#setokisa

Her qualities

First, Kaiba would never date someone unless Mokuba was comfortable with said person. So every characteristic presented below are the ones he would appreciate concerning the safety of his little brother.

Graciousness

Kaiba’s cynicism would make him question the integrity of someone’s intentions, so it wouldn’t be easy for Kisara to prove to him her genuine good nature. If she treats Mokuba kindly because she sincerely cares about him and/or because it’s the right thing to do, it’ll suffice for Kaiba to trust her to some degree (I guess to the level of Yuugi and his friends whom it took Duelist Kingdom and the Battle City Tournament before he started to accept them in his social circle…begrudgingly).

Determination

I don’t know about you guys, but I believe Kaiba has some respect, however small (not that he’ll ever admit it), for people who refuse to stay down (e.g.: Joey…at least in the Japanese version of the anime). In the anime, Kisara had run miles across a desert to find Priest Seto and save him from his father, showing how determined she is to help her loved ones, no matter whom or what she must go against, just like Kaiba for Mokuba. Said trait is tied to the next one.

Protectiveness

As the vassal of the Blue-Eyes White Dragon, she carries the power a young Seto wished he had had to not rely on corrupted people like his relatives and Gouzaburou to survive. Kaiba would have wanted her on his side, even more so if it’s for the safety of Mokuba. At the same time, though she can unleash her dragon whenever she wants to (at least in the anime), she doesn’t do so unless the need requires it, meaning when the people she cares about are put in harm’s way. For that purpose, Kisara gives her all, leaving literally nothing of the perpetrators of said position behind. Kaiba may not like being protected because it can be implied that he’s dependant on someone and thus, weak. At the same time, in the deepest part of his heart, I think he would be glad someone has his back without ulterior motive.

Devotion

Choosing to spiritually bind herself to the first person who had showed her kindness for three millenniums and continuing to do so no matter how deep said person has fallen speaks volume of her loyalty. For the Kaiba brothers who had been hurt, both physically and emotionally, by the people around them, Kisara’s unconditional support would have meant so much for them.

Her flaws

Many Kisara fans (me included) believe Kaiba should worship her like the goddess she is. However, it takes two to make a relationship work (or more if polyamorous). Kisara may appear more stable minded than Kaiba, but I believe she has her own set of flaws and issues.

Distrustfulness

Like Kaiba, Kisara had suffered at the hands of ill-intentioned people and while she chose to not turn her back on humanity (in the anime), she didn’t give her trust easily, not even to Priest Seto who had once saved her life. Her dragon is also another reason to distance herself from others. In these modern times, monsters are myths and cities more densely populated than millennia ago, so she would have to be careful about displaying her power. Not only the magnitude of civilian casualties and property damages would be astronomical, but if people found out about it, she would either end up ostracized (or more than before) or used by others (her beloved Priest Seto even being an example of the latter). What keeps her from developing a me vs. the world mentality and becoming a female Kaiba is her desire to believe in the good of others. Even if the entire world looks down on her, as long as one person good toward her exists, her faith in humanity won’t waver. It might take some time to warm up to others, but she is not bad enough to unleash her dragon on anyone just because of a lack of trust or because they made her unhappy. Only a dire situation requires her to do so (e.g.: a loved one in danger, the world being at risk). However…

Possessiveness

Dragons are possessive creatures (e.g.: treasure, princess), so I believe Kisara can display that trait to some degree. As someone who has rarely known kindness, if not ever, her whole life, she would become possessive of its source(s). I wouldn’t be surprised if her protectiveness of the Kaiba brothers would occasionally come off as that. I would find it ironic if Kaiba were annoyed by that when he wasn’t any better with his BEWD cards. Speaking of the Blue Eyes…

