The sky is quiet.

When Liu Mengchao raised his head and looked at the sky, he found that the clouds in the sky seemed to be nailed to the air, and he didn't even want to flutter, and he didn't want to move as lazy as himself.

It's not a bad feeling, it's just a little unmotivated, and I just want to lie on the grass, tilt my head, and look at the clouds in the sky. It's easy to pass by such time, and it's already noon in the blink of an eye. Speaking of which, Liu Mengchao has been living in Master Edward's house recently, and the housewife named Quan doesn't look very strong, but after the real fight, he can feel the strength hidden in this woman's body.

Yes, it's tough.

The fist and foot kung fu is so scary, as if he is not an alchemist, but a martial artist who is proficient in fists and feet.

"Good morning."

Liu Mengchao looked at the shadow cast on his face and said with a smile.

"Good morning."

The housewives passing by lowered their heads, looked at the lazy Liu Mengchao, and greeted with a smile. She was wearing a plain white dress, which was very close-fitting. The long black hair swayed gently behind him, and it looked a little reassuring.

"It seems a little too quiet today." Liu Mengchao said as he got up from the ground. I saw him look at his eyes and look at Izumi with some confusion, "I haven't seen the two Edward brothers until now."

"Edward's alchemist's audit report for this year hasn't been handed in yet, so I'm out early in the morning." Izumi said as he sat down beside Liu Mengchao, and relaxed himself like this man, "As for Al, I went out early in the morning. ”

"Maybe someone kidnapped me."

Liu Mengchao looked at the joke.

"Kidnapped?" Izumi smiled and shook his head, "If someone can kidnap Alphons, we really want to meet them." ”

That's all it takes. The entire space suddenly fell silent. Speaking of which, although Liu Mengchao is a friend of the two Edward brothers, he is not familiar with the two Edward brothers' master Quan at all, and it is natural for the two of them to fall into silence. It's just that this kind of time is still a little difficult, so it's inevitable to find a little topic.

"Liu Mengchao...... What are you doing human refining for? ”

They are all alchemists who have been refining their human bodies, and Izumi will never be mistaken about this. As long as you have done the human body refining, you will be able to see the door of truth. Only those who have seen the Gate of Truth can directly use alchemy without using the alchemy array.

Izumi had long wanted to know the answer to this question. She was very curious about the man Liu Mengchao, after all, this man was too mysterious. Alchemists are not a shortage in this country. But it is still relatively rare to be able to be such an outstanding alchemist as Liu Mengchao after all. On the other hand, she was also very puzzled why she had never heard of a character like Liu Mengchao before.

His alchemy is eerie, the ability to use air and moisture to confuse the human eye, which is more apt than alchemy.

"Guess what?"

Liu Mengchao looked at the spring and said slowly.

"Can't think of it." Without the slightest hesitation, Izumi said directly, "I'm not the same as Brother Edward. They may not be able to see it, but I know very well that you don't seem to have any nostalgic people in this world, and there is no reason why you have to do human body refining. Don't worry about you finding it ridiculous. In my opinion, you are more like a person who strayed into the world of alchemy......"

"Someone who strayed into the world of alchemy?"

Listening to Quan's words, Liu Mengchao shook his head slightly. In this way, it is indeed quite true. I really don't want to break into this world. It's just that you were forced to come to this world, right?

It's just the real reason, I'm afraid no one will believe it if you say it, right?

Come to think of this. Liu Mengchao took a deep breath and said slowly, "When I met Brother Edward, it was in the east. At that time, I felt like I had lost all my memories of the past, so I ...... It's not that I don't want to say why I didn't want to say why, it's just that I really can't remember it. ”

Can't remember.

This is the reason given by Liu Mengchao. It's very above board, because I can't think of it, so there's really no way to give a reason.

Quan listened to Liu Mengchao's words, and could only shake his head helplessly. Her reason for refining the human body is very simple, and it is easy to guess. However, Liu Mengchao's reason for alchemy, I'm afraid that if he really wants to make the building hidden in the fog the same, he can only see a faint outline, and other than that, he can't see any target clearly.

"Anyway...... I think that people who can do human body refining have a reason why they have to do this. This reason is rightly strong, and people are willing to do it regardless of it. Izumi said slowly, as if he remembered all the desperate things that happened when he was refining as a baby, and seemed to remember the hypothesis about life that Liu Mengchao suddenly put forward that night.

About the refining of human organs.

"What if it doesn't work?" Quan said softly, and before Liu Mengchao could answer, he had already laughed first, "This is also something that can't be helped, isn't it?" ”

"Huh?" Liu Mengchao's eyebrows raised slightly.

"If the refining of organs fails, I think I may feel very disappointed." Izumi said slowly, "But I don't feel that way now, I don't think unless I can really see the scene of failure, ......."

"Otherwise, you're going to keep going, aren't you?" Liu Mengchao continued Quan's words and said, "For people, what is more terrifying than failure is complete despair. ”

Despair......

Despair is often the real nightmare, and complete despair is the most terrible punishment. Liu Mengchao understands this, the Edward brothers understand, and even their master Quan completely understands it.

"So...... Is there anyone in this world who is truly hopeless? Izumi thought as he asked softly, "If there really is such a person, I really can't think of what it would be like." ”

"Look?"

