1 00:00:02,092 --> 00:00:07,181 Alchemy is the science of understanding, decomposing, and reconstructing matter. 2 00:00:07,264 --> 00:00:10,142 However, it is not an all-powerful art. 3 00:00:10,226 --> 00:00:13,479 It is impossible to create something out of nothing. 4 00:00:13,562 --> 00:00:18,859 If one wishes to obtain something, something of equal value must be paid. 5 00:00:18,943 --> 00:00:23,155 This equivalent exchange is the basis of alchemy. 6 00:00:23,239 --> 00:00:27,993 Alchemists have a taboo, and it is human transmutation. 7 00:00:28,077 --> 00:00:31,080 It is that which no one must commit. 8 00:02:02,004 --> 00:02:04,632 The first branch of the National Central Library 9 00:02:04,715 --> 00:02:09,595 which held Marcoh's research materials had been lost to fire. 10 00:02:09,678 --> 00:02:13,390 With the aid of Sheska who had been a librarian, 11 00:02:13,474 --> 00:02:16,727 Ed and Al were still able to obtain the research materials. However... 12 00:02:16,810 --> 00:02:20,940 The ingredients for a Philosopher's Stone are live humans! 13 00:02:22,024 --> 00:02:23,817 In search of further truth, 14 00:02:23,901 --> 00:02:28,322 Ed and Al sneak into the dilapidated Fifth Laboratory. 15 00:02:43,128 --> 00:02:45,881 You move pretty well for as big as you are. 16 00:02:45,965 --> 00:02:48,175 It wouldn't be worth fighting you otherwise. 17 00:02:48,258 --> 00:02:49,343 Who are you? 18 00:02:49,426 --> 00:02:54,973 I'm Number 66. At least that's what my work name is. 19 00:02:57,101 --> 00:02:59,395 I'm going to take you apart, nice and neat. 20 00:03:00,896 --> 00:03:03,691 Just relax, and scream! 21 00:03:13,534 --> 00:03:15,160 What is this? 22 00:03:15,244 --> 00:03:18,122 Is it possible that this is for transmuting a Philosopher's Stone? 23 00:03:18,205 --> 00:03:20,290 That is correct. 24 00:03:20,374 --> 00:03:22,376 I don't know who you are, kid, 25 00:03:22,459 --> 00:03:25,337 but if you can tell that just by looking at the transmutation circle. 26 00:03:26,880 --> 00:03:28,632 Who are you, pops? 27 00:03:29,842 --> 00:03:32,761 I am the one charged with guarding this place. 28 00:03:32,845 --> 00:03:36,515 I'll go by the name "Number 48" for now. 29 00:03:37,808 --> 00:03:41,562 And by the way, I'm not your pop. 30 00:03:41,645 --> 00:03:46,442 I have orders to dispose of any outsiders that come in here. 31 00:03:46,525 --> 00:03:49,403 - Don't think ill of me, kid. - I could say the same. 32 00:03:51,488 --> 00:03:55,034 Don't go thinking ill of me, once you're defeated by a "kid." 33 00:03:55,117 --> 00:03:57,703 You're an alchemist, are you? 34 00:03:59,079 --> 00:04:01,498 Let's have a look at what you've got. 35 00:04:04,668 --> 00:04:06,837 Your prosthetic arm just saved your life. 36 00:04:06,920 --> 00:04:11,175 However, my trusty sword will pierce even steel! 37 00:04:21,435 --> 00:04:23,145 Hey, hey, hey! 38 00:04:23,228 --> 00:04:27,441 Let me guess, pops, you're hollow on the inside, aren't you? 39 00:04:27,524 --> 00:04:29,109 I'm impressed that you realized that. 40 00:04:29,193 --> 00:04:32,362 I spar against someone like you all the time, you see. 41 00:04:32,446 --> 00:04:36,950 Oh, so there are those like me on the outside too, are there? 42 00:04:38,160 --> 00:04:40,120 Well, that's annoying. 