[While still looking melancholy, Malik looks considerably less hopeless and desolate than before.]

Better... [He lifts his scared hand, looking down at the glove wordlessly. Despite everything...he still wanted to put a fragment of his soul directly into Ryou's body.

Maybe that would have been a better idea than the knife. Chances are Bakura wouldn't have even noticed.]

But I didn't expect it to go away that easily either. Until I'm sure my alter ego can't take over...I'm always going to feel like this.