Zandar was currently watching an interesting scenario.
His senior was currently being confronted by two other students. But what seemed like an issue for his senior became an issue for the two hooligans instead.
Tsk,tsk, Zandar shook his head dismissing the two idiots that could never approach the genius intellect of him and his senior.
"Why was our funding reallocated to you?" One of the students complained loudly.
Yun simply stared "It's not your funding, its my funding." He corrected him.
Zandar's constant analysis observed "Elevated heart rate and blood pressure. It seems senior's words have a stimulating effect superior to that of normal medicine."
"What do you mean your funding? My funding was cut and the same amount of funding appeared in your account."
Yun shrugged "I apologise and I understand your plight. I too was once poor. I fully empathise with the pain you are currently experiencing.
I too would be in such discomfort If my funding and livelihood was cut."
The two hooligans felt their blood pressure spike as their faces flushed.
Why were his words so polite and on the dot but so irritating?
The very paradoxical nature of the result.
They felt appeased knowing that their plight was understood and affirmed but at the same time they couldn't help but feel like the whole exchange was filled with veiled jabs.
The hooligans could only continue to poke and prod.
"It's ok, I understand. Here I'll apply to allocate more funding for you two. I'll have them take it from my share." Immediately everyone was confused, while Yun wasn't a very stand out person they knew that this was abnormal.
The two sneered with victory, "Oh no..." A voice broke their victorious stupor.
"What?" The two flicked their head towards him.
"My account has been hacked... I have no more money left. I can't even afford coffee." He showed his phone to the two as everyone stilled.
"Hacked?" Everyone thought, what type of impossibility was that? The greatest in cryptology to be hacked?
The two thugs couldn't do anything but walk away.
"Hey wait! Since you're here could you help out a wronged individual? I just need a few credits enough for a coffee." Yun asked.
One of the thugs thought about it before realising that he had been set up with the story from before.
"Here." He transferred over enough credits for a single coffee.
The two left as Zandar emerged from his observation. "Senior?"
Yun gave a small smile "My treat." The whole cafeteria watched as Yun purchased two deluxe set meals for both him and Zandar.
Collectively everyone's faces went gray with one word slathered over their looks, "Bullshit!#@#$#"
"What broke? He only gave enough for a coffee, where did the rest come from?" They all collectively thought.
"Ah I'm so poor now." Yun couldn't help but sigh.
Instantly the entire room was enraged as they all knew most of the school's funding went towards Zandar and Yun.
"Senior you seem to be a professional at this." Zandar couldn't help but note his observation out loud.
Yun chuckled a bit "No comment."
A few days passed by as Zandar continued his study of his own personal topic and a study of his senior.
Both topics were equally interesting.
"Senior, take a look at this. This will enable us to glimpse deeper into imaginary energy." Zandar eagerly presented his findings to Yun who was in the middle of making a fun toy.
"Hm ok ok." He responded with a small nod and dismissal.
Months passed as their research continued to develop and expand in depth and thinking. While Yun focused on more practical aspects of convenience, Zandar focused entirely on his imaginary energy research topic and eventually proposed a cosmic tree which earned him wide applause.
"A good day isn't it? Senior?" Zandar's voice slithered its way into his laboratory once again. Over time, Yun had noticed, Zandar's main interest in him was due to his refusal of allowing Zandar any form of control.
This little junior of his loved the sense of control and perfectionism, the elitism within Zandar's bones was not something that could or would ever be changed.
"I'm going to make an Astral Computer... Are you interested?" Zandar explained his thesis and his plan to make a giant library capable of gathering information and storing it within itself. A basis using human knowledge.
Yun stilled for an instant, "Zandar, did you at least inform the old coot about this topic? I should warn you that this is a dangerous route you're taking. Although, personally I don't really care too much. Perhaps for you, it might be unbearable."
Zandar shook his head as his hands flailed about, "Senior, how could such a brilliant mind such as yours come to the same conclusion as that decrepit old geezer?" He complained.
"So much for the First Thinker." Zandar muttered as he turned around to exit the lab.
"Zandar, although I disagree with that title I've been given. I must warn you one last time, as your senior and a fellow researcher... The path you walk is one of your own demise. Not anyone else's."
Zandar nodded, "Your theories have been noted Senior, and they have also been evaluated as discardable data."
And with that, the relationship between the two shattered leaving only a small thread of their relationship intact.
That thread being, a senior to his junior.