Exlor
I’m sorry, I’m calling BS. Ves knew he was a target when he went to this system. Ves is quite possibly the most paranoid man alive and I’m supposed to believe he was ok when someone asked, “can I touch your skin,” So now there is a possibility that this guy is going to try and kidnap Ves right? And he will see and learn things from inside the organization as a prisoner only to escape or be rescued hundreds of chapters from now. I hope this isn’t where things are going because I want to see Ves design mechs not go on an adventure.
I had a feeling that he was a Cosmopolitan from the start. I suspect that despite his claim of being a moderate their group would be just as radical in their approach to realize “peace.” If I remember right the bounty for taking out this particular galactic citizen is to raise a human up as a phase lord to a level that that the Red Association is still unable to achieve. Should Ves rebuke this Masters attempt to sway him to their cause then this Master would likely see no other choice but to get another human phase lord for the job. He just so happens to have a Mech that even made Ves’ true body down to his Jutland organ weary.