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Ed! Al! Hurry, hurry!

This chrome molybdenum steel spanner set, the hydraulic torque wrench,

and that micrometer, please!

Okay!

Pick me out an Ultra-HA tip drill and every bit you think is suitable.

Okay, you got it!

Just what you'd expect to find in a tool store in Central!

Their selection is far different from what's out in the country!

I can't get over how good the walnut handle on this screwdriver

feels under my fingers!

Say, aren't you done shopping yet, Winry?

Don't you think this is too much of a souvenir for your grandma?

But you said you'd buy me anything, didn't you?

- Isn't that right, Ed? - Yeah.

Oh! Those are high-carbon chromium-steel cutting pliers, aren't they?

They can cut through anything and they never rust!

- Can I buy these too? - Yeah.

Mister, would you throw in this sewing machine oil too?

- Sure! - Here!

This is for you.

Even when I'm not around, make sure to take care of your Automail.

Edward-san, Lt. Col. Mustang wants to see you.

- A mission for me? - Yeah.

Now that you're a State Alchemist,

you'll be called upon to go on missions, so be ready.

- Lt. Hawkeye? - Yes, sir.

Here are your orders and materials.

"Fullmetal Alchemist Edward Elric.

The above-mentioned is hereby ordered to inspect the coal mine at Youswell."

Stuff like this is the job of a State Alchemist?

It also includes investigating the mined resources.

As an alchemist, you have knowledge of ores, right?

This is your first mission, so I arranged a simple task for you.

But don't let your guard down.

Man cannot obtain anything without first sacrificing something.

In order to obtain anything, something of equal value is required.

That is alchemy's Law of Equivalent Exchange.

At the time, we believed that to be the true way of the world.

BE THOU FOR THE PEOPLE

It's almost like we reserved the whole train for ourselves, right?

Traveling by train is nice, huh? All you have to do is sit and--

Al.

Now that I'm a dog of the military, this is my job.

You didn't have to come along.

Are you still saying that? I will always be at your side, Brother.

After all...

You're coming back to the village one day, right?

- No, we're not going back. - Ed...

Winry, there's no longer any home for us to return to.

Sure enough.

Brother, it's coming into view.

So that's the last town to the East. Youswell Coal Mine.

For a coal mine, I thought there'd be more activity.

Everyone looks so exhausted.

It doesn't look like there's much to see here, either.

Al, let's get this inspection over with so we can go home--

- Whoa, sorry! - Ouch.

Oh, are you tourists? Where are you from?

Have you eaten? Where are you staying?

- Who are you? - Pops, we've got visitors!

Huh? What did you say?

Visitors! Visitors! Some big spenders are here!

Big spenders?

Nice of you to come! I am the inn's manager, Halling!

I'm sorry if the place is dusty.

The coal mine's wages are low.

But with this place, I've got two irons in the fire.

Now then, overnight accommodations for two?

How much are your rates?

- They're expensive. - Not to worry.

Despite how we look, we have plenty of money.

Two hundred thousand.

Wha--?!

Two hundred thousand? Don't be ridiculous! That's too expensive for a night's stay!

This is the best inn in all of Youswell, that's why.

Besides, it's the same price no matter where you go.

We haven't had any guests in a long time. We'll squeeze every penny from you.

It's not enough.

Winry had us buy all of those presents for her grandma, after all.

There's nothing else we can do. At this point...

- Incredible! It's restored! - It looks brand new!

- Is there anything else I can fix? - Here.

It's something I hold dear, but accidentally broke.

What? You still haven't thrown that away?

- You rarely buy me anything, after all. - All right, let me handle it!

- Thank goodness! - That's pretty nice, hostess.

How delightful.

To think that our first guest in so long would be an alchemist.

I took a crack at it once too, but I didn't have the talent so I gave up.

Say, what did you come to Youswell for? There's nothing here for anyone to see.

I'm here on business. I came to inspect the coal mine.

- An inspection? You're with the military? - I am a State Alchemist, after all.

That hurts! What was that for?

We don't provide food or beds to dogs of the military!

- Are you a soldier too? - No...

He's got nothing to do with them!

We just got together on the train here.

Okay, then. You can go get yourself eaten by dogs.

That was an intense display of hatred, huh?

Of course it was! Everyone hates the military, after all!

That guy Yoki, who supervises this place, is a greedy bastard.

- He's the worst! - Yoki?

And now, he's joined by that State Alchemist.

"Alchemist, be thou for the People."

That's both common sense to them and their pride.

That's what I've come to learn.

Mister...

I can't stand those who sell their souls to the military

in exchange for special privileges.

I'm so hungry...

Winry, you could worry about the human

instead of the machine once in a while too, you know.

She does worry about you, brother.

I snuck this out for you.

- Al? - I can't eat it, after all.

People really hate the military, huh?