Liu Mengchao listened to Quan's words, and he already remembered someone. A man who originally thought he was going to be completely forgotten by himself.

A person who has no feelings at all, and now he suddenly gains feelings. Such a rare thing suddenly came into the palm of his hand. What do you want to do most?

I'm afraid it's just holding this thing firmly in my own hands, right?

"I want to ...... I'm afraid that I know what I want to pursue, and I won't have a chance to get my hands on it in my life, right? That's the real despair, isn't it? Liu Mengchao said with a sigh, his eyes narrowing involuntarily.

At this moment, a breeze staggered towards Liu Mengchao from a distance. This gust of wind shook the grass that had just emerged on the grass, and it also blew the tips of Liu Mengchao's hair.

Liu Mengchao couldn't help but raise his head and look at the sky.

The clouds in the sky moved, like the wind around them.

"Time flies."

Liu Mengchao said suddenly, the look on his face was full of nostalgia. He misses the people he misses a little, and he misses the old days.

"There's only one thing I know right now...... If you say Liu Mengchao, you definitely have someone who can make you willingly carry out human body refining for her. Izumi patted the grass on his hands. Standing up with a smile and stretching out his hand to Liu Mengchao, "Your eyes are really gentle now." ”

Gentle?

Liu Mengchao stood up with the help of Quan's strength, but his face was full of smiles.

Can you be called gentle?

Maybe.

Liu Mengchao thought and walked forward. He walked slowly, as if he didn't know where he was going, but he walked so firmly that he seemed to be able to see the direction of the end.

Direction. Maybe just ahead.

――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――

Ahead is the audit center of the national alchemists, and because Amestris is a military state, in many ways the domestic qiē is making way for this military. So a lot of things, if you can. The first priority is the military.

And as a secret weapon that this country has focused on developing over the years, no, it may be too hurtful to say this, but many people see it that way.

The National Alchemist is the best in this country. It is also the most powerful weapon. They deserve a lot of special treatment.

For example, now......

Edward sat at the window, looking at the scenery behind him that was constantly jumping into the distance, and couldn't help but squint his eyes. He was already extremely talented in alchemy. When he and Al were children, they had already directly read the books on alchemy left by their father. There are many records in it, which are extremely advanced even to adults, but for Edward and Alphonse, who were not in school at the time, it did not seem to be difficult at all.

Maybe there really is a genius in the world.

Edward never denied this, and his growth seems to have fully confirmed it. It's just that for geniuses, there are still many things that can't be avoided.

For example, failure.

If he and Al's mother hadn't died, I'm afraid that he and Al's would still be staying in the house in their hometown, studying the alchemy books left by their father, while living happily with their mother. However, because of the failure of the human body refining, he lost his right hand and right leg, and Al lost his body. The two men had to travel around the country to find a chance to restore their bodies to their original state.

"Ah......h

Thinking of this, even Edward, who had never shown a painful look, couldn't help but feel a heavy pain. He wanted to grow up like a child, but things didn't allow it at all.

Gently patted the Wen Jiàn box beside him, which was counted as the unhappiness that had accumulated in his heart as an evacuation. For the state alchemist, it is not only power, but no obligations. Every national alchemist is actually under the jurisdiction of the great president, and once there is a real war, they must go to the battlefield. And when there is no war in peacetime, unless the national alchemist who was promoted to become that year, such as Liu Mengchao this year, the alchemists of other countries have to write a research report on their research on alchemy and submit it to the state.

The state will conduct a special review of this research report. It can be said that this audit is very strict, and for many people who barely become national alchemists, it is almost a life-threatening charm.

Edward saw this very lightly. The so-called national alchemist does not mean that he just sold his own combat power to the country, not only his own combat power, but also his own knowledge and research on alchemy. It can be said that he sold his whole person to the state.

Thinking of this, the speed of the train began to slow down, and Edward looked out the window, only to see that the scenery that was beating rapidly behind him also slowed down and became a silent landscape painting.

Lifting the box in his hand, it contained the knowledge that Edward had seen from the Gate of Truth. This knowledge is an answer that others may not be able to get even if they think about it, but for Edward, it is just a gesture.

The world, perhaps, has never been fair.

―――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――

"That's unfair to say, isn't it?"

Full of self-deprecation, the man named Dochet sat down in front of Alphonse, the corners of his mouth curled, and he said with a smile. His eyes were half-narrowed, and they seemed to be filled with disdain. "It's also unfair to say, without any inquiry, we directly took us who almost gave their lives for the country as real materials." Dochet said, a look of sadness slowly appeared on his face, "But in comparison, there are more people who have lost their lives directly because of this reality. ”

Those who have lost their lives may not even have the opportunity to lament the unfairness. All they can do is silently turn into a pile of corpses, then be discarded in a corner at random, and finally cremated.

"So when we got to the back, we wanted to open it too. Anyway, if no one cares about my body, I will die. Therefore, whether it is a synth beast or not, as long as it can survive by luck, it can be considered a victory. ”

What a cheap victory......

Alphonse sighed softly.

For this unfair world, but also for yourself. (To be continued......)

PS: Looks like I've had a cold lately...... I'm bored all day, so I'll have one less chapter today, and I'll make up for it tomorrow...... I'm sorry......