Self-degradation

Everyone knows Kaiba adores the dragon to the point of obsession and possessiveness. Maybe Kisara would have been relieved since most would have only feared and hated it. However, I think she would have also felt insecure on some level about it. How much of his feelings for her are because of her dragon? What if he only loves it and not her? While Kaiba is Priest Seto’s reincarnation, the latter was the one who loved Kisara, whether she possessed the Blue Eyes or not, while the former was attracted to its power only. In the manga, it is implied she has only known abuse her whole life, to the point of accepting death without any resistance when it seems like there was no way out for her. She also finds out that a “monster” resides within her and believes it is the reason behind everything going wrong around her, worsening her low self-worth. The one time someone has treated her with the bare minimum of decency has been to fulfill his agenda (or that has been the plan at the beginning). Just for that one act of courtesy though, she had given her dragon and thus, her life, her everything, to her. While Kisara is kind and selfless enough to care about others, some of that goodness stems from a lack of self-worth. I think this is her worst flaw. How far would she go for someone she cares about? We know she can kill for Priest Seto, so a lot. Kaiba would not be above taking advantage of her loyalty to achieve his goals. At the same time, Kisara possesses a sense of right and wrong, and wants Priest Seto to not succumbed to the darkness. If she is as determined to do the right thing as to protect her loved ones, then the relationship won’t be too imbalanced.

Page 2 Priest Seto: At first, I was attracted to the power within her body, but before I realized it, I was taken more with the person herself than with said power. Yet…I couldn’t protect her. (最初は その身に秘めた力に 強く惹かれた けれど気がつけば 宿した力以上に その存在そのものに 強く惹かれていた なのに護れなかった)

Page 3 Kaiba: ……What is this……? (⸻…… 何だ これは……)

Page 4 Kaiba: Such dream is ridiculous. But… (ばかばかしい あのような夢 だが……)

Page 5 Kaiba: Kisara. (キサラ)

Boy 1: You’re the student that recently transferred here, right? (君 最近転校してきた子だよね)

Boy 2: What’s your name? (名前何て言うの？)

Kaiba: It’s an eyesore…to have vulgar people swarming in the morning. (低俗な輩が朝から群がっては… 目障だな)

Kisara: Seto…! (瀬人さま…！)

Boy 1: Ugh, Kaiba. (げっ 海馬)

Boy 2: Hey, let’s go. (おい行こうぜ)

Page 6 Kaiba: Hmph. (ふん)

Kisara: Um… Seto… Thank you…very much. (あ、あの…瀬人さま…ありがとう…ございました)

Kaiba: That resurging (video-like) vision…doesn’t belong to me. I just thought, why…couldn’t I protect her? Do I…want to protect her? Something that hadn’t been accomplished… (⸻蘇る映像（ビジョン）は オレのものではない ただ 思う 何故 守れなかった オレは 守ってやりたいのか？ 三千年前（むかし）)

Page 7 Kaiba: …back then, 3000 years ago. (果たせなかったこと)

Kisara: Good morning. (おはようございます)

Background noise: Hello. (おはようー)

Yuugi and Joey: ……!!!

Téa: Hello, Kisara, Kaiba. (おはよう キサラ 海馬くん)

Kaiba: Yeah. (あぁ)

Kisara: Good morning. (おはようございます)

Yuugi: Woah… (わ)

Joey: What…What is this? What is the meaning of this? They came to school together!!? (あれなにあれどういうこと 一緒に登校！！？)

Yuugi: I don’t know… (知らないよ…)

Page 8 Kisara: Seto. (瀬人さま)

Kaiba: Hmm? (ん？)

Kisara: Thank you very much for these. (こちら、ありがとうございました)

Kaiba: …Ah. (…あぁ) For the textbooks… (教科書か…)

Kisara: What…are they doing over there? (あれは…何をされているのでしょう？)

Kaiba: That? Ah, that’s Duel Monsters, a card game. (あれ？ あぁ、デュエルモンスターズ…カードゲームだ)

Kisara: That is…! (あれが…！)

Kaiba: ……………Are you interested? (……… ……興味があるのか)

Kisara: Ah. No, uh……it must be difficult… (あ、いえその… …難しいのでしょうか…)

Kaiba: That’s not true. Even children can do it. (そんなことはない あれは子供でも出来るぞ)

Page 9 Kisara: ………

Kaiba: What’s wrong? (どうした)

Kisara: …Nothing! ...I was wondering if I can play the game too. (…いえ！ …私にも出来るでしょうか)

Kaiba: ……If you’re interested… …between Yuugi and Wheeler, the victor is obvious, but…… (……興味があるなら… …遊戯と城之内相手では勝敗は明らかだがな……) …What is this? There’s a buzzing feeling in my head. (…何だ？ 頭が ざわつく)

Joey: Hey, Kaiba! I can hear you!! (おい海馬！ 聞こえてんぞ！！)

Téa: Kisara! And Kaiba too… How about coming closer to watch the match together? (キサラ！海馬くんも… こっちで一緒に見ない？)

Page 10 Kisara: ……!

