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I can't keep focused, my body's still wavering

Trembling like I am, my control is shaky

Both the sun and my luck have turned the other way,

but I whispered "I've gotta do it," to convince myself

The situation is bad, but I've got no guts if I just run away

Nothing to look forward to, but I gotta have the grit to get past this

Gotta control my impulses and judge the distance to the target

What I need is the pride to win

Will I taste sweet victory, or bitter defeat?

Yeah, it's all one or the other

Wish I could control the threads of fate

Take this perfect golden time tightly in hand

I'll go at this with the best poker face I can muster

Dragged into a world of illusion

Slipping out of a boundless pressure game,

what does it take to leap across the glorious borderline?

How much will it cost me?

What is it I don't want to let go of?

Hey, where the hell are we going?

Get in.

Is this?

The command center. What's going on here?

Hey!

You guys are filthy.

To think that the Homunculus stronghold

was deep beneath the command center.

Does that mean it's not just the Fuhrer,

but the military itself that has ties to them?

But then, it isn't all bad news.

Really?! My body is really in there?!

Yeah. It told me, "you aren't my soul, so I can't go with you."

You don't say. So I do have a body.

All right... All right!

All right.

That means we're yet another step closer to our goal!

Hey, what is that black-and-white cat doing here?

Oh, her? Actually, inside here, I've got...

What?! The beansprout girl?!

Brother, your voice is too loud!

And for that matter, hurry up and put on some shorts!

What are you doing in here?! Hurry it up!

Sheesh, what did you bring her along for?

I didn't have any choice, did I? She's wounded!

Hey!

Wrath will take it from here. In here.

Wrath?

Wrath? The Fuhrer, King Bradley?!

Colonel!

What happened?

A lot has happened. Sergeant Fuery was sent south,

Warrant Officer Falman north, and Lieutenant Breda to the west.

Lieutenant Hawkeye is now the Fuhrer's personal assistant.

Wha...

What is this? They're as good as hostages!

Have a seat.

Right now, it's just us and the Fuhrer in this room.

He only has one sword for a weapon.

Even so, he's confident that he could beat us.

"Cough"

Fuhrer, sir,

earlier, when I was in the hospital, you came to visit me.

You had us completely fooled.

Don't go sticking your noses in. Treat the whole military as the enemy.

That's what I ordered you to do.

You are important human resources for us.

You don't need to know any more than that.

If you just behave yourselves until the time comes,

no harm will come to you.

When the time comes, what happens to all of the other people,

the ones you haven't called "sacrifices"?

I told you, you don't need to know anything more, Fullmetal Alchemist.

Fullmetal Alchemist, huh?

I chose the path of becoming a Dog of the Military

to get my original body back. However,

the whole State Alchemist system itself

is probably just something to select sacrifices with.

If you're going to be using me for something even worse...

...then I quit as a State Alchemist.

Your token as a dog is covered with blood.

I will upset your schemes, no matter what they are.

I will spread the word to the other alchemists, and then...

What was that girl's name again?

Ah yes, Winry Rockbell.

Born in Resembool. A childhood friend of yours,

and like family to you. A skilled automail engineer.

She currently works in Rush Valley,

where she is well-favored by both her customers and companions.

A nice, unassuming girl.

You keep away from her! And everyone else around her!

So, what will it be?

If you don't want it, I will cut her down.

Very well.

Um...

We're all in understanding.

So, in exchange for us acting as we always have under your watch,

please allow us to continue our journey...

our journey to get our original bodies back.

If you please.

Makes no difference to me,

as long as you don't do anything uncalled-for.

What will you do, Colonel Mustang?

You're not going to tell me you're quitting the military, are you?

Well, let's see. I may be a kept dog now,

but I couldn't bear to become a beaten dog.

Moreover, right now, I still have my ambitions,

so I can't take off this uniform, or get rid of this.

Very well. You are all dismissed.

May I ask you one question, Your Excellency?

What is it, Colonel?

Are you the one who killed Hughes?

No, I'm not the one.

Then, who was it?

I agreed to one question.

If you'll excuse me.

Ah, just a moment, Alphonse.

Um, was there something?

No, you are dismissed.

That was close!

A sword just went over my head!

Oh yeah, Colonel...

Give me whatever small change you've got on you.

What's this, all of a sudden?

Just give it to me!

Not very much, huh?

What are you, a shakedown artist?

Well, whatever. Bye!

Hey!

Sorry, Colonel, we'll report back later.

What the hell?