43 00:04:40,204 --> 00:04:42,289 Imagine, there's some other idiot out there 44 00:04:42,372 --> 00:04:45,751 who came up with the idea of bonding a soul to a suit of armor! 45 00:04:47,836 --> 00:04:50,297 Let me introduce myself once again. 46 00:04:50,380 --> 00:04:52,925 "48" is my condemned prisoner number. 47 00:04:53,008 --> 00:04:57,346 In life, or should I say, back when I had a living body, 48 00:04:57,429 --> 00:05:00,474 I was known as Slicer, the mass murderer. 49 00:05:00,557 --> 00:05:03,352 So you are a condemned prisoner. 50 00:05:03,435 --> 00:05:07,064 Tell me, they use condemned prisoners in this place 51 00:05:07,147 --> 00:05:09,191 as ingredients to make Philosopher's Stones, right? 52 00:05:09,274 --> 00:05:11,568 That is difficult for me to answer. 53 00:05:11,652 --> 00:05:15,405 They just recognized my skills, gave me this body, 54 00:05:15,489 --> 00:05:17,908 and made me the watchdog of this place. 55 00:05:17,991 --> 00:05:23,122 Which means, you have a seal that serves as the medium between soul and armor. 56 00:05:23,205 --> 00:05:26,500 Yes, that is correct. 57 00:05:28,085 --> 00:05:33,423 This bloodseal. If you destroy this, you win. 58 00:05:33,507 --> 00:05:37,678 It's very kind of you to show me your weak spot. 59 00:05:37,761 --> 00:05:42,140 I'm the type that seeks out a little tension during a fight, you see. 60 00:05:42,224 --> 00:05:44,977 As long as you're being kind, you think you might let me go? 61 00:05:45,060 --> 00:05:47,855 I figure I might as well ask. 62 00:05:47,938 --> 00:05:49,982 There's no way a mass murderer would do nothing 63 00:05:50,065 --> 00:05:54,152 and let his prey escape when it's right in front of him. 64 00:05:54,236 --> 00:05:57,573 Now, here I come! 65 00:05:57,656 --> 00:06:02,661 Like I said, Elicia is going to turn three! 66 00:06:02,744 --> 00:06:04,663 EAST CITY, EASTERN COMMAND CENTER 67 00:06:04,746 --> 00:06:06,623 Lt. Colonel Hughes, I'm at work right now. 68 00:06:06,707 --> 00:06:09,626 Isn't that a coincidence? I'm at work too. 69 00:06:09,710 --> 00:06:12,129 Oh, she's just the cutest thing too! 70 00:06:12,212 --> 00:06:16,508 All right, just stop calling me to brag about your daughter! 71 00:06:16,592 --> 00:06:18,468 And on a military line too! 72 00:06:18,552 --> 00:06:22,014 It's not just my daughter! I'm proud of my wife too. 73 00:06:23,640 --> 00:06:29,771 All right, all right, I'll listen to you brag about your cute, cute... 74 00:06:29,855 --> 00:06:32,024 Scar. 75 00:06:33,734 --> 00:06:37,070 We've found multiple unidentified bodies, 76 00:06:37,154 --> 00:06:40,282 but all of them are so decomposed, it's difficult to identify them. 77 00:06:42,117 --> 00:06:44,328 There haven't been any sightings of him in the eastern area, 78 00:06:45,454 --> 00:06:48,498 so at present, many here regard him as being dead. 79 00:06:48,582 --> 00:06:49,750 From the sound of it, 80 00:06:49,833 --> 00:06:53,253 I'll be able to lift the escort from the Elric brothers before long. 81 00:06:53,337 --> 00:06:55,923 Is Major Armstrong still serving as their escort? 