Kaiba Seto walked out of the duel arena after his match with Yugi feeling as if he had awoken from a coma.
Time and space had lost their meaning. He was a young boy again, learning power was everything.
So why was he here, having lost, to heart?
The years prior seemed like a haze of pursuit, now stalled in their tracks.
Yugi had told him that he didn't yet believe in the heart of the cards and until he did, he could not win.
Then had come the intense crush to his mind that left him now reeling. Not only from the loss, but why.
If Yugi was right, then for all intents and purposes, Kaiba had been awoken from a coma as he didn't understand this new world in which he could lose to something so fairytale like as the heart of the cards.
It was a ruthless coma, of the pursuit of power, because power meant success and safety. And Kaiba strove to always be the best for himself and his future.
But what if there was a chance, he was wrong?
He needed to get away and think.
Of course, that would have worked out better if Pegasus wasn't trying to take over Kaiba Corp and had the nerve to kidnap Mokuba.
He at least got his deck back, and had the chance to witness the heart of the cards nearly win again, saving his life. The friends Yugi loved so much, cheering him on.
And ultimately, the heart of the cards did win again, as Yugi showed himself the better duelist by defeating Pegasus and winning back those souls that had been stolen away. It was a strange marvel.
Hugging Mokuba now, he could perhaps see Yugi's point. After all, the heart had led him to the Blue-Eyes White Dragon and Yugi and his friends, and back to his brother.