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Yatto mitsuketa atarashii asa wa

tsukihi ga jama wo suru

Mukau saki wa "tsugi" ja nakute

"sugi" bakari oikaketa

Nariyamanai yousha nai omoidetachi wa

yurushite kuresou ni mo nai

sorosoro ka na, tesaguri tsukareta hoho wo

kattou ga koboreochiru

Ame wa itsuka yamu no deshou ka

Zuibun nagai aida tsumetai

Ame wa doushite boku wo erabu no

Tsutsumarete ii ka na

Ame wa yamu koto wo shirazu ni

kyou mo furitsuzuku keredo

sotto sashidashita kasa no naka de

nukumori ni yorisoinagara

A Philosopher's Stone!

Where did he get one of those?

Dust in our eyes again?

I won't fall for that again!

A flash bomb!

It was a decoy!

That's a Philosopher's Stone for you.

From one trick to the next...

Indeed, the power of a Philosopher's Stone is something to behold.

I've used one myself, so I would know.

Which is why I'm puzzled.

Why do you not use that power to get your own body back?

With the Stone, it would be an easy matter for you to flee from us.

And once you've gotten away, you could use the Stone,

and the two of you could return to your original bodies.

Then your journey would be at an end, wouldn't it?

If I did that, I couldn't save everyone.

So it's to fulfill your earnest wish, then.

In order to obtain something, you have to discard something else.

Tell me...

Why are there only two choices?

It's not right that I can only choose between

"return to our original bodies" and "save everyone."

Why isn't "return to our original bodies

and save everyone" among our choices?

What about the Law of Equivalent Exchange?

I think that seeking possibilities without being bound by laws

is necessary for mankind to advance.

I see. So you're saying that if it comes to pass,

it will be acknowledged as a new law by the world,

is that right?

In that case, there is one other possibility:

"you don't get back your bodies,

and you don't save everyone," must be one of the choices.

I'm not through yet!

Good! Under his skin, he's vulnerable!

Ow... I'm dying... What a bother...

Dying... is a bother...

What a bother...

Fighting all-out... is an ultra-bother...

What?

General Armstrong! Throw down your weapon and--

What is that huge thing?

What was that?

I... missed...

W-What speed!

Sloth, the Indolent...

Sister!

He grazed me slightly.

Did you see him just now?

Only the blur.

For him to move with that speed, as heavy as he is...

No way, that's below the belt.

Yes... I am... the fastest Homunculus.

Alex!

He's too fast to be able to control himself.

Oh, no--

Finally... hit you...

Mmm, I love that sound.

Is there anything that strikes a more beautiful note

than the sound of two strong wills colliding with each other?

Alphonse Elric is still close by.

Indeed he is.

It will take more than that to kill him.

There!

Dust in our eyes again? How artless. It won't work.

I told you, I can tell where you are by your smell.

Checkmate.

I'm not so sure.

This is the part where we humans show off how tenacious we are.

Even with a Philosopher's Stone,

there's no way you can win all on your own.

I'm not alone!

Where is the Stone?!

It can't be...

The purpose of this smokescreen

was to let him know the direction of the wind?

He's set something up downwind, where my sense of smell won't work.

An attack from behind?!

Impossible! How can he be mobile with those injuries...?

Doctor Marcoh...!

It was an ice cream truck, right?

Yeah. Don't let it get past you.

Alchemy really is handy, isn't it?

Changing the outer appearance of the vehicle is no trouble at all.

We can't get in here, either. North, south, east and west,

the command center's gates are all closed.

What do we do? Force our way in?

No, leave the overt, heavy-handed stuff to the Briggs fellows.

We'll take a more covert route.

Yes, sir.

We'll split up here. You guys accompany the missus

and head for you-know-where.

Roger.

It's a good thing I'm so beefy.

That's the Philosopher's Stone for you, I guess you could say.

The legs! Go for the legs!

What?!

Alex...

Oh, it's just dislocated. You, Sister?

Just some fractures.

Sister!

Kill you quick... then sleep.

You stopped?

He's reluctant to stab through Kimblee...

