Ves thought a lot about this conversation. It didn't take a genius to see that the MTA deeply wanted to know the secrets behind the Larkinson Clan's success. After the Battle against the Abyss, the clan suddenly gained four new expert pilots and nine new expert candidates.
In fact, there should have been even more expert candidates if some of them didn't die straight away!
Such a result was so extreme that even an idiot could tell there was something fishy about how all of these powerful mech pilots came into power!
Therefore, Ves could already tell the MTA would come calling.
It was difficult to find a way to resist their insistent advances.
While the MTA did not technically rule humanity as a whole, their power, influence and reach pretty much turned the Association into a de-facto hegemon.
When the MTA wanted something, few were able to say no.