Kaiba: As if I would get along with you guys! Don’t lump me in with you g– (誰が貴様らと馴れ合いなどするか！ オレを貴様らと一緒に…)

Kisara: …… …S-Since such an opportunity is presented to me…I will go…look for a little bit… (…… …せ、折角なので…私は少し…覗かせて頂いてきますね…)

Kaiba: …………… (⸻…… ………)

Bakura: You could have just showed her a duel. (決闘（デュエル） 見せてあげれば良いのに)

Page 11 Kaiba: ……

Bakura: Though I’m glad you didn’t. You brought your deck, right? (喜ぶと思うんだけどなぁ デッキ、持ってるんでしょ？)

Kaiba: What is your purpose? (何のつもりだ貴様)

Bakura: I brought mine too. So how about it? (僕も 持ってるんだ どうかな？)

Kaiba: …… I’m asking just to make sure, but are you challenging me to a duel? (…… 一応聞くが 貴様、もしやこのオレに決闘を申し込んでいるのか？)

Bakura: So it’s no good? (ダメかな？)

Kaiba: Wasn’t your deck occult-themed? (貴様のデッキ オカルトデッキだったか)

Bakura: Oh, yeah. At that time (Battle City Tournament), you must have seen his……the Millenium Ring’s spirit’s duel, but this will be the first one you’ll have with me, right? (そっか 海馬くんはアイツの… …リングの人格の時の決闘を見てるんだよね でも 僕の決闘は初めてだよね！)

Page 12 Bakura: Come to think of it, I wonder if my favorite card had been in his deck as well… …Maybe he liked that card as well… He may had been Bakura too, but now, I’m the one who chooses and draws my cards, who decides what to do beyond this point. My way of doing things differs from his. *school bell* Woah. The first bell has rung. *to Kaiba* Please let us have another opportunity to duel in the future! (そういえば 僕の好きなカードがアイツのデッキに入ってたりもしたっけ… …同じカードが好きだったり… アイツも バクラだったけど いま カードを選んで 引いて この先を決めるのは 僕だ 技とは違う わ 予鈴 鳴っちゃったね！ 決闘はまた今度お願いするね！)

Page 13 Kaiba: … (⸻…)

Kisara: … Duels are amazing. Just looking at one makes your heart race. (… 決闘ってすごいですね 見てるだけでドキドキしまして)

Kaiba: …… ……A duel with the use of a Duel Disk is not the same. (⸻…… ……デュエルディスクを使った決闘は そんなものではないぞ)

Page 14 Kisara: You’re the one who made it, right…!? Amazing…! (瀬人さまがお作りになられたのですよね…！？ すごいです…！)

Kaiba: That resurging vision (of past memories)…doesn’t belong to me. What happened 3000 years ago has nothing to do with me… It’s just… (蘇る記憶（ビジョン）は オレのものではない 三千年前のことなど オレには何の関係もない ⸻ただ、) …Next time… (⸻…今度)

Page 15 Kaiba: …I’ll show it to you: my company’s finest technology and my best Monster, both of which I am most proud of. (⸻… 見せてやろう 我が社の誇る最高の技術と オレの誇る最高のモンスターをな) It’s just… (ただ、)

Kisara: Yes…! (はいっ…！)

Page 16 Kaiba: …seeing this (smiling) face isn’t so bad. That’s all. (この笑顔（かお）を見るのは悪くない それだけだ。)

Page 17 *in the Underworld (in 冥界)* Priest Seto: You’re saying that arrogant and domineering fellow looks like me!!? Where (are the similarities)!? (あの様な傲慢で高飛車な男が私に似ているだと！！？ どこが！！)

Atem: I too want to reincarnate so that I can meet Yuugi again… (オレも転生して相棒に逢いたいぜー…)