He flinches. That’s the problem, isn’t it? He’ll die no matter what Ken does. But at least the pain from the realization is dulled. He can deal with it. “Yeah...”

He leans over to look at the card, his eyes lighting up. It’s not exact - it never could be - but it’s very very close. He blinks away some tears and looks up at Seto, sniffling. “I... um. Thank you...”

He wants Koromaru with him. But if he can’t have that, at least Koromaru can fight alongside him.