82 00:06:56,006 --> 00:06:59,509 No, the major's men have apparently taken over. 83 00:07:01,720 --> 00:07:03,513 We've been had! 84 00:07:03,597 --> 00:07:05,474 I thought it was awfully quiet in here! 85 00:07:05,557 --> 00:07:08,769 We're gonna be chewed out by Major Armstrong 86 00:07:08,852 --> 00:07:10,062 for dereliction of duty! 87 00:07:10,145 --> 00:07:14,566 Those little brats! Put yourselves in your escorts' shoes, will you? 88 00:07:14,650 --> 00:07:16,735 - Let's go! - Huh? Where? 89 00:07:16,818 --> 00:07:20,155 Isn't it obvious? To the Fifth Laboratory! 90 00:07:28,747 --> 00:07:30,874 What is this? My shoulder feels out of sorts. 91 00:07:35,128 --> 00:07:37,297 This automail is less prone to rusting, 92 00:07:37,381 --> 00:07:39,800 but the tradeoff is that its strength isn't as great, 93 00:07:39,883 --> 00:07:41,176 so don't try anything too crazy. 94 00:07:41,260 --> 00:07:43,762 I have to settle this quickly... 95 00:07:43,845 --> 00:07:45,097 Or I'm in trouble! 96 00:08:12,541 --> 00:08:15,043 - You're just like a monkey, huh? - Hey, what was that? 97 00:08:18,171 --> 00:08:21,800 I'm so glad! It's been so long since I've had any worthy prey! 98 00:08:21,883 --> 00:08:26,888 But given your wound and your exhaustion, the end of the battle is within sight. 99 00:08:26,972 --> 00:08:31,685 Right about now, my companion is finishing off your partner. 100 00:08:32,811 --> 00:08:34,730 Is this companion of yours strong? 101 00:08:36,064 --> 00:08:37,733 Yes, he's strong. 102 00:08:37,816 --> 00:08:39,943 He's still weaker than I am though. 103 00:08:46,158 --> 00:08:49,494 In that case, I've got nothing to worry about. 104 00:08:49,578 --> 00:08:52,622 I've been fighting him for a long time now, 105 00:08:52,706 --> 00:08:54,416 and I've never beaten him! 106 00:08:55,459 --> 00:08:57,878 No! 107 00:09:00,839 --> 00:09:02,382 Damn. 108 00:09:02,466 --> 00:09:05,052 Sit still for a moment and let me cut you up, 109 00:09:05,135 --> 00:09:07,346 you big behemoth! 110 00:09:17,647 --> 00:09:18,857 Your body... 111 00:09:20,484 --> 00:09:22,110 There's a bit of a story behind this. 112 00:09:24,029 --> 00:09:29,368 I know, let me tell you a story. You've probably already heard it. 113 00:09:29,451 --> 00:09:33,163 It's a story about an old codger named Barry. 114 00:09:35,624 --> 00:09:38,043 Once upon a time, here in Central, 115 00:09:38,126 --> 00:09:41,171 there was an old codger named Barry who enjoyed cooking. 116 00:09:41,254 --> 00:09:45,092 Barry loved to cut meat apart. 117 00:09:45,175 --> 00:09:46,385 But one day, 118 00:09:46,468 --> 00:09:49,388 after he was no longer content with just beef or pork, 119 00:09:49,471 --> 00:09:53,016 Barry started going out into town, night after night, 120 00:09:53,100 --> 00:09:54,267 and began cutting people apart. 121 00:09:57,020 --> 00:10:03,443 In time, Barry was caught, but by then, 23 people had fallen prey to him. 122 00:10:03,527 --> 00:10:07,447 This man, who had plunged the populace of Central 123 00:10:07,531 --> 00:10:10,617 into the very depths of terror, was naturally sent to the gallows. 124 00:10:10,700 --> 00:10:12,994 And all was well that ended well. 125 00:10:14,162 --> 00:10:18,041 At least, that's the story circulating out in the world. 126 00:10:18,125 --> 00:10:20,544 However, there's another part to it. 127 00:10:20,627 --> 00:10:23,463 Barry isn't actually dead. 128 00:10:23,547 --> 00:10:26,299 He is alive, and charged with guarding a certain place. 