The Dark Apostle felt pleased as he had his conversation with Swordmaster Ketis.
Although he detected that she was clearly frustrated that he was not able to converse with her in matters related to mech design, he still managed to leave a good impression behind.
This was important. There was no reason for him to make Ves' friends and partners resent him. That would only leave him unable to count on their help when he needed it the most.
While it was still important for him to maintain a distinct identity from his weaker mortal self, the Dark Apostle could not afford to give up easy opportunities to establish a network of capable and trustworthy people.
The Dark Apostle felt absolutely no shame by piggybacking off the years-long effort of his other self.
Besides, it was not as if Ves gave all of this up for free. He could take advantage of the Dark Apostle's network as well.
