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"I mean, if this things goes down, you'll be dead for sure."
These words indicate that the Guild fighters have a high capacity for shock absorption, which means these words manifest into respect for vanship piloting that have no means of cushioning like that, making it quite a dangerous aircraft.
"Amazing, amazing!"
What Dio says when he confirms whether or not Al is the real "key." As a result, Al was in fact the real thing. This indicated that there was a possibility that the Silvana could stand up to Delphine. Originally, Dio had "gone out" with a light heart, so perhaps something moved within him when he noticed this possibility.
"I can almost touch the clouds!"
Without worrying about the emergency announcement just before the battle began, Dio congregated to the deck. Without any sense of an impending crisis, going outside to experience the sea of clouds interested him considerably more. For the clouds that couldn't be grabbed or held onto, it was probably a symbol of freedom for Dio. Unable to feel that way in the Guild, the euphoric feeling he got from extending his hand was like a glimpse to freedom.
"No, I won't die, Lucciola."
It seems that Dio believes from the bottom of his heart that he won't die. By the way, this dialogue is under the condition that he's not in a Guild observational ship with a safety function and fighter aircrafts. Also, the Guild pilot suits themselves appear to have been made with some sort of protection against falling from heights.
"Hey! How long has it been, a whole day?"
A strange way to greet, seemingly of his nature, or did he learn it on the Silvana? It could be said that such a unique sense of language is the essence of Dio. As well as stirring up tricks in this place, which is an act that another person can't really imitate. Finding Alex's room, he took the photograph as a means to start some kind of conversation, but it turned into a serious incident, so it looks like Dio didn't consider much when he did it.
"You and I are shooting stars."
Said by Dio to woo(?) Claus. Despite being in the middle of a strategy briefing, he completely ignored the atmosphere of the place. Dio still only understood other people to an extent, but unfortunately for Claus as one of the people he was familiar with, the basics are still as 'my pace' for him as ever.
"When something tastes good, you have to let it show on your face, Lucciola!"
Through Claus, Dio learned how to better express his own feelings. He wants to teach this sort of joy to Lucciola, and that feeling is reflected in this line.
"I was just ordered to do something!"
Naturally, Dio never received any sort of order from birth. However, it's now possible for him to embrace it. Regarding Claus, he thought he only left an impression on him until now. But while being on the Silvana, and remembering that he socialized with Claus and his friends, he had made "friends" for the first time on the Silvana. By opening his heart to others, he experienced being accepted rather than adored by others, which was a new exciting feeling for Dio.
"Roger!"
After receiving an answer that he liked considerably, Dio repeated "roger!" frequently. The experience of taking orders from others was new, and he enjoyed that sort of exchange between "friends."
"I don't know!"
Dio doesn't have as much experience as a navi. Although he conveyed tips to Claus as they flew in the Grand Stream, he didn't bother to respond decently to anybody else but Claus. Although he could have been expected to ignore it instead of replying, he's come to accept replying to someone else's orders without any resistance.
