Ah, feeding Marik's ego. It usually doesn't go to well but today it's a good thing. He puffs his chest out even if it's mostly been Chenzira that's done most of the hard work. The Yamask smiles shyly at the praise though and nods his head to Kaiba in thanks.

"I'll be catching up on no time. Oh. Thank you, King."

Now that he's gotten over the mental hurdle and Chen's become more comfortable with battling and training, Marik's determined to catch up to Kaiba. He takes Oba back and pats King on the head before he leaves to get healed. Oba blurbles and squirms. Bye bye, big brother!

Watching the other teen's interactions with his pokémon and even the Chanseys is... endearing. He's glad to see that even if the living situation isn't great for them, Kaiba's been able to make a good impression during his time here.

"I'm sure we would have eventually found something but you definitely helped. And I very much doubt you could ever hold me back. You're way too good at anything you set your mind too. In the off chance I do catch up to you, we'll just keep helping each other to get better, alright? Heh. We'll be a dream team!"

It's a weird concept but... it certainly doesn't sound unpleasant. Kaiba's been fun traveling with and Marik has been slowly opening up more about himself to him as they've been together. Nothing too personal but little glimpses into his past and his thoughts on things here and there.