Marik... vaguely remembers some of these things happening. It's a fog though since he was half a spirit roaming around without his body. That's not something he ever wants to experience again, that's for sure. The blimp being attacked, explosions. Huh... his head hurts a bit trying to remember. Perhaps because those are his darker half's memories.

So Gozaburo did have a decent plan all along. At least until the end. Marik suppresses a smile as Kaiba tells him about how all of that came tumbling down and literally blew up in the man's face. Serves him right. What Noa did was noble in his eyes, and... hearing that he was only 12 when this all went down... maybe what Marik did wasn't... so bad? (No, it's still bad.) That's not important right now though.

Kaiba and Mokuba won't suffer at Gozaburo's hand anymore and are able to carve their own paths in life. That's good. He hesitates a bit before putting a hand on Kaiba's shoulder although he's fully expecting the other teen to swat him away.

"It... It really is. You've already done so much back home. Even here... you're going to do great things. I know it," he offers a small smile. "You've said it to me so I'm going to say it back: Don't sell yourself short. You've gone through... well, I doubt many people have gone through things as bizarrely and traumatic as we have... but the fact that you keep a calm head in most situations, that you've got a pretty clear idea of what you want in life... I'd say you're pretty well put together. Especially after the Pharaoh broke your mind. I've never heard of anyone who's survived that Shadow Power before. But you not only came back, you're even more certain of things. You always find a way to bounce back and better yourself."

"... I'd be lying if I said I wasn't envious of your tenacity and strength."