His expression twists, growing serious. Maybe even bitter.

"As it turns out, my professor assisted the perpetrator- congressman Masayoshi Shido in stealing my work along with other cognitive presearchers relevant at the time to help him exploit Cognitive Pscience. Solely to push him to the status of power."

He pauses, not taking a nibble just yet from the chocolate.

"Despicable. Though I didn't really let that slide but by that time..." He sighed. "The damage was already done. I could only move forward from there."