Oh, no, the lieutenant!

Lieuten...

What is the matter, Colonel? You look pale.

Do you know of any man who looks rosy

when he goes to a meeting spot where a woman is waiting

and finds a muscle-bound mustache-head instead?

- Colonel... - Lieutenant...

Are you all right? Ah, excuse me.

Lieutenant Hawkeye, reporting back after using the restroom.

I availed myself of Major Armstrong's generosity,

and allowed him to relieve me for a short while.

Thank you very much, Major.

Not at all.

You didn't run away?

Who was it that said not to give up, no matter what happened?

Don't go telling me later that you'd wished you'd run away, Lieutenant.

It's too late to tell me now.

Yes, hello? Ed?

What are you calling for out of the blue?

You break your automail again?

No!

Are you okay? You doing all right?

Nothing out of the ordinary?

You aren't being followed by anyone suspicious, or anything?

- Ed... - What?

You're creeping me out.

What do you mean by that?!

I mean, Ed, you barely ever call as it is,

and what's worse, you're worrying over me?

Ew, what's going on? Is it going to start snowing next?

Look, you! Do you have any idea how...

Thanks.

I'm glad you called. Thanks.

S-Sure. You're sure you're all right, then?

Yeah. Bye.

She's safe, for the time being.

It's that kind of desperation that they're going to take advantage of.

- Ling! - I told you, it's Greed.

What do you want?!

Your pal asked me for something.

Ling did?!

It's in Xingese. What does it say?

Dunno. Can't read it.

He said to give it to the girl waiting for him.

Lan Fan...

You're not going to follow after us

and kill the girl, are you?

As if I'd do anything so petty.

Besides, I have no interest in fighting girls.

I live by the creed of never telling a lie. Well, if you would...

Hey, Ling!

It's Greed.

Who is he?

And why would he need to start a civil war, and ravage the country?

Who's there?

Is there somebody there?

Are you injured? Why don't you come on down?

I'd like to know what's happening on the outside.

It's all right. The guard won't be around for a while.

Besides, I'm a doctor. I can take a look at your wound.

You're Ishvalan, are you? That scar on your forehead...

Don't tell me you're Scar!

Who are you? What are you doing here?

Oh, God!

I am...

I am an alchemist that took part in the extermination of Ishval.

It's all right. She's in no mortal danger.

Once she gets a little rest, she should recover.

That's good.

The hell it is!

You keep bringing patients here without asking!

They're occupying my bed and sofa,

so where am I supposed to sleep from now on?! Eh?!

I'm sorry! I'm sorry!

- Now I've got two young girls - Alphonse...

- in my house! - Lan Fan! No!

You should still be in bed.

The Young Lord...

The Young Lord isn't with you?

l-It's okay, he's alive. I brought a message from him.

Lan Fan?

It says...

It says he has obtained a Philosopher's Stone.

Now, our clan will be...

Yes, I have to return to my land, and let everyone know about this!

Where is he? Where is the Young Lord?

What is it? Why won't you tell me?

Don't tell me something has happened to the Young Lord.

Answer me, Alphonse! Where is the Young Lord?

How are you feeling, Greed?

You're Wrath, are you? I feel fine.

Did you hear? This body belongs to a Xingese prince.

He voluntarily accepted me,

because he wanted the power to become the emperor.

Fascinating little chump.

That prince once asked me what it was to be a true king.

He said that a king was to be for the people,

and that he could not be, without his people.

The fool. He lacks desire, and has lost everything, hasn't he?

Shut up!

Don't go looking down on humans.

There you have it.

He's just watching closely for any opportunity to take over.

So he's even willing to take in a monster like you, is he?

How great the avarice of humans.

The Fuhrer is a Homunculus?!

I only...

...ever wanted to fight for the weaker citizens of this country.

Many others think so, believe in the military, and enlist.

And yet, the military is...

Why don't you quit the military?

With your character, it would be hard on you to stay in.

This war is wrong, sir!

Are you going to disobey an order?! Very well!

Call in a replacement State Alchemist!

In Ishval, I fled from the fighting.

I knew that the way the military operated was in error,

and I should have fought against that error.

From then until now,

not a day has gone by that I haven't felt ashamed of myself

for not sticking to my convictions, and running away.

If the military is once again the battlefield,

how can I tuck my tail and run away?

Colonel, what are you going to do now?

I told the Fuhrer that I still had my ambitions,

and that I would not give up.

Since the Fuhrer has made it clear to me that he is a Homunculus,

it implies that even if I were to topple him, there is still someone behind him.

