Ruined Weapon
As Ves listened to Ketis explain a portion of her plans and ambitions, he felt a profound sense of satisfaction and regret in his heart.
He felt satisfied because the young mech designer that he used to tutor in the past had fully grown her own wings and started to start her own initiatives.
He felt regret because Ketis was undoubtedly beginning to expand beyond the Larkinson Clan.
The new sword school with its upcoming planetary branches were an extension of her own power base.
If necessary, Ketis could even cut off her relations to the Larkinson Clan and rely on her own organization to develop independently from Ves and the Larkinsons.
Of course, the chances that Ketis would seek to divorce herself from the Larkinsons was too small. The Swordmaidens had fully integrated into the clan and Ketis owed too much to Ves to turn her back on her benefactor. She wasn't the sort of person who engaged in treachery.