Woohoo~ The train's whistle sounded, and accompanied by the warm spring breeze, the train heading for Central left the station. On one train, there were actually two national alchemists.

Edward Elric and his brother Alphonse Elric were sitting in the train carriage, silently and helplessly looking at the two people sitting opposite...

"I said... Ashes, right... You are also a national alchemist after all. What do you mean you have no money? Then how did you conduct your previous research..." Edward's brows were twitching, and he looked very unhappy and lay on the lap of the fire-proof girl opposite.

Ashes, who was holding up the corpse, asked.

"Research? Ha, what nonsense are you talking about? What is there to study? What is there to study?" Hui Jin waved his hands indifferently, twisted his body and lay down in a more comfortable and mocking posture. Yes, Hui Jin because

He had no money, and no subsidy for the time being, so Edward lent him the money to buy the train ticket.

Suddenly Ashes smiled evilly and looked at Brother Elric and said, "Fullmetal Alchemist, hehe, I think your brother is more suitable for this name. Look at your brother's armor and his burly figure. No matter what you think, this name is more suitable for you."

Why…"

Edward was furious when he heard Ashes' teasing, "Who are you calling Doudin! You are Doudin! Fullmetal Alchemist is not talking about something as superficial as armor and figure! What do you know!"

"Brother, don't be like this. No one calls you Xiaodouding. It's really embarrassing..." The armored brother looked at the strange looks from the passengers around him, and he quickly grabbed his brother who was shouting with some shame...

The fireproof girl looked at Alphonse, looked at Ashes who was resting on her lap with some unspeakable expression, and asked softly, "Master Ashes, he..."

Hui Jin shook his head gently, and then said with a smile, "Don't say it, just know it. This is their own business..."

The fireproof girl glanced at Alphonse worriedly, sighed worriedly, and then nodded to Ashes, "I understand Lord Ashes, I hope this child's soul can find peace..."

The brief exchange between the two was not discovered by the Elric brothers, because the two were currently discussing with each other over whether they were embarrassed or not.

Ashes left the fireproof girl's lap pillow, sat up straight, looked at the two brothers who were bickering, and asked, "Why... why did you become a national alchemist?"

Edward stopped bickering with his younger brother, turned around and looked at Ashes, narrowed his eyes, and said with a smile, "Oh, why does it have to have some purpose? It can't be because I want to become a national alchemist.

Alchemist?"

Hui Jin shrugged and laughed and said, "This may happen, but it will definitely not happen to people like you. You two are still children, so you probably don't understand this yet, so, it must be

What attracts you..."

"Who are you calling a child? You are the little Douding! I must teach you a lesson today!" Edward was furious again, looking like he was going crazy.

Alphonse hurriedly grabbed his brother, controlled him and said helplessly to Ashes, "Brother and I, there is a reason why we must join the national alchemists, because only by joining them can we find the perfect substance.

The Philosopher’s Stone…”

At this moment, Edward also calmed down, looked at Ashes mockingly and said, "How about it, have you heard of it? Even a second-rate alchemist like you may not have heard of this thing, the Philosopher's Stone..."

"The Philosopher's Stone, also called the Red Elixir, the fifth entity, the stone of heaven, the Philosopher's Stone, the great alchemical elixir or the ultimate substance of red, brings joy to suffering, victory to struggle, and light to darkness

, resurrecting the dead,... and my evaluation of this thing... the blood of the lamb..." Ashes raised his head, interrupted Edward with a smile and expressed his opinion...

Upon hearing Hui Jin's words, Edward and Alphonse were stunned together... It was as if time had been suspended between the four people. It was quiet. If the train was not still running, the people around would still be noisy.

After a while, seeing no reaction from the two brothers, Ash tilted his head with a smile and laughed, "What's wrong, Fullmetal Alchemist? Is there any problem?"

After a brief silence, Edward asked nervously, "Have you...have you seen the Philosopher's Stone? Do you know this thing? It's so...so clear, I haven't seen some of the words...how do you know, and

…What does the Blood of the Lamb mean?”

"I know, but I haven't seen it, and I'm not interested in it, because I never believe in any miracles... You will know the meaning of the remaining questions on the way to find this thing..." Ashes smiled and shook his head.

He shook his head and looked at the excited Edward.

"What? Really, I was so happy for nothing. I thought the first person I met after becoming an international alchemist could help us find the Philosopher's Stone... It turned out to be just a person who saw some adjectives from somewhere.

He's just a second-rate alchemist..." Edward sat back in frustration, curled his lips and mocked Ashes.

