1. If ever there was a devilish
act committed in this world,Copy !req
2. this incident would
definitely have to be it.Copy !req
3. The devil, huh?Copy !req
4. We State Alchemists are human
weapons in the service of the military.Copy !req
5. Whenever something comes up,
we are called upon,Copy !req
6. and if ordered to,
we must dirty our own hands...Copy !req
7. From the point of doing this
or that with other people's lives,Copy !req
8. there's not a huge difference
between the position we're inCopy !req
9. and the actions that Tucker took.Copy !req
10. That is the reasoning of an adult.
But those children are still so...Copy !req
11. Brother... Brother, the Lt. Colonel...Copy !req
12. It's a wasted effort.Copy !req
13. It is not possible to
reconstruct a living creatureCopy !req
14. once its life has been lost.
Not for any alchemist.Copy !req
15. Who is it going to please to bring
an abortive Chimera back to life?Copy !req
16. There will be even greater
suffering and anguish than thisCopy !req
17. waiting for you further
down the road you have chosen.Copy !req
18. As such, you must keep moving forward, even
if you have to force yourselves to accept this.Copy !req
19. Accept this, you say?Copy !req
20. There is some purpose you
are trying to accomplish, right?Copy !req
21. Do you have time to just stand still?Copy !req
22. For crying out loud,Copy !req
23. I won't even be able to get in
a good bath with my daughter.Copy !req
24. Here?Copy !req
25. From here on, this is a job for the
Investigations Department. Stand aside.Copy !req
26. This is something awful.Copy !req
27. Is this the work of that serial killer?Copy !req
28. That guy specializes in young ladies, right?Copy !req
29. What's more, this one hasn't been carved up.Copy !req
30. It's almost as if...Copy !req
31. they were blown up from the inside
or something, from the look of it.Copy !req
32. Man cannot obtain anything
without first sacrificing something.Copy !req
33. In order to obtain anything,
something of equal value is required.Copy !req
34. That is alchemy's
Law of Equivalent Exchange.Copy !req
35. At the time, we believed that
to be the true way of the world.Copy !req
36. Take the memories of distant days,
tear them up with your own hands,Copy !req
37. and squeeze the life
out of your sorrows for me.Copy !req
38. Come on, and pierce my heart
as it yearns for your love!Copy !req
39. Looking at the sky,
thinking tomorrow must be coming,Copy !req
40. it's too much for my
captivated heart to take.Copy !req
41. As a bird flutters along beside me.Copy !req
42. I wonder where he managed
to find his light.Copy !req
43. Say, would you carry me
along on your back as well?Copy !req
44. And leave me at the
highest place there is,Copy !req
45. far away from kindness?Copy !req
46. Take the memories of distant days,
tear them up with your own hands,Copy !req
47. and squeeze the life
out of your sorrows for me.Copy !req
48. Come on, and pierce my heart
as it yearns for your love!Copy !req
49. "The Philosopher's Stone"Copy !req
50. That's a pretty serious look on your face.Copy !req
51. For some reason,
it feels like I'm at my wit's end.Copy !req
52. And here I thought I was through
wavering all over the place...Copy !req
53. So then, what are these orders?Copy !req
54. This.Copy !req
55. Sort out the materials
here and organize them,Copy !req
56. and make yourself completely familiar
with the results of Tucker's research.Copy !req
57. Are you telling me to take
over Tucker-san's research?Copy !req
58. He went about it the wrong way,Copy !req
59. but there were portions of Tucker's
research that have merit for the military.Copy !req
60. Then you can let Tucker
take care of it, can't you?Copy !req
61. He's...Copy !req
62. dead.Copy !req
63. Apparently, his guilt was obvious,
so at the discretion of the higher-ups,Copy !req
64. he was executed.Copy !req
65. You mean this was covered up!
How can they...?Copy !req
66. Pledge your loyalty to the military.Copy !req
67. That's the main principle
governing State Alchemists.Copy !req
68. Say, it looks like Tucker-san was also
doing research on the Philosopher's Stone.Copy !req
69. Oh? That's nice.Copy !req
70. How long are you going
to sulk like this, Brother?Copy !req
71. The Philosopher's Stone is the
ultimate secret to us alchemists, you know.Copy !req
72. It increases your faculty without bound,Copy !req
73. and makes transmutation
beyond principles possible.Copy !req
