Listen, mate. I'm not trying to offend, but unless your Duel Monsters are part of the world's natural bloody ecosystem, there's no way they're as popular as Pokémon are...

[ as a sport, sure, maybe he can see the comparison, but even battling was only one facet of the way Pokémon and people interacted. he wants to try to keep an open mind about it, but Kaiba's general personality in combination with the insistence makes him a little more inclined to be contrarian about it. why you gotta be so extra, man?

and speaking of extra... he was expecting some knockback on his teasing, but nothing like that. he's a little offended, but sure. whatever. ] Yikes.

[ Goodra, on the other hand, looks angry. horns flexing, she looks posed to step forward towards Kaiba for speaking in such a threatening way to her Trainer. Raihan holds an arm out to settle her, and while she stands down, she's still glaring daggers in the other man's direction. ]

Has anyone ever told you that you take yourself way too seriously for your own good?