Yugi relaxed himself as Sugoroku walked into the room and even smiled for him. He'd only give himself away if he looked tense and ready to fight. Yami started it politely, but his grandfather wasn't didn't look suspicious or surprised. It was more... amused? The expression rattled his determination just a little, but once Yami was finished, he gestured to him to tag himself into the battle.

"Grandpa, this is..." What should he say? "Yami" and "Mou hitori no boku" were nicknames, but he had to come up with something quickly. "... Yami. He's a close friend of mine, and he-"

"So you're the pharaoh who lives in that puzzle!" Sugoroku exclaimed, cutting Yugi off and completely destroying the boy's unshakable defense.

"... Eh?" Everything Yugi was about to say suddenly vanished in his mind.