No sooner had he finished asking than Li Qinwu began answering his own question.
"The good news is that Industrial World 496A has been certified by Mars as a Titan World! An entire world exists to serve Titan construction!
"A whole Titan Legion is stationed on the Industrial World too—one hundred, or even ninety-nine Titans, permanently stationed there!!"
The moment those words came out, the red light in Iron Skull Archmagos's mechanical eyes flickered rapidly, revealing the turmoil in his heart.
His electronic vocalizer emitted a doubtful yet hopeful question:
"R-really?"
Li Qinwu was just about to deliver the bad news when Busi suddenly leaned over. With a snicker, he said:
"Of course it's fake!
"Not only did Industrial World 496A fail to become a Titan World, but even the last Reaver Titan was taken away by the Titan Legion.
"And until the very end, the Titan's Machine Spirit was unwilling to exchange even a single line of binary with you.
"On the other hand, when it met the Count for the first time, it not only communicated with him, but even let him enter its cockpit and form a psychic link with it. Then he piloted the Titan into battle against Xenos armor and saved the entire world!
"Heh heh, you're a useless failure both mentally and physically. The Titan you cherished and fawned over in every possible way couldn't even be bothered to acknowledge you.
"But the Count, whom it met only once, got your beloved Titan up and rode it!
"You useless piece of trash! You couldn't even keep hold of the Titan you loved!"
The instant Li Qinwu heard that, he blurted out, "Holy shit, that's savage!"
After hearing those words, Iron Skull Archmagos froze for several seconds. Then an enraged boom erupted from his speakers.