[Yes. He doesn't say anything like that aloud, but he will allow himself to clench his fist in quiet celebration at his own victory. He's getting better! And maybe he's not going to learn anything applicable in real life with this, but he can still keep trying for that, too.

He laughs shortly afterwards, a genuine thing to relieve the tension that had built up just from excitement. Gosh. He'd almost forgotten how fun it was to play games like this. His laugh trails off and he's left staring at the board, wishing the rest of his friends were here.]

I wasn't going to leave until I beat you. [So, it's a good thing it only took a couple of games!! Shaking off other thoughts with a smile, he looks back at Dextera, leaning back on his palms. He seems like he had a good time, too...]

Even if there are more mysterious messages later, we can always play a game or two in between. [His uplifting pep talk, accept it.]