But that's not like him.

I see.

The humanity you speak of is tenacious. However...

...you still cannot win.

Not as long as our father is over there.

But then, before we get to that,

you must do something about the situation you're in now.

Who's that?!

I got you...

I got you!

Yoki?!

All right, way to go, fuzzy-lip!

I never expected you to show up!

No way am I letting you guys be the only ones to play hero!

Let me have a chance to show off, too, damn it!

How about that?! I, Yoki,

just landed a shot on the strongest Homunculus!

I popped him good!

Where did you get the car?

It's the one Kimblee rode here in.

The guys who were driving it are taking a little time out.

Nice going, Dr. Marcoh.

Move it! Move it!

Shut up and drive! Floor it!

I don't feel like fighting that monster head-on!

Head for the Central city limits!

We'll join up with Ed and clobber that "Father" guy,

before that thing catches us!

Those brave, stalwart humans sure are easy to dupe.

Good. You're still alive.

Your suit has taken on a nice color, hasn't it, Kimblee?

They're called the "King of Beasts," and rightly so.

He followed the law of survival of the fittest,

and easily bit right through your windpipe.

Sure enough, humans are beings of little consequence in this world.

You were always saying how you wanted to see

what the world would choose, huh?

And so, for you to perish in a place such as this

must be fairly humiliating.

But not to worry...

You will go on living, inside of me.

What... just happened?

Alex!

I knew he was going to come charging in, all on his own,

so all I had to do was wait for him.

Sister, can you stand up?

Come to think of it, there are orders out to shoot me.

What?! We can't have that.

I will be the one to inherit the Armstrong household,

so I can't have you die until the paperwork is in place.

You need not worry about that. If I die, the mansion goes to Mustang.

You made that promise, without even consulting the family?

He's still one smidgen more preferable

than a good-for-nothing like you.

Is that any attitude to take toward someone who came to save you?

What is this?

An enemy attack?

It couldn't be Mustang's squad...

W-What are they?!

They won't die when we shoot them!

Are they Briggs soldiers?!

You idiots!

Don't you compare my robust men to those puny tenderfoots!

They're probably the same as this guy.

The one who gave you your orders must have sent them out.

We don't know anything about this!

Apparently, they don't care whether or not you knew.

What will it be? My brother and I can deal with these monsters.

But...

Well, what will it be?!

Are you going to shoot us, then fall prey to these monsters?

Or are you going to work with us, and shoot the monsters?

Make up your own minds!

Why, you...

Ah! Not again!

It's no use.

These mannequin soldiers have been infused with Philosopher's Stones.

You can't kill them that easily.

See? That's what you get for running away from me.

I've absorbed some more, and grown even stronger, now, haven't I?

You don't get it! When those mannequins come in large numbers,

that spells trouble, but running away from you alone is simple.

Silence!

These mannequins have been infused with Philosopher's Stones.

That's why they don't die.

Their immortality comes from the Philosopher's Stones, all right.

To save my clan! Immortality will be mine!

--It hurts... --It hurts...

They're still coming?

There's no end to them!

I'm gonna run out of quills!

My saliva is starting to go dry, too.

Damn it!

Oh, crap!

Ed!

Things are always rowdy wherever you are.

Would it be okay if I lend you a hand... Fullmetal?

Ano hi kara zutto

nakanai to kimete kita kedo

Itami wo kasanete mo

nanika wo yurusezu ni ita

mou modorenai ikutsu mo no hibi

Boku wa mada nani mo dekizu ni

Kimi no ita kioku no kakera

mata hitotsu kiete yuku

Kyou yori motto tsuyoku naritai

kono koe ga itsuka todoku you ni

Arukitsuzukete kaze ga yandara

kimi wo sagashite sora miageru yo

Yoake no saki ni hikari ga sasu yo

niji ga kakaru yo

When people arrive at the truth,

they lay their hearts bare.

They are unable to stop themselves,

nor do they have the luxury of choice.

Next time on Hagane no Renkinjutsushi: Fullmetal Alchemist,

Episode 53: "Flame of Vengeance."

Burn it up. All of it.