She's used to that--at least when it comes to sports. Martial arts, in competition, has a bit of that going on, after all, and in actual sports? Basketball especially? State of the game, as it were.

It's why Isabel was heavily considering bala-inlota, though she'd wanted to have a better foothold in her studies before adding sports into the mess.

But even dueling with cards was a sport of its own--and Kaiba was probably used to being faked out. So even with her skill, his greater height and reach has Isabel's shot fouled up when she goes to make it.

"You pick things up fast, I'll give you that!" Isabel said, throwing him the ball.