Ego. Originally, it was the Latin word for 'I.'
And this for Seto Kaiba is the height of irony, because so little in his life is actually about 'I.' From the moment he lost his parents, everything has been about Mokuba. Is Mokuba safe from bullies, is he spending enough time with Mokuba, does Mokuba have a place to sleep at night and food to eat? It was this way of thinking that led him to challenge Gozaboro Kaiba to a chess game. It was also this way of thinking that led him to endure two years of being turned slowly into a monster, of being beaten and overworked, of being separated from his brother. But it was all for Mokuba, wasn't it?
Ego. Originally, it was the Latin word for 'I.'
Perhaps he does think about himself a little after all, because he has never told Mokuba about his role in Gozaboro's death. He doesn't want to feel the agony of losing the center of his universe and the person for whom he has already given up everything.
Ego. Originally, it was the Latin word for 'I.'
He is still a child in a grown-up world. In business, as in life, his age plays against him. He's young, they say, he's arrogant, he can't possibly be as good as he says he is. Well he is as good as he says he is – he has never exaggerated his abilities; that's not arrogance, is it? – and he gives them what they want. He builds big towers, buys big blimps, wears big, extravagant clothes. He doesn't really want those things, but if his competitors think he's a spoiled child, they'll underestimate him. And then he'll be able to provide for Mokuba, keep the company running, and make enough money so he can build his theme parks for orphans to come and play in.
Ego. Originally, it was the Latin word for 'I.'
What he wants is to go back to sleep when his alarm goes off at 4:30 in the morning. What he wants is to wear jeans and a T-shirt and dream about girls and go drinking with his friends. But if he did that, the company would fail and thousands of workers would be out of a job and the economists would jeer and Gozaboro Kaiba would be vindicated. Much more importantly, Mokuba would lose everything Seto sacrificed to give him. And so Seto drags himself out of bed each morning, makes his coffee, and puts on his mask.
