The confirmation is enough. Kaiba lets his head tilt back, and he glares at the ceiling with that pained rictus on his face. The same as when he'd died in front of Javert. The same miserable, spiteful expression that made him tear the ceramic shard out of his throat and ruin the last room he was in.

He's been rebuilt with new parts, because even this sophisticated alien culture can't just clone a piece of him and make him just like new. No, they have to produce Light even beyond the pain and suffering of a Light Bringer dying.

It's a perfect system. Suffering on suffering.

I suppose you want me to say I'm sorry.

His head lolls to the side, catching Yuugi's gaze.

Is that it?