details of the death should be written in the next 6 minutes and 40 seconds。
寫完死因，還有6分40秒的時間可以寫詳細的死亡狀態。
II
This note shall bee the property of the human world，once it touches the ground of （arrives in） the human world。
死亡筆記一旦落到人間界就是屬於人類的東西。
The owner of the note can recognize the image and voice of its original owner，i。e。 a god of death。
死亡筆記的主人可以看到死亡筆記的原持有者死神的樣子和聽到它的聲音。
The human who uses this note can neither go to Heaven nor Hell。
使用過死亡筆記的人不能上天堂也不能下地獄。
III
If the time of death is written within 40 seconds after writing the cause of death as a heart attack，the time of death can be manipulated，and the time can go into effect within 40 seconds after writing the name。
將死因定為心臟麻痺後，還有40秒的時間可以寫具體的死亡時間。即使是心臟麻痺也可以操控死亡時間，而且可以將時間定為那40秒以內。
The human who touches the DEATH NOTE can recognize the image and voice of its original owner，a god of death，even if the human is not the owner of the note。
接觸到死亡筆記的人都可以看到該死亡筆記的死神和聽到它的聲音。
IV
The person in possession of the DEATH NOTE is possessed by a god of death，its original owner，until