"Uh, no, I mean," the mechanic was disarmed by Okuyasu's question. "Er, it's just that I noticed the hangar doors were open and..."

"Don't worry," Kenichi stepped up. "The Captain had asked us to check on something in the ship. Sorry, he meant to let you guys know we were coming before lunch. Could you give us an hour?"

The mechanic furrowed his brows and then pulled out the clipboard tucked under his arm. Kenichi's hand balled into a fist as he waited to see if the bluff worked.

The mechanic let out a reluctant sigh. "Alright. One hour. You guys are lucky there are still some other ships here in need of maintenance check." He waves the three off before walking away.

Once the footsteps faded away, Kenichi nodded to the others to get in. There was a good chance no one was inside the ship since they surely would've responded to the noise outside just now.