Well, I was prepared for this.

Maybe I should get certified too, as a State Alchemist.

No, you won't.

It's bad enough that I have to go through this by myself.

Besides, I really have become a dog of the military, huh?

Brother...

Step aside!

Your shop is as filthy as ever, Halling.

Well, well, if it isn't Lt. Yoki. Welcome to my filthy establishment.

Enough with the pleasantries. The taxes on your place are overdue.

And it's not just you, I could say the same for the whole town.

My apologies. I earn so little, after all.

- That is because your work is so poor. - What?

You're the ones who lowered our wages! On top of that, you raised our taxes!

Lt. Yoki has been placed in charge of this coal mine by Central.

Shut up!

You just took our hard-earned money

and bribed your way to that promotion, didn't you?

So why don't you try offering tribute to me?

The world is not a place

where you can make yourselves comfortable for free.

You bastard! I've had enough of this!

Nicely done, Lyra.

It seems that the rumors about this shop

becoming a hangout for troublemakers have turned out to be true.

I guess I have to consider suspending your business license.

- What? - Don't even joke about that!

You brat!

Khayal!

Make an example of him. Hurt him just a little.

Stop!

Who are you?

I heard the lieutenant would be coming by,

so I thought I'd say hello.

- Is that...? - Who is this kid, Lieutenant-dono?

You idiot! Don't you know about State Alchemists?

They're an organization under the direct control of the Führer!

Well, well, how terribly rude of my subordinate.

I am Yoki, the one who runs this town.

What business might you have in coming to our rural town?

Oh, I'm just here to conduct an inspection.

An inspection?

If only you had contacted me, I would have sent someone to meet you.

You must be exhausted, right? Come, come, please stay at my mansion.

Damn those military dogs.

Congratulations, Mustang-kun.

I hear you're going to become a full colonel soon.

Hawkeye-kun, I hear you're going to be promoted to First Lieutenant too.

Thank you so much, General Hakuro.

Once your authority increases,

I wonder if you would go to the Eastern Command Center

and take charge for a while?

Oh? You're demoting me?

I suppose having someone like me around Central does--

What are you talking about?

This isn't a demotion, it's a transfer to a higher post, Colonel Mustang.

But I've heard there are a good number of untrustworthy folks in the Eastern.

Be sure to watch yourself.

I am greatly honored that a State Alchemist

would come and visit my house.

Oh, by the way,

since we have such an exceptional alchemist among us...

Lyra, have him take a look at your alchemy.

- Yes, sir. - It's okay, I saw it earlier.

She liquefied the air around her, reduced its volume,

and then all at once, vaporized it again, producing a shockwave.

The light came from the extreme heat that was created

by the forced compression, to maintain entropy.

You figured all that out with just a glance?

I, too, would like to be certified as a State Alchemist

and become like you, Edward-sama.

- Like me? - Yes.

It's my dream to contribute to the state by becoming an outstanding alchemist.

Now, now. Please eat.

I hope that our rural cooking will agree with you.

You eat well, huh? Despite the town being in this shape...

Oh, you embarrass me!

Tax collection hasn't been going well and I don't know what to do.

On top of that, there are so many barbaric residents here, as you saw earlier.

You mean, they ditch their work

and neglect their duty to pay their taxes?

Oh, as expected of Edward-sama. You are very perceptive.

Everything in this world can be explained through alchemy.

The Law of Equivalent Exchange, right?

Rights come with responsibilities, don't you think?

Certainly! Most wonderful!

As such, I wonder if you would accept this,

by way of the reasoning of the world?

Lyra.

It's only a small token. Please accept it.

Is this what you would call a bribe?

That's a far too direct way of putting it.

If you like, call it equivalent exchange.

And if you would please consider the matter of the inspection...

I'll think about it.

I should have known

that you would be so understanding, Edward-sama.

The folks in town should start behaving themselves soon enough,

so you just have to wait patiently.

I wonder how Brother is doing by himself.

Hey, what's going on?

Khayal! Khayal!

Let me go! Khayal is still in there!

You can't, boss! It's too dangerous! There's no telling when it will collapse.

- Leave me alone! Let me go! - Boss!

Khayal! Khayal! Khayal!

Khayal! Khayal, where are you? Khayal! Khayal!

Daddy!

Daddy...

Is this their doing?

Say, you're an alchemist, right?

Transmute some gold for us! Then you can help my pop.

You could save the whole town for us!

- I can't. - Why not? You won't lose anything.

The basis of alchemy is equivalent exchange.

I have neither the duty nor the obligation to do anything for this town.

Are you telling us to bribe you too? And you call yourself an alchemist?

"Alchemist, be thou for the People," huh?

Transmuting gold is a serious offense.

If I get caught, I will be stripped of my State Alchemist certification,

and be sent to prison.

Do it so that nobody finds out.

