"It's my third day with Pokémon," he explains. "I've heard the rest of you have been training with them for months or years in the future, but I came straight here from home."

There's a lot to learn and he doesn't have the learning resources the others did when they started. He's extremely bitter about it, but he makes it to the safe spot regardless. He carefully lets Kingyoku out, and the little Goomy rushes to the shallows where it feels safe. Kaiba crouches at the edge, keeping him within arms' reach.

"Right. I've been told his attacking moves are Bubble and Dragon Breath, and neither of them seemed to hurt that lion much."