Kaiba gives his cat a small scritch. She seems to be forgiving him a little, which is a relief. But yes, even these small dragons interest him.

"I've been called a genius at times, yes." He's trying really hard not to fling his arrogance all over the place here! He's in a bit too vulnerable of a position for that. "And...it's something ridiculous about ancient shadow magic. Their souls are connected by fate, or something."

It's clear that he hates every word he just spoke.

"But we could absolutely use more players. The technology level's not there for a true video game, but a strategy game could be developed through spellwork, I suppose."