Even if I do make gold, it will just turn into taxes.

That will be the end of you.

If you're having a hard time,

why don't you just leave and look for another job?

Kid, you may not understand this,

but this place is our home and our final resting place.

Your home and final resting place, huh?

Brother!

Al, we burned down our home ourselves.

We have nowhere to return to, and we're okay with that.

But for people that do have somewhere to go home to,

they have to look out for it.

Al, this is a secret between the two of us, okay?

Brother.

- You want to buy the coal mine? - Yeah!

I want you to include everything from the mine to the trade routes.

- Is that okay? - Well...

Even at the request of a State Alchemist, that's just something I couldn't do.

I see. What a shame.

And here I brought all this money with me.

Is that gold?

It turns out this mine had unexploited elements

that we use in alchemy research.

I don't want to turn it over to anyone else. Isn't this enough?

Don't be absurd!

However, if I sell the mine entrusted to me by the state

to govern for my own profit, it will look a little...

It's all right! This gold doesn't appear on any records.

As long as you keep your mouth shut, you can get by without anyone noticing.

Still...

I know!

Please write a memo handing over

all authority over the coal mine for no charge.

By doing that, this will all be yours, Lieutenant Yoki.

Why? Why are you stopping me?

Because I said so. I will not allow you to fight.

But they were the ones who demolished the store!

It's just one store. Don't get carried away.

Hi, everybody!

I'm here to cheer up those gloomy faces of yours!

What are you doing here?

Now, now, is that any way to talk to the manager of this place?

Manager? Why, you! What have you--?

As you can see, this is the title deed for the mining, trade, management,

and all other rights to this coal mine.

- What? - In other words...

This coal mine belongs to me now.

Nevertheless...

I have to go back to Central.

It would be bothersome to have to carry the title deed

of a rural coal mine with me.

Don't tell me! Are you trying to sell us the title?

It'll be expensive.

Whenever you wish to gain anything,

you have to pay for it with something of appropriate value, you see.

After all, not only is this title deed written on high-grade parchment,

it also has gold leaf trim.

What's more, the box features finely crushed jade,

in a nonchalant, yet at the same time luxurious design.

Yeah, this is good craftsmanship, indeed.

Oh, yeah, and the key is made of sterling silver.

Gee, I guess this is roughly worth 200,000.

Two hundred thousand! For the deed to the coal mine?

Two hundred thousand? That's all?

Now that you mention it, the foreman's inn cost 200,000, didn't it?

How about I spend the night and call it even?

- Equivalent exchange, huh? - But our inn has been...

Huh? Well then, what's that over there?

- Our shop! - How can this be?

This will be enough to cover me staying here, right?

Yeah, of course it will.

Okay, then. It's an equivalent exchange.

Edward-sama! What's going on here?

The gold bars that I got from you turned to stone!

Gold bars? Whatever are you talking about?

Please don't play dumb!

I traded you that title deed for that mountain of gold bars!

Huh? You handed over the deed free of charge, didn't you?

Look! I even have the memo here.

You swindled me!

"Swindled" makes it sound so scandalous. It was a legitimate transaction.

The transaction is invalid! Lyra!

Alchemist, be thou for the People!

Using alchemy for your own gain doesn't interest me.

You're a State Alchemist, aren't you?

Why would you go against anyone from the military?

I never sold my soul to the military.

Why, you...! Get the title deed back from--

Yoki-sama...

You shouldn't take things from people by force.

Never underestimate the strength of a coal miner, Lieutenant-dono!

Sake! Sake! Bring us some sake!

Say, honey, isn't the shop a little better than before?

Yeah, he really improved the ambiance.

Edward Elric. The Fullmetal Alchemist.

- This is the report from Edward Elric. - Thanks.

I hear this will provide the chance to reevaluate Youswell Coal Mine,

and the personnel at the Eastern Command Center that oversee it.

Really? That will probably make things a little more bearable easier in the East.

Rejoice! Even if we are relocated, we'll be able to take it easy.

Don't tell me you meant for this to happen from the start!

Perhaps.

More importantly, it would be nice if the women there

were to prepare for my arrival.

Also, their reputations are quickly spreading throughout the East.

They're saying that there is a champion of the people

among the dogs of the military.

Edward Elric?

Three years later Older Brother - 15 | Younger Brother - 14

Yeah, I've heard of him.

So, what kind of guy is he?

According to the stories, despite being a State Alchemist,

he's a friend to the common man.

He must be a fairly upstanding man, then?

But they also say he's short, like a little bean sprout.

- Who are you calling a bean sprout? - Stop it, Brother!

- Come back here! - Brother!

If you keep running like that,

you'll never keep up the strength to reach Liore!

Fullmetal Alchemist...

EPISODE 10: "The Phantom Thief"

Say, Brother, isn't it strange how there are people

who you can't tell whether they're good or bad?