If only Yami had been aware of what lengths Kaiba had resorted to, it would have lead to so many questions of his own. Was dueling for the title of duel monster's champion important enough to fuel such a venture or could it have been a combination of reasons? Not that he would have expected a straightforward answer.

Crossing his legs, and folding his arms he was attentive as Kaiba spoke. ".. and you came up short." He repeated with an edge of smugness to his tone. Like it or not there were some things that defied explanation, but that didn't negate their existence. "I am surprised to hear that you devoted so much time and effort to it. You never gave the impression that you were interested....". At least he didn't completely dismiss Kaiba's assessment, there likely was some correlation between magic and willpower since to utilize the Millennium items one did have to consciously activate their powers.

Neither one of them seemed to think the theory was entirely sufficient.

"You can't blame all of this on me." Undeniably amused,"For once." Then he couldn't stop himself from asking after his friends. "Have you seen anyone else here from Domino? Any of my friends? or your brother?"