129 00:10:26,383 --> 00:10:29,094 However, his body has been taken from him. 130 00:10:30,554 --> 00:10:35,809 Yes! He is the very person you see before you! 131 00:10:35,892 --> 00:10:39,688 That infamous mass murderer! Barry the Chopper! I'm him! 132 00:10:39,771 --> 00:10:42,065 Sorry, never heard of you. 133 00:10:44,276 --> 00:10:46,945 I'm from a rural town in the east, so... 134 00:10:47,028 --> 00:10:48,447 Even if you don't know about me, 135 00:10:48,530 --> 00:10:50,949 when you see this body, there should be some sort of reaction, right? 136 00:10:51,032 --> 00:10:52,409 Something more like, "Yaah!" 137 00:10:52,492 --> 00:10:55,620 Or "What happened to your body?" or something. 138 00:10:55,704 --> 00:11:00,834 - Yaah! What happened to your body? - That hurts. 139 00:11:00,917 --> 00:11:05,005 I get it. You were executed too. You had me startled there. 140 00:11:05,088 --> 00:11:08,800 - I'm not a criminal! - Then, how come? 141 00:11:10,343 --> 00:11:11,553 It's kind of a long story. 142 00:11:11,636 --> 00:11:16,308 When I lost my body, my brother transmuted my soul for me. 143 00:11:16,391 --> 00:11:18,685 Your brother? 144 00:11:18,768 --> 00:11:22,772 - I see, your brother, huh? - What's so funny? 145 00:11:23,773 --> 00:11:26,693 Are you sure this brother and you are really siblings? 146 00:11:26,776 --> 00:11:29,279 Well, our personalities are different, but... 147 00:11:29,362 --> 00:11:31,489 No, no, no, that's not what I mean. 148 00:11:31,573 --> 00:11:34,701 Are you sure you're not a suit-of-armor puppet, 149 00:11:34,784 --> 00:11:36,494 created by your so-called brother? 150 00:11:37,579 --> 00:11:40,207 Were you ever really a person, originally? 151 00:11:40,290 --> 00:11:42,417 Of course I was! 152 00:11:42,500 --> 00:11:46,963 I am, without a doubt, the person named Alphonse Elric! 153 00:11:47,047 --> 00:11:48,924 How can you believe that? 154 00:11:49,007 --> 00:11:51,635 Well, because of the memories I have, ever since I was born. 155 00:11:51,718 --> 00:11:54,012 What if those are also made-up? 156 00:11:55,847 --> 00:11:58,183 But Winry and Grandma know me. 157 00:11:58,266 --> 00:12:00,435 Well, they're, you know, in on it. 158 00:12:01,811 --> 00:12:06,107 Yeah, that's right. You were never alive to begin with. 159 00:12:06,191 --> 00:12:10,654 - Then, what about you? - That's simple. 160 00:12:10,737 --> 00:12:13,573 Don't move! This area is off-limi... 161 00:12:15,492 --> 00:12:19,955 There, you see? I love to chop up live people. 162 00:12:20,038 --> 00:12:23,041 I enjoy killing so much, I can't stand it. 163 00:12:23,124 --> 00:12:25,877 I kill, therefore, I am! 164 00:12:25,961 --> 00:12:29,631 That proves I am who I am, and that's good enough for me! 165 00:12:33,051 --> 00:12:40,058 Oh, your brother is that good, is he? Then I'll have to hurry up and defeat you. 166 00:12:45,814 --> 00:12:48,275 - Al! Now! - What? 167 00:12:52,529 --> 00:12:54,197 That was dirty. 168 00:12:54,281 --> 00:12:56,408 There's no such thing as dirty in a fight! 169 00:13:02,455 --> 00:13:07,419 What's the matter? You still haven't destroyed my bloodseal. 170 00:13:07,502 --> 00:13:09,963 Hurry up and destroy it... 171 00:13:10,046 --> 00:13:12,507 There's something I need to ask you about. 172 00:13:12,590 --> 00:13:13,967 The Philosopher's Stone? 