Too Soon To Tell
Just because Ves predicted this outcome did not mean he liked it. He never put all of his faith in his predictions because he had seen too many people get screwed when they happened to get it wrong.
If even the Polymath got misled by her assumptions and projections of the future, then Ves should never put much too much stock in his own predictions!
There were always variables that could cause reality to deviate from the most probable outcome. This was why Ves faintly hoped that he could produce another miracle and turn the Blood Star Mark II into another masterwork mech.
"Too bad it didn't happen."
This was a missed opportunity. A masterwork mech was not just a unique work of art. It was a rare state that provided all kinds of benefits to its mech pilot.
For example, now that General Ark Larkinson received a masterwork expert mech in the form of the Lionheart, he would definitely be able to break through sooner or later!