[[[CP|W:847|H:448|A:L]]]] "Are you still reading at such a late hour, Ed?" ”

That night, Estes stayed at Edward's house.

Because Wen Li's rooms are all occupied, except for Wen Li and Pinaco's room and outside the studio, it is the room of the Rockbells.

Occupying the room of the teacher who was sticking to his post in the most dangerous place, and occupying the house of his parents who were gentle and worried, Estes thought that he could not do such a thing.

So she ended up staying at Edward's house.

After helping the Lockbell family pack up the things they had brought and chopping enough firewood for the family to use for a few months, Estes, who felt that today's workout was enough, took a cold shower at Edward's house and prepared for bed.

Although it is possible to boil cold water and cool it down to produce hot water, Estes still prefers a cold cold bath. Since he began his cultivation in the north, in order to exercise his will and physique, Estes has always insisted on cold baths, even in the bitterly cold and windy Bliguz Snow Mountain.

Estes felt that as an officer, taking a hot bath every day seemed a little too depraved, and cold water could train him to prevent himself from becoming corrupt, so he insisted on cold baths.

Ever since he was able to manipulate and refine freely, Estes would insist on taking a shower once a day no matter where he was, and each time it was biting cold in the eyes of ordinary people, and occasionally he could see ice cubes in the water.

It's not a problem to change clothes or anything, for her, an alchemist who is good at manipulating the ice and water elements, the drying of clothes is actually really simple, even if the clothes are not changed after washing, they can be directly manipulated into a refining array to vaporize the water, and there is no need to worry.

Every day, no matter where she was, she would take a shower. It doesn't matter if she refines a wild bathhouse, water and alchemy refining into a bathtub and bathhouse or something is completely handy for her.

"Still reading?"

Drying off his body and wearing his former mother's bathrobe, Edward and Alphonse wiped his hair as he walked into what Edward and their bedroom could be.

Somehow, Estes likes to wipe her hair very much, and her aqua blue hair shines brightly, just like her healthy and proud body and impressive strength, her proud capital is the envy of countless people of the same sex, and the wealth that the opposite sex longs for is a pity, she has never cared about things other than strength and health.

She doesn't care about her appearance and appearance, but she is favored by God, and she gets these, which is not the capital of capital at all in Estes's opinion.

The reason why she went back to wipe her hair was only because when she was a child, her mother told girls to take care of their hair, and when they were at home, their mother often helped her wipe her hair.

It was one of the few things that the president's wife would do, and that a normal mother would do.

It is also the time when the mother's hand touches Estes the most times besides holding Estes.

"Reading in such a dim light is not good for the eyes~"

With a towel on her shoulder, she took the alchemy book in the hand of Edward, who was lying on the ground and was concentrating on reading, and looked through it, and found that there were many places in the book where notes were taken and feelings after reading, and she couldn't help but be more sure of the two brothers' learning attitude and learning ability

"Intermediate Alchemy Analysis...... This book is a bit too difficult for a ten-year-old child, have you all learned the basics of alchemy? ”

He closed the book with one hand and handed it back to Edward, and looked at Alphonse beside him, the kid was also holding an intermediate alchemy analysis in his hand like Edward, the difference was that his was a biology chapter and Edward's was a comprehensive one.

"We've already mastered it, and we learned the basics of primary alchemy three years ago."

Without any bookmarks or markings, Edward took the book handed back by Estes and immediately turned to the page he had just read, obviously his memory was very good, which made Estes even more satisfied.

"Three years ago? It's amazing~"

Estes also mastered the fundamentals of alchemy at the age of six, about the same time as Alphonse learned to master it

"What about Sister Aisha? When did you learn it? ”

Seeing Estes sitting cross-legged on the side chair in a fluffy yukata, Alphonse and Edward didn't react to this powerful scene, they were only ten years old, and their interest in some things had not yet risen.

"Me? Like Alphonse, at the age of six. ”

I remember that my earliest alchemy teacher was Mr. Jinbri, who had just obtained the national alchemist qualification, and the teacher was only eighteen years old at that time, a real young and promising alchemist.

In terms of personality, he is also very compatible with Estes, which makes Estes quickly fall in love with alchemy.

"So, why did you fall in love with alchemy?"

Alphons then asked, saying that Elphons seemed to be more interested in Edward's past than Edward's overly book-focused man.

"Because the teacher has a lot of places to shoot with himself, right? Of course, it has something to do with the teacher's touching teachings, right? ……”

Tilting his head with his slender jade fingers against his chin and thinking for a moment, Estes gave such an answer

……………………

"Miss Estes, do you know where the greatest pleasure and greatness of alchemy lies?"