173 00:13:14,050 --> 00:13:16,678 Why don't you tell me everything you know about it? 174 00:13:16,761 --> 00:13:17,762 I can't. 175 00:13:17,846 --> 00:13:20,807 Hey, now, beaten dogs don't get to show me up. 176 00:13:20,890 --> 00:13:24,102 I haven't been beaten yet. 177 00:13:28,356 --> 00:13:29,941 Impossible! 178 00:13:38,491 --> 00:13:42,579 I forgot to mention, this mass murderer Slicer 179 00:13:42,662 --> 00:13:45,165 was actually a pair of brothers. 180 00:13:45,248 --> 00:13:49,252 An independent head and body? That reeks of foul play! 181 00:13:49,336 --> 00:13:50,503 Who was it who said 182 00:13:50,587 --> 00:13:53,381 that there's no such thing as dirty in a fight? 183 00:13:53,465 --> 00:13:57,469 Now, let's begin the second round, short stuff. 184 00:13:57,552 --> 00:13:59,262 Don't call me short! 185 00:13:59,346 --> 00:14:02,474 I'm not giving you any time to transmute! 186 00:14:02,557 --> 00:14:06,728 Damn, I'm losing too much blood. I'm starting to feel dizzy. 187 00:14:13,526 --> 00:14:14,569 This is bad... 188 00:14:14,652 --> 00:14:16,321 This is bad... 189 00:14:16,404 --> 00:14:20,241 Gonna die... gonna die... gonna die...! 190 00:14:23,953 --> 00:14:25,288 Now to finish you! 191 00:14:34,756 --> 00:14:37,467 You reminded me of someone I can't stand. 192 00:14:37,550 --> 00:14:39,969 Now I've gone and done the same thing he did, haven't I? 193 00:14:40,053 --> 00:14:43,890 - Now you've done it, you little brat! - That's just gross! 194 00:14:43,973 --> 00:14:48,520 - My brother... - I hate to say it, but we've lost. 195 00:14:48,603 --> 00:14:51,648 You're not going to tell me you're actually three brothers, are you? 196 00:14:51,731 --> 00:14:52,857 No, no. 197 00:14:54,234 --> 00:14:58,446 Kid, hurry up and destroy us. 198 00:14:58,530 --> 00:15:00,865 Don't ask me to become a murderer. 199 00:15:00,949 --> 00:15:02,951 With bodies like these, are we even people? 200 00:15:05,745 --> 00:15:09,124 If I don't consider you to be people, 201 00:15:09,207 --> 00:15:12,502 then that would mean I don't consider my brother to be a person. 202 00:15:13,753 --> 00:15:16,506 Come on, come on. What's the matter, armor puppet? 203 00:15:16,589 --> 00:15:20,677 - I am not an armor puppet! - You just think you're not! 204 00:15:20,760 --> 00:15:25,557 Was there ever a real you? Were you ever really alive? 205 00:15:25,640 --> 00:15:30,687 There is a way for you to prove that you're not an armor puppet. 206 00:15:30,770 --> 00:15:35,567 You've got a bloodseal too, right? Go ahead and break it yourself. 207 00:15:35,650 --> 00:15:37,569 If you die, then you were real! 208 00:15:37,652 --> 00:15:40,447 If you're still up and moving around, you're an armor puppet! 209 00:15:40,530 --> 00:15:43,992 There's no way I could do something like that! 210 00:15:44,075 --> 00:15:48,580 Then I'll do it for you! 211 00:15:48,663 --> 00:15:53,251 My brother is human. You guys are also human. 212 00:15:53,334 --> 00:15:56,629 That's why I don't want to kill you. 213 00:16:00,216 --> 00:16:02,177 Brother? 214 00:16:02,260 --> 00:16:06,181 We two, as brothers, have been stealing, destroying, and killing 215 00:16:06,264 --> 00:16:08,516 for as long as we can remember. 216 00:16:08,600 --> 00:16:11,227 And now, to be treated as humans for the first time, 217 00:16:11,311 --> 00:16:14,022 after taking the forms we have... 218 00:16:14,105 --> 00:16:15,857 It's hilarious! 