"Mr. Ashes, thank you very much for telling us this. It is of great help to us. After all, we only learned about the existence of this thing from books and that there is such a miraculous thing that can help us... Could you please

Tell us something?”

Unlike Edward, Alphonse looked at the ashes politely and said something pleading.

Hui Jin shook his head helplessly and said, "It's not impossible. The only advice I can give you is...don't touch this thing unless you are willing to bear the sins in it..."

Edward punched the table between the two of them and said angrily, "Stop joking! You guy, you have no idea why we need the Philosopher's Stone."

"Okay, okay, I know I can't persuade you, so I'll let you go. After all, you are no longer children, and I am no one of yours. These are just some well-intentioned suggestions. It's up to you whether you listen or not...

"Hui Jin waved his hands helplessly and said with a smile.

Edward turned his head angrily and ignored Ashes. Alphonse nodded helplessly towards Ashes to express his apology, and then everyone fell into silence.

…

Unknowingly, night had fallen, and Edward had already fallen into a deep sleep, but Alphonse remained awake, and he was also a little confused at this moment.

"Which...Mr. Ashes and Miss Fireproof, aren't you guys sleeping? It's so late..." Alphonse asked softly to Ashes who was reading something opposite him.

It's late at night and there's no light, but this strange man is reading a book. Doesn't he need his own eyes? Can he really see what's written in the book?

Ashes raised his head and looked at Alphonse, smiled, and said softly, "I got off the bus directly at the central station. I will arrive at the station tonight, so I have to stay up late. What about you? You are still a child. It's so late."

You won’t grow taller if you don’t sleep.”

Completely ignoring that Alphonse's height was fixed by the armor at this moment, Ashes was still making some sarcastic remarks...

Alphonse was a little confused when he was asked. After all, he is a kind-hearted and unexperienced child. He said that he could not speak to the old man Hui Jin, so he could only nervously prevaricate.

"Ah...which, I...I am practicing alchemy, that's why I don't sleep. I hope to become an excellent alchemist like my brother one day."

"This is not possible. The child should sleep well, otherwise it will be bad for the body. Fire-proof girl, go help this child get some sleep." Ashes sighed, and then said to the fire-proof girl with a smile.

Fireproof Girl smiled slightly, stood up and came to Alphonse's side. Alphonse hurriedly stretched out his hand and waved and said, "No, no, Miss Fireproof Girl, I really don't sleep, I really...really..."

Alphonse, who still wanted to say something, suddenly felt like he had fallen into a sea of ​​silence, and his mind suddenly became quiet. He didn't want to think about anything, didn't want to think about anything... he just wanted to sleep...

But it's impossible. After my soul was fixed on the armor, I never slept again...

Alphonse does not need to sleep. Edward does all his sleeping and eating for him. This is because Alphonse's soul was engraved by Edward himself with his own blood. This is his responsibility... Ashes feels that this is also the case.

One of the reasons why Edward doesn't grow taller...

But not having to sleep does not mean that you don’t want to sleep. Simply restoring your mental fatigue is not the whole meaning of sleep. This is why even Ashes also use meditation instead of sleep.

Looking at Alphonse who fell into silence, Hui Jin sighed helplessly, "In the end, they are still just children, really..."

The fireproof girl withdrew her hand from Alphonse's armored body, returned to Ashes, and said with some worry, "The souls of these two children...are all incomplete...what made them become like this?"

, they are still children..."

There are no children in the Dark Souls world, but ever since the fireproof girl saw the children and Ilya on the eve of destiny in the Marvel world, she seemed to have been inspired by maternal love, and she had an infinite concern for the children...

Hui Jin sighed helplessly, looked at the two sleeping brothers opposite and said, "They did it themselves. They used their souls as sacrifices in order to exchange for something that cannot be exchanged. As you can see, they failed and lost."

It’s not just the body that’s as simple as that…”

"It's so pitiful, Lord Ashes. I'm beginning to understand why you said that the world is not very friendly anymore. Even children have to bear these things... It's really cruel."

"It's nothing. What doesn't defeat you will always make you stronger. Do you see these two children being defeated?" Ashes raised his head and looked through the window of the train at the stars that were appearing and disappearing in the sky.

, laughed.

"I really like these two children. Even if they are in the abyss, they still feel the light in each other. I really hope they can get out of the abyss as soon as possible."

With the sound of the whistle, Hui Jin stood up and left the carriage with the fire girl. When Zhong arrived, they were about to get off the car, leaving only a pair of sleeping children. In this late night, they quietly used their own
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