The Aethel's hangar was not particularly large. At the very least, its ceiling was not very high; it could only accommodate a Variable Fighter standing in Fortress Mode. It was absolutely not tall enough for MS Form. This was also due to the warship's structural design, which used compact, multi-level hangars. There might have been taller hangars elsewhere, but certainly not the one Flying Eagle and the others were currently using.
So Flying Eagle had no way to transform at all and could only project a hologram to scare Chuck the fishman. After being startled twice in quick succession—first by Xiao Ran's appearance, then by the robot projection—Chuck was indeed badly frightened.
"All right, Flying Eagle. Stop scaring him."
Xiao Ran said this, then nodded and smiled lightly at the astonished onlookers. Under everyone's surprised gazes, he passed through the crowd and walked over to Chuck. Smiling at him, he said, "I don't know how you view the performance of the 30 model, but Flying Eagle is a super version Variable Fighter custom-made specifically for me. Its technology is far more advanced than the 30's, and its weapons, energy systems, and overall performance completely crush the 30 in every aspect. Even a hundred 30s would stand no chance against Flying Eagle."
"Besides, the 30 is merely an ordinary mass-produced unit. It is fundamentally different from Flying Eagle's special model. So what you said just now made it feel like you were looking down on it. I apologize for it suddenly scaring you."
Chuck, still somewhat dazed, hurriedly said, "N-No problem... I was the one talking nonsense. Please forgive me, Lord Xiao Ran."
Makina looked at Xiao Ran, then at Flying Eagle, and suddenly cried out in surprise, "That fighter can talk!"
Rena, who handled electronic technology for the Valkyries and