L Isolation is Peak

Hi guys, this will be a critique of Light’s L Isolation Strategy. A little context first: Light hacked his father’s PC and used information on criminals that only the NPA had access to. Now, here’s Light’s own plan with his own words. (source: manga) Ryuk asks: “But why did you deliberately do something to make L suspect people involved in the investigation?Isn’t it a lot worse to have him realize you have a link to the cops, than to have him think you are a student?” Light answers: “the answer to your question is I want to find L and eliminate him. If all I do is hide the notebook, I'm not going to find him, am I?” Let’s start with Problem 1: “Ego-Based Objective”. Point 1- If by this line he meant “I’m in danger, I *need* to get rid of L” then why would that be the case? Strategically speaking, L has nothing on Light. Nothing. He only knows that Kira was in Kanto during the Lind L Tailor incident. Meanwhile, Light has a notebook that lets him kill anyone simply by remembering their name and face. So, given it would be a really strong claim to say he is in danger (or at least most definitely will be in the future), he should at least explain why that would be the case. He doesn’t. Point 2- (at least for the English translation of the manga)We don’t even have to go that far into analysis: Light himself “admits” this is not his point. He *wants* to get rid of L, there is no *need*. Point 3- Light says “If all I do is hide the notebook, I'm not going to find him am …