This is the question of Kimbrie, who taught Estes a lesson

“…… I don't know. ”

How could Estes understand that he hadn't been exposed to alchemy yet?

"It is about destruction, decomposition and composition, and in these destruction is the door and premise that opens the door and premise of hope for the constitution of the future and the infinite future. To destroy the original composition is to give new hope to the future, and that feeling, the feeling of giving hope and unlimited opportunities to the future, is the best moment of an alchemist (are you sure you are not alone?). ）”

"Teacher, I don't understand."

At this time, Estes was less than three years old, so it was strange that he could understand.

"Haha~ I'm sorry I forgot that Aisha is still young~ I haven't learned basic alchemy, so I'll explain it briefly, simply - the charm of alchemy lies in destruction and explosion."

is worthy of being the alchemist of the Red Lotus, and he is as hot as his name suggests.

"Hmm...... Explosion and destruction? ”

Apparently not entirely clear, but Estes was interested in the prospect that Kimbrie depicted.

"After learning alchemy, you can use very powerful moves to blow up everything in front of you, it's fun~"

Kimbrie, the explosive maniac, has been training the next generation tirelessly since a long time ago.

"That'...... Can music teacher Pixar and etiquette teacher Pratt blow up? ”

"No problem~ It's okay to take the dance and singing teachers with you? ~”

"I'll learn!"

"So determined? Won't go back? ~”

"Nope! I want to learn! I want to learn the knowledge that can blow up the music, dance, etiquette, and singing teachers in one go! It would be best if you could blow it up along with the classroom, please Mr. Kimbrie! ”

“…… Miss Estes, you are a genius born with a high knowledge of the art of alchemy and the scholarship of alchemy. Timbrie must devote herself to teaching the young lady to become a good alchemist. ”

In the next few years, it was precisely because of some places where Kimbrie and Estes were too harmonious that my mother found out about the suspicions, and finally sent Campry away when Estes was about to finish his studies at the age of seven.

At that time, Estes's alchemy theory level was obviously very high, and he was almost able to complete his merits.

"Aisha~ Sue sù mother, have you learned anything interesting recently? ~”

"Hmm~Alchemy~"

"Alchemy? What have you learned~"

"How to blow up a music teacher and a dance studio at the same time in one go~"

"Kimbrie! Isn't that Kimbury bastard teaching land?! ”

That's when Estes remembers her mother getting angry and swearing

"Mom, you can't talk nonsense, Teacher Kimbrie is very interesting to teach, and Aisha likes it very much."

"Change teachers! The teacher of the alchemy course must definitely be changed! ”

"No, you can't! I disagree! ”

"Isn't it okay for Aisha to be obedient and let Dad find an alchemist to teach the class? Aren't Mr. Glenn and Mr. Armstrong good? ”

"They are PE teachers who don't understand art! How can you let a mason do the gilding?! ”

"Anyway, Kimbury can't do it, this teacher must be changed."

After that, it was the mother-daughter affair and then Estes decided to leave home to practice.

Thinking about the past ten years ago, I learned alchemy......

“………… Hmmm............"

Looking at the two teenagers, Estes tilted his head and thought for a long time how to explain his original motivation for learning alchemy

"Because my enlightenment teacher made me understand that alchemy is an art and fashion of destruction, and that's probably it."

Looking at Alphons, who was still dazed, and Edward, who never even raised his head, Estes knew that they didn't understand or didn't hear at all.

"Forget it, that kind of thing can only be understood by Mr. Kimbrie, who really understands art, right?"

Feeling that it was almost late, Estes extinguished the oil lamp that was sitting next to him and prepared to leave

"It's late, the kid goes to bed for me."

Although it was dark in the room, Estes's eyesight was still very good, and he accurately put away the books one by one and put them back on the shelves with the starlight that faintly shone in from the window, and of course he didn't forget to snatch the one in Edward's hand.

"Why are you robbing my books?!"

Reading the book, I saw that Edward was a little dissatisfied with Estes's domineering behavior, and he was confused

"Shut up, little ghost! As the youngest one, listen to a tall senior! Children should go to bed early and get up early, keep the house clean and tidy, and use honorifics to the elders, especially me! ”

As he spoke, he slapped a book on Edward's head

What Estes didn't know was that this last sentence tonight had been remembered by Edward for so many years, and it became a lingering shadow in his heart for years when he later wrote Edward as Peewee.