74. In other words, the things that
we weren't able to do could be...Copy !req
75. That thing is just a legend!Copy !req
76. It's a fairy tale!Copy !req
77. But if Tucker-san, a State Alchemist,
was doing research on it, then...Copy !req
78. Who gives a damn about his research?Copy !req
79. Al, have you forgotten about Nina?Copy !req
80. I cannot permit it.Copy !req
81. Why not? That serial killer might
have done Nina in like that, right?Copy !req
82. I'll help out in finding him!Copy !req
83. And the work you were ordered to do?
What about analyzing Tucker's research?Copy !req
84. I don't want to.
I'll investigate on my own, then.Copy !req
85. Okay. In that case, leave that here.Copy !req
86. I intended to.Copy !req
87. Brother!Copy !req
88. Just a minute! You're not the only oneCopy !req
89. who is upset over not being
able to do anything for Nina, Brother!Copy !req
90. We' re alchemists, right?Copy !req
91. Catching criminals is not
something that we can do.Copy !req
92. We do research, so that if ever another girl
like Nina comes along that we can save...Copy !req
93. You“).!Copy !req
94. You... you're the guy from the library.Copy !req
95. If you were able to come
and go at the first branch,Copy !req
96. does that mean you are a State Alchemist?Copy !req
97. At the time, yeah. But not any more.Copy !req
98. Is that right?Copy !req
99. You're better off.Copy !req
100. You're better off, that is...Copy !req
101. assuming you don't want
to be destroyed by this arm.Copy !req
102. Ed and Al sure will be surprised!
They'd never expect me, Winry-chan,Copy !req
103. to come all this way and
congratulate them! All righty...!Copy !req
104. Excuse me, Lt. Hawkeye...?Copy !req
105. That's all right.Copy !req
106. But then, I don't know much
about the Philosopher's Stone, either.Copy !req
107. At least, I've never
heard of it actually existing.Copy !req
108. I thought it was just a legend.Copy !req
109. I see...Copy !req
110. However, I think you'd be better off
not paying any interest in such a thing.Copy !req
111. It's said that bad things happen to anything
that gets close to the Philosopher's Stone.Copy !req
112. Oh, you're interested in the
Philosopher's Stone, are you?Copy !req
113. Who is this?Copy !req
114. Th-This gentleman is...Copy !req
115. You want to obtain the
Philosopher's Stone, do you?Copy !req
116. Yes...Copy !req
117. For what reason?Copy !req
118. For human—I mean, I want to recover
something that my brother has lost.Copy !req
119. Oh? You must think
highly of your brother, huh?Copy !req
120. I don't know any particulars myself,Copy !req
121. but there are a lot of people who
believe in the Philosopher's Stone.Copy !req
122. What's more, once in a while,
I hear stories about alchemistsCopy !req
123. who have succeeded in
creating a Philosopher's Stone.Copy !req
124. Such rumors naturally have a way
of gathering around the military.Copy !req
125. There should be a
number of records about itCopy !req
126. in the first branch of the Central Library.Copy !req
127. Really?Copy !req
128. But then, only State Alchemists
are allowed to make use of it.Copy !req
129. So, a State Alchemist could verify
whether the rumors are true or not.Copy !req
130. Fuhrer, why would you listen
in on something like that?Copy !req
131. It's good for the youth
to pursue their dreams.Copy !req
132. Don't you think so, Lieutenant?Copy !req
133. Sure...Copy !req
134. See, I'm right!
You think she's cute too, don't you?Copy !req
135. Y-Yeah, I guess...Copy !req
136. What do you think?Copy !req
137. You think she takes after me?Copy !req
138. What can I say? Everyone says so!Copy !req
139. Don't bother me, Pops!Copy !req
140. There's no need for that kind of talk.Copy !req
141. Not when I've been showing you
the classified analysis of the serial killer.Copy !req
142. You owe me two, one for the train,
and one for your wife's delivery.Copy !req
143. Oh, yeah? Well, in any case,
we're at a standstill.Copy !req
144. The crimes happen within the city,
but there are no witnesses.Copy !req
145. The bodies are outright sliced up,Copy !req
146. but nobody believes that he
could do it all in such a short time.Copy !req
147. Could he have killed them,
and then brought the bodies around?Copy !req
148. How much time has passed
from the time of death?Copy !req
149. Not even the investigators
are clear on that very often.Copy !req
150. But between the military and police,Copy !req
