Nobody expected the struggle to take a different turn all of a sudden.
Until the moment Ves summoned the weakened spiritual fragment of the famed god pilot's companion spirit, nobody had spared a glance in his direction.
There was a good reason for that. Now that the Star Designers had resorted to taking direction, Ves lost his relevance at that point.
Whatever influence and power he previously held by holding 90 votes had completely disappeared as soon as the Polymath completely derailed the voting session.
The game had evolved into a higher and more intensive conflict. Lower value pieces like Ves simply couldn't make a difference anymore. He didn't even have the strength to act as cannon fodder.
Even the frighteningly clever Polymath dismissed Ves as a threat.
Ves smirked. This was just the way he liked it. He had always thrived in conflicts by upending people's expectations.
