Opening with a Useless Mecha-girl? I'll Become an Ace Pilot Anyway

[Mecha, Mecha-Musume, Aerial Combat, Ace Pilot, Transmigration, Technological Gap, Underestimated Protagonist]

[AI generated summary]

In a world where elite pilots bond with sentient, anthropomorphized fighter jets known as "Mecha-Girls" (机娘), the story begins with a pilot seemingly doomed from the start. He finds himself partnered with a cast-off, "roadside" mecha-girl, a model mocked by all as obsolete scrap, fit only for a dismal retirement as a low-capacity transport plane.

But this pilot is no ordinary rookie. He is a ghost from a bygone era of aerial warfare, a legendary ace and master engineer reborn into a world that has forgotten the meaning of true skill. While the current generation of pilots blindly rely on the raw power and stats of their machines, he scoffs at their simplistic tactics. He holds the knowledge of legendary, high-G maneuvers like the Pugachev's Cobra and an understanding of aircraft design and modification that far surpasses the locals' crude attempts at "upgrading."

This is the story of a master's return. Armed with the wisdom of a more advanced era and partnered with an underestimated machine, he will dominate the skies. He will demonstrate that the hands and mind of the pilot, not the price tag of the jet, determine victory. The novel follows this ace and his team as they rise from obscurity, transforming their "useless" mecha-girl into a terror of the skies who will shoot down every so-called genius who dares to challenge them. It is a high-octane, "Ace Combat-style" story of skill, engineering, and a veteran pilot showing an arrogant new world what it means to be a true legend.