151. we've opened up and
checked the trunk of every car...Copy !req
152. coming into the city.Copy !req
153. There must be some sort of blind spot.Copy !req
154. A car that can hide
the bodies, or something...Copy !req
155. Or maybe it's the work of an alchemist...Copy !req
156. Alchemists are not murderers!Copy !req
157. Er, are you Edward Elric-san?Copy !req
158. Yes.Copy !req
159. There's a visitor to see you at
the Headquarters reception desk.Copy !req
160. A visitor?Copy !req
161. Howdy!Copy !req
162. Thanks, as usual!Copy !req
163. It's all right.Copy !req
164. They held the state
certification exams again, right?Copy !req
165. Y-Yeah.Copy !req
166. Oh, did you hear?Copy !req
167. This time, there was a
12-year-old who passed the test.Copy !req
168. I hear he just does this with his hands,Copy !req
169. and just like that, he can transmute.Copy !req
170. Really?Copy !req
171. There, the blond one.Copy !req
172. And he's just a child, too...Copy !req
173. Oh, come to think of it,
watch out for that one guy.Copy !req
174. They say he only cuts up the pretty ones.Copy !req
175. Oh my, are you worried about me?Copy !req
176. Sure.Copy !req
177. I sure hope they catch him soon.Copy !req
178. You bet.Copy !req
179. So, about these incidents...
have you heard anything else?Copy !req
180. How long is Ed going to keep me waiting?Copy !req
181. That's a refrigeration unit!Copy !req
182. Central sure does have
the latest cars. How nice!Copy !req
183. I sure would like to dismantle it!Copy !req
184. I'm afraid having it
dismantled would put me out.Copy !req
185. I'm sorry! Is this your truck?Copy !req
186. That's right. This is my
food shop's delivery truck.Copy !req
187. Is something the matter?Copy !req
188. If you like, would you care to look inside?Copy !req
189. Huh? I can? Thanks so much!Copy !req
190. Huh?Copy !req
191. I told her to wait right here. That's strange...Copy !req
192. Elric-san...?Copy !req
193. Is this...?Copy !req
194. Winry?Copy !req
195. Huh?Copy !req
196. Was there a car stopped here?Copy !req
197. Yeah, there are always
refrigerated trucks stopping here,Copy !req
198. whose dealers serve the military's cafeteria.Copy !req
199. Refrigerated truck?Copy !req
200. Something that could hide a body...?
It couldn't be...!Copy !req
201. Elric-san?Copy !req
202. He)': are you all right?Copy !req
203. Were you kidnapped, too?Copy !req
204. Over there, there's someone else.Copy !req
205. There is? Okay, let's take
them and get out of here, quick!Copy !req
206. I'll be here with you, so don't worry—!Copy !req
207. Good morning, junior.Copy !req
208. Why, you...!Copy !req
209. I heard that you can transmute
without using transmutation circles,Copy !req
210. so just to be safe...Copy !req
211. Let me introduce myself.
I'm the shop's owner, Barry.Copy !req
212. A man...?Copy !req
213. As a reward for making it this far,
let me show you something you'll like.Copy !req
214. Winry!Copy !req
215. I'm about to craftily dissect this little girl.Copy !req
216. Be sure to watch closely, now,Copy !req
217. State Alchemist-san...Copy !req
218. Stop! Why are you doing this?Copy !req
219. Why? Well now, because I enjoy it, I suppose.Copy !req
220. The first person I killed was my wife.Copy !req
221. We were having some
petty argument, you see.Copy !req
222. Then, without meaning to, I killed her.Copy !req
223. But then, she cut up so neatly, you know?Copy !req
224. After that, I started wanting
to cut people up even more neatly.Copy !req
225. I wanted everyone to see.Copy !req
226. How can one person kill
another for something like that?Copy !req
227. Oh, but they can!Copy !req
228. Given just the slightest opportunity,
a person can kill another.Copy !req
229. Stay back!Copy !req
230. If they go off to war, it's even
easier for one person to kill another.Copy !req
231. Why do you suppose that is?Copy !req
232. L-I don't know.Copy !req
233. It's because people want to kill each other.Copy !req
234. On the battlefield,Copy !req
235. I saw a State Alchemist just
like you kill other people with ease.Copy !req
236. Splat! Just like that.Copy !req
237. No...!Copy !req
238. No!Copy !req
239. Why, you...!Copy !req
240. What?Copy !req
241. Damn it!Copy !req
242. Don't!Copy !req
243. It will take more than that to kill me.Copy !req
244. They're in here!Copy !req
245. Don't move!Copy !req
246. Al...Copy !req
247. Brother... does that hurt?Copy !req
248. I thought I was going to get killed.
