L has been officially deleted from the database, and instead of taking a victory lap, Light has to immediately pivot into the most intense corporate cover-up of all time. He treats his rival's tragic death like a server crash that he needs to hide from the stakeholders before the network integrity is questioned. What follows is peak bureaucratic tryhard energy, as Light casually sits in L's old chair, types out fake incident reports, and completely gaslights the remaining task force mods into making him the new head administrator of the entire global server. Here is how Episode 26 boots up Light's official admin speedrun: The Technical Difficulties Screen: Light locks down the surveillance bunker and tells the clueless police squad that L and Watari died because Kira pulled an unpatchable server-side exploit, successfully erasing all forensic logs before anyone can ask for a code review. The Corporate Takeover Vote: With the main mod seat vacant, the task force holds an emergency meeting where they unanimously vote to give Light full root access and administrative permissions, completely handing the keys of the castle to the literal hacker they were trying to ban. The Digital Graveyard Delete: To ensure his safety settings are permanent, Light secures L's private hard drives and deletes all encrypted data blocks relating to the original investigation, treating years of elite detective work like a folder of junk files he needs to clear out to save space. The Global Leaderboard Grind: Flash forward five whole calendar years into a massive time-skip where Light has turned the world into a personal dystopia, executing criminals at a steady, automated pace while the police task force sits around him completely useless. The New Competitors Spawn: Just as Light thinks he has achieved a flawless 100% completion speedrun, a secure notification pings from the United States, revealing that L’s backup files automatically downloaded into two new orphan sweatlords named Near…