062. yume no saki
062. beyond the dream
Hawkeye: Excuse me, Colonel.
Roy: First Lieutenant!
Hawkeye: I came to get something I forgot.
Roy: ... Really.
Hawkeye: ... It seems Scar is still prownling around. Edward-kun told me.
Roy: Scar, huh? I'll have to be careful when I walk outside. After all, my well-armed guard will be gone.
Hawkeye: That's right. Please don't die.
Roy: Yeah. I've put you through trouble.
Hawkeye: I might have made a mistake in who to follow. Heh.
Roy: If you think you made a mistake, shoot and kill me. It's the promise we made on that day.
Hawkeye: You're still at my tolerance level.
Roy: Hahahah, you're kind, First Lieutenant Hawkeye.
Hawkeye: Well, Colonel. ... We'll meet again.
Roy: Mm. We'll meet again.
Hawkeye: Please don't slack off on your work.
Roy: I'm doing it properly.
Roy: Aaah... so it was this spacious. My pawn, my knight, my rook, my bishop, and my queen were taken away. ... But. It's still early... for a checkmate.
Roy: Hey!
Vanessa: Oh! Roy-saaaan ♥ It's been so long~ ♥
Roy: Hahaha, you seem lively, Vanessa.
Some girl: Oh, it's the Colonel!
Madame Christmas: Long time no see, little Roy.
Roy: Good evening, Madame Christmas.
Madame Christmas: Are you doing well?
Roy: Naaah, I'm not doing well at all. I came here to cheer myself up.
Madame Christmas: Shouldn't you just go play with Elizabeth-chan?
Roy: Elizabeth-chan was taken by another man~
Vanessa: Oh! Then do I have a chance now?
Roy: Hahahah, not just a chance, I'd go on a date with you anytime.
Vanessa: Kyaaa.
Madame Christmas: ... What will you have to drink?
Roy: I'm still recovering, so no alcohol. I'll order a special one, Madame.
Madame Christmas: ... Righto.
063. 520 cenz no yakusoku
063. a 520-cenz promise
Roy: Fullmetal!
Edward: Geh, Colonel!! Why are you here?!
Roy: Why...? I could see Alphonse easily from far away.
Alphonse: That's right...
Roy: What are you doing?
Edward: Searching for someone... but he haven't had any luck so we're about to return to the hotel.
Roy: Then get on. I just happen to have some business near your hotel and was about to go there.
Roy: I see... it seems that Xing's alchemy is a little bit different.
Edward: If you find that cat, could you let us know?
Roy: Got it. If I get a chance, I'll ask someone.
Edward: Though to be honest, I don't want to make a debt to the Colonel.
Roy: Oh, speaking of debts! Give me back my money. I let you borrow some change at the Fuhrer's office, remember?
Edward: Tch! So you remembered! Guess I have no choice!
Roy: Gangster...
Alphonse: Gangster...
Edward: How much was it? 500 cenz?
Roy: It's 520 cenz. Don't cheat me.
Edward: Jeez, you can't become a big-shot if you worry over little things. ... Actually, I'll keep the debt. I'll return it when you become the Fuhrer.
Roy: ... Who did you hear that from?
Edward: From First Lieutenant Hawkeye. She told me about Ishval too.
Roy: ...
Roy: Fullmetal.
Edward: Ah?
Roy: I'll let you keep borrowing the money. You absolutely have to return it to me.
Edward: Then when that time comes, I'll borrow change again. I'll say "I'll return it when it becomes a democracy". And when I return that too, I'll borrow it again and put in another promise.
Roy: ... In other words, that means I'll have to live quite a long life.
Edward: Right. Don't be worrying the Lieutenant and the others. Thanks for the ride.
Roy: Yeah, later.
Roy: Here I am, Madeline.
Madeline: Oh~ Roy-san, you're late~ You're not late because you were playing with some woman somewhere?
Roy: That's silly. I'm not so dexterous that I'd cheat on you. Hahahahaha.
drag!Grumman: It must be a funeral.
Roy: Yes, it seems so.
drag!Grumman: How awful. At this age, all you ever think about is when you're going to end up like that.
Roy: What are you saying, dear lady? You still look so young............... LIEUTENANT GENERAL GRUMMAN?
drag!Grumman: Hohohohoho! Our meeting place was in front of Brigadier General Hughes' grave, wasn't it? I thought that if you're using final measures, that means this is no trivial matter. So as a precaution, I made sure to come in disguise. Hohoho.
Roy: I should have expected this from Lieutenant General Grumman, the well-known eccentric. But it was an unexpected disguise.
drag!Grumman: Hu-hum, I'll take that as a compliment.
drag!Grumman: I see... so the higher-ups in Central are all corrupt. I'm impressed that you were able to gather this much information. But you're a little too impatient. If you lose your trusted subordinates, you lose everything.
Roy: Yes... I have nothing to say to that.
drag!Grumman: Hmmm, General Raven too... Some time in the past... When I was in Central, Raven asked me something. "Hey, Grumman. Would you be interested in a perfect immortal army?".
Roy: Immortal...? And how did you answer?
drag!Grumman: I rejected it with "Immortality is worthless". And after that, immediately, I was sent away to Eