Ves did not object to the fact that Jovy stood a better chance of winning because he would be able to field his competition mech with a superior MTA mech pilot.
He had already made Jovy uncomfortable enough with the shamelessness of his previous terms.
Perhaps not even Master Willix imagined that Ves would take so much advantage of his opportunity to set the terms!
If he went any further, he might push Jovy's forbearance to the point of snapping!
Fortunately, Ves did not make Jovy's life more difficult from this point. Both of them quickly agreed on the remaining terms.
First, the tech they were allowed to implement in their mechs would be limited to publicly-available third-class components. Anything was allowed as long as they stayed within their budgets.