219 00:16:15,940 --> 00:16:20,195 Kid, as a parting gift, I will tell you everything. 220 00:16:20,278 --> 00:16:21,738 The ones who made the Philosopher's Stone, 221 00:16:21,821 --> 00:16:24,991 and ordered us to protect this place... 222 00:16:32,540 --> 00:16:34,709 That was a close one. 223 00:16:36,044 --> 00:16:41,257 No, 48, we can't have you speaking out of turn. 224 00:16:41,341 --> 00:16:42,342 Oh, my. 225 00:16:42,425 --> 00:16:44,594 What is the Fullmetal pipsqueak doing here? 226 00:16:44,677 --> 00:16:49,098 Such a trying boy. How did you find out about this place? 227 00:16:52,101 --> 00:16:55,230 Brother! Brother! Brother! 228 00:16:57,774 --> 00:17:00,860 Pipe down, you halfwit! 229 00:17:00,944 --> 00:17:04,531 You were just about to kill one of our precious sacrifices. 230 00:17:04,614 --> 00:17:05,698 Do you understand? 231 00:17:05,782 --> 00:17:09,744 How were you going to account for this if it messed up the plan? 232 00:17:25,677 --> 00:17:32,392 Who are you people? What plan? What do you mean, sacrifice? 233 00:17:32,475 --> 00:17:36,229 Oh, my, the pipsqueak is raring to go. 234 00:17:38,690 --> 00:17:40,483 You shut up with that pipsqueak talk! 235 00:17:40,567 --> 00:17:43,444 A pipsqueak is a pipsqueak, right, pipsqueak? 236 00:17:45,071 --> 00:17:49,909 I don't like fighting. It's painful when you get hurt, you know. 237 00:17:50,994 --> 00:17:54,205 You're the one who picked this fight, and I accept... 238 00:17:54,289 --> 00:17:55,123 POP 239 00:17:56,875 --> 00:17:58,585 Looks like you have a malfunction. 240 00:17:58,668 --> 00:18:00,086 Wha...? 241 00:18:00,169 --> 00:18:01,838 Lucky me! 242 00:18:04,090 --> 00:18:06,885 You're fortunate your arm broke. 243 00:18:06,968 --> 00:18:09,679 You're getting off without being hurt too badly. 244 00:18:10,889 --> 00:18:12,724 Listen to me, boy. 245 00:18:12,807 --> 00:18:16,811 Don't forget that you're being allowed to live. 246 00:18:18,187 --> 00:18:24,402 We can't have this boy showing up again. Let's burn this place down. 247 00:18:27,238 --> 00:18:31,784 There's something I've been meaning to say to you for a while, 248 00:18:31,868 --> 00:18:34,579 but I've been too afraid to mention it. 249 00:18:34,662 --> 00:18:40,001 What was Brother about to say to me? What was he so afraid to tell me? 250 00:18:40,084 --> 00:18:42,378 What was he so afraid to say? 251 00:18:42,462 --> 00:18:45,006 Are you sure you're not a suit-of-armor puppet, 252 00:18:45,089 --> 00:18:46,299 created by your so-called brother? 253 00:18:46,382 --> 00:18:49,552 Were you ever really a person, originally? 254 00:18:52,055 --> 00:18:56,809 What's the matter, my little armor puppet? 255 00:18:56,893 --> 00:18:59,729 Shut up! I'm not... 256 00:18:59,812 --> 00:19:02,148 Go ahead and admit it. You'll feel better. 257 00:19:06,861 --> 00:19:09,113 You've left yourself wide open, you big behemoth! 258 00:19:11,658 --> 00:19:12,700 Don't move! 259 00:19:13,826 --> 00:19:15,244 Surrender yourself, nice and easy! 260 00:19:16,454 --> 00:19:18,790 This is starting to get more complicated. 261 00:19:32,637 --> 00:19:34,055 Sergeant, take cover! 262 00:19:37,850 --> 00:19:40,186 What are you doing? Get out of there! 