"Honestly, knowing Atem's name early will shortcut a lot of problems down the line. Trust me on this one." All the stuff that happened with Zorc would've been a lot less harrowing if they'd had the Horakhty button at their convenience. "As for the wins... well, Anzu and Atem weren't really taking the whole thing seriously until Shizuka jumped at the first Duel Spot. We had no skin in the game except for maybe an easy way to dance school, and she destroyed Atem before ripping both Anzu and Atem a new one for not taking the competition seriously when everyone else had everything on the line for it. That's when we met her, actually. And Kaiba just underestimated her in the Battle City runner-up duel. Thought that Crush Card Virus would destroy her deck... but it didn't work on Fusion monsters. You should've seen the look on his face when she swung in with Invoked Cocytus for the win."

Zahra hisses through their teeth. "Yeahhh. Just. Yeah. For what it's worth, she broke out of it on her own both times."