I really thought that I might die...Copy !req
249. I was scared. Terribly...Copy !req
250. Terribly scared...Copy !req
251. Thanks to Hughes-san realizing
that trucks from this same food shopCopy !req
252. had passed inspections many times,Copy !req
253. we somehow managed to get there in time.Copy !req
254. Afterward, the case of
Barry the Chopper became famous,Copy !req
255. and it would be spoken of as
Brother's first distinguished achievement.Copy !req
256. Brother...Copy !req
257. The Philosopher's Stone might really exist.Copy !req
258. But, in order to search for it,
you have to be certified as a State Alchemist.Copy !req
259. Since I don't have a body,
I can't really feel the terror you felt,Copy !req
260. thinking you were going to be killed, Brother.Copy !req
261. I'm sure it must have
been lonely... and painful...Copy !req
262. Sure, I want my old body back...
to be human again.Copy !req
263. Once we find the Philosopher's Stone,Copy !req
264. even if it means having to go
against the flow of the rest of the world,Copy !req
265. as though nothing will ever come of it...Copy !req
266. Having nearly been killed,
I realized something...Copy !req
267. All I could do was scream.
My mind just went completely blank.Copy !req
268. I couldn't even bring myself to think
there would be anyone to save me.Copy !req
269. For all that we are able to do,Copy !req
270. we'll have our hands full just
trying to get our own bodies back.Copy !req
271. To that end, whether it means
being a dog of the military,Copy !req
272. or cursed as the devil, I don't care...Copy !req
273. But then, we really
aren't devils, much less gods.Copy !req
274. We're only human!Copy !req
275. Tiny, insignificant humans,
who couldn't even save Nina...Copy !req
276. A condition, you say?Copy !req
277. I will obey my duties to the military. As such,Copy !req
278. I would like to be told all information
there is about the Philosopher's Stone.Copy !req
279. When I have no other duties, permit me
to search for the Philosopher's Stone.Copy !req
280. Are you sure you want it to get outCopy !req
281. that you committed the
sin of human transmutation?Copy !req
282. Your brother will be
brought into the laboratoryCopy !req
283. as an extraordinary
example of transmutation.Copy !req
284. At least, that's the way I could
pressure you to make sure you stay in line.Copy !req
285. Okay, very well.Copy !req
286. But you will report to me everything
you find out about the Philosopher's Stone.Copy !req
287. You have been given a title from the Fuhrer.Copy !req
288. It's quite an ironic title, though...Copy !req
289. "We give the name "Fullmetal" to thee,Copy !req
290. Edward Elric, in the name
of Fuhrer King Bradley..."Copy !req
291. Fullmetal?Copy !req
292. State Alchemists are given a silver watch,Copy !req
293. as well as a second name.Copy !req
294. The second name that
you will bear is "Fullmetal."Copy !req
295. The Fullmetal Alchemist.Copy !req
296. I like it. It has an oppressive
feel to it. Sure, I'll take on that name!Copy !req
297. To celebrate, you're going to treat
me to all kinds of delicious things!Copy !req
298. You've got it backwards, don't you?Copy !req
299. I fixed your arm, didn't I?Copy !req
300. Brother, I heard that the serial killer
didn't have anything to do with Nina.Copy !req
301. No, he seems to have an alibi for that night.Copy !req
302. Then, I wonder who it was
that wiped out Nina like that...Copy !req
303. With you always in my sight,
I can manage to draw breath.Copy !req
304. And for me, that ought to be
enough in itself, and yet...Copy !req
305. All little old me ever does
is repeat the same old mistakes.Copy !req
306. How much strength do I need to come byCopy !req
307. before I can get by
without hurting anything?Copy !req
308. I am not going to stray,Copy !req
309. I'm going to trust this love,
and with it I will go on living!Copy !req
310. I'm going to take these wounds,Copy !req
311. the ones that will not close,
and squeeze them tight!Copy !req
312. The two of us must keep on walking,
since we can never return again.Copy !req
313. Even now, deep within my heart,Copy !req
314. I still feel the pain
of this indelible sin.Copy !req
315. DarlingCopy !req
316. Fullmetal Alchemist...Copy !req
317. Episode 9: "Be Thou for the People."Copy !req
318. I knew what it would mean
to become a State AlchemistCopy !req
319. from the very beginning, AI...Copy !req