263 00:19:40,269 --> 00:19:43,648 - But Brother is still inside! - What? 264 00:19:43,731 --> 00:19:46,693 You know what this means. 265 00:19:46,776 --> 00:19:49,821 Time to hightail it outta here! Hey, you! 266 00:19:49,904 --> 00:19:51,990 - You'd better hurry away from here too! - Hold it! 267 00:19:52,073 --> 00:19:53,908 Brother! Brother! 268 00:19:53,992 --> 00:19:56,327 Take cover! You'll end up getting caught in it too! 269 00:19:56,411 --> 00:19:57,412 But...! 270 00:20:02,125 --> 00:20:06,671 - Hey there, I brought you some baggage. - Brother? 271 00:20:10,133 --> 00:20:12,760 His life isn't in any danger, but he's lost a lot of blood 272 00:20:12,844 --> 00:20:14,887 so you should hurry and get him to a hospital. 273 00:20:14,971 --> 00:20:17,849 Also, you should keep a closer watch on him 274 00:20:17,932 --> 00:20:20,018 to make sure they don't do anything too crazy. 275 00:20:20,101 --> 00:20:23,396 - He is a precious resource after all. - Who are you? 276 00:20:23,479 --> 00:20:25,314 Lieutenant Ross! Quickly! 277 00:20:25,398 --> 00:20:29,193 - Sergeant, give me a hand! - He's covered in blood, isn't he? 278 00:20:29,277 --> 00:20:34,866 - Talk later! Hurry and get out of... - He's gone. 279 00:20:42,206 --> 00:20:45,251 - Let us out! - It's an earthquake! 280 00:20:45,334 --> 00:20:48,129 - Are you trying to kill us? - Hey, shut up! Take it easy! 281 00:20:50,381 --> 00:20:51,549 What a nice sound. 282 00:20:53,468 --> 00:20:58,264 That's the sound of a building crumbling, using explosives. 283 00:20:58,347 --> 00:20:59,807 As close as it is, 284 00:20:59,891 --> 00:21:03,394 I'd say it's the Fifth Laboratory, right next door. 285 00:21:03,478 --> 00:21:06,314 What a nice sound. 286 00:21:06,397 --> 00:21:10,068 A truly great sound, that reverberates down to the core of my body. 287 00:21:10,151 --> 00:21:11,861 No talking to yourself, Kimblee! 288 00:21:11,944 --> 00:21:13,988 Oh, excuse me. 289 00:21:14,072 --> 00:21:16,449 I was just recalling the Ishvalan War of Extermination, 290 00:21:16,532 --> 00:21:19,160 and I couldn't help but feel happy. 291 00:21:29,921 --> 00:21:31,964 Are you sure you're not a suit-of-armor puppet, 292 00:21:32,048 --> 00:21:33,800 created by your so-called brother? 293 00:23:10,396 --> 00:23:14,984 So, in Central, the senior staff in control of State Alchemists 294 00:23:15,067 --> 00:23:18,112 are shorthanded, thanks to Scar. 295 00:23:19,196 --> 00:23:23,576 Rumor has it that Colonel Mustang's promotion to Central is not far off. 296 00:23:23,659 --> 00:23:28,122 - Central, huh? Not bad. - Watch yourself. 297 00:23:28,205 --> 00:23:31,042 When you encroach on senior staff as young as you are, 298 00:23:31,125 --> 00:23:33,127 you're going to make more enemies. 299 00:23:33,210 --> 00:23:34,879 I've been prepared for that from the start. 300 00:23:36,130 --> 00:23:38,758 Just a word of warning from one who's gone before you in Central. 301 00:23:38,841 --> 00:23:43,804 Find as many people who understand you and support you as you can. 302 00:23:43,888 --> 00:23:46,766 Which means, hurry up and find a wife! 303 00:23:46,849 --> 00:23:48,142 Shut up! 304 00:23:49,894 --> 00:23:52,355 What? He just hung up on me! 305 00:23:52,438 --> 00:23:55,816 Colonel Hughes, please don't make so many personal calls, okay? 306 00:23:55,900 --> 00:23:57,443 Sorry.