「If he gets that hint, he just half shrugs and plays coy, not that it's something he can pull off, he's too honest, his smug face says it all.」

Yeah, at least this time they were. I don't know this for sure, since it was my first time seeing holographic monsters back then when I first met Kaiba, but his supposedly feel... real, compared to normal holograms. Some of those hits we took actually hurt a little, just as a part of the experience. But, back home, our duels usually got a little more real than that, you couldn't tell the difference between the hologram and the monster actually being there, until it was a little too late, especially those involving the Egyptian God cards.

「He makes a little pause, realizing something.」

I think this has been the most normal duel we've ever had.