I'm being tested.

It's an honor, isn't it?

You're surprisingly relaxed, sir.

I don't know.

It's just that, as it was when I was fighting that Homunculus Lust,

after having been called a weapon, or a monster,

it's only when I'm fighting real monsters

that I truly feel that I'm just a human.

I see.

The Young Lord voluntarily accepted the Philosopher's Stone.

Sorry. If we had stopped him...

There's no need to apologize.

I'm just mad at myself,

because I was unable to fulfill my role as bodyguard.

The Young Lord is...

The Young Lord is still inside of this Greed person, right?

Alphonse, I want an arm. Right now.

Right now? But...

Show me to an automail engineer. Please.

All right. I'll refer you as soon as I can.

But before I do, you have to get back your strength.

I'll get you something to eat from Dr. Knocs...

Should you be out of bed yet? Um, May Chang, isn't it?

May?

What?

Hmph, that's a Yao family watchdog for you!

And you! You're the Chang heiress!

- Indeed I am. The 17th princess, May Chang. - Er, um...

If you're here in this country, you must be after immortality.

You're the last ones I'm going to let have it!

You're never even going to find it!

Just a minute, here! I don't know what's going on, but stop fighting!

- Don't butt into our national affairs! - Please don't butt into our national affairs!

Don't underestimate me just because I'm injured!

I would say the exact same thing to you!

Hey, what are you doing?!

You're my patients! Now go lie quietly in your beds!

Do not butt into our national...

I don't care about your national affairs, dumb ass!

Sheesh, patients are the same in every country!

Are you planning to mess up my house any further?

Ho, there could be an unknown pathogen in this doctor's house

that could get out, and kill everyone in it.

It really is a mess in here.

I wonder if he has anyone who straightens up.

Doctor, here.

Ah, so that's where that was.

Whoa! That's a family photo, isn't it?

It's my estranged wife and son.

What? It's up to me what I do with my own stuff, right?

Once you've straightened up, go get some coffee or something.

Thanks so much for coming.

After all, the way things were, I didn't know what I was going to do.

Huh? I just realized, I'm able to use alchemy.

Ah, good work. That takes care of all of the repairs.

Just what you'd expect from a State Alchemist.

You're a cut above the other alchemists around here.

As it happens, this morning, there were some local alchemists

who were helping us out with the recovery efforts,

but they ended up being useless!

They strolled on in here, all full of confidence,

but when the time came, they said their alchemy wasn't working.

This morning? When we were down underground?

Mr. Alchemist!

Thank you!

Thank you.

Can I really believe what Envy told me?

About them only being energy forms, without body or mind?

Snap out of it! Think about what lies ahead!

Earlier, it wasn't just Al and I.

Other alchemists couldn't use their alchemy, either.

But that beansprout girl and Scar were able to use theirs.

What does that mean?

Their alchemy is different from ours.

If I get the secret of it out of them,

then maybe we won't even need a Philosopher's Stone

to get Al's body back, and go up against that bearded bastard.

I have to give this back to the lieutenant.

However much we may wander, I want to meet up here again

Hold my hand, so we don't get separated

We talked until the sun came up

and held hands until the sun went down again

Let's keep walking together like this tomorrow, and the day after, in light and shadow

I wonder now, what world were you in,

and what were you holding in your heart?

In this city of lonely gazes

where I couldn't find any warmth alone,

I first found out that love

could provide such strength when I met you

However much we may wander, I want to meet up here again

Hold my hand, so we don't get separated

I can't sleep alone, because I can't dream

Let's keep lighting up the starless nights

going someplace where no fear can reach us

I can't sleep alone, because I can't dream

Let's go someplace where no fear can reach us

If the dream I've laid out cannot come true alone,

then you and I will go together, and make it happen

I'll split this happiness with you

And now, they're about to make me work with them in experiments

that are likely to cause many more casualties.

So...

So please, kill me! Here, now!

I will strike back at them with my death!

You appear as a god to me.

I still haven't heard the whole story of Ishval.

What did you people do there?!

Tell me everything, Marcoh! Before this right arm of mine destroys you!

Violence. It is the offense that never ceases.

The ground absorbs the red blood,

and the air is choked by the smell of burning flesh.

Ishval. It is a loathsome memory.

Next time on Hagane no Renkinjutsushi: Fullmetal Alchemist,

Episode 30: "The Ishvalan War of Extermination."

I shall tell the truth, even if I am the only one.