The dragon envy would be real, ok. If Kaiba could summon his Blue-Eyes White Dragon he'd be thrilled.

"Possibly literally," Not sure if the professor was just using a common idiom or aware of the potential financial gain to their captors. "..." A cosmic accident. At least he manages not to roll his eyes this time. He's just as certain that there was intent behind this as he is that this is a trick.

"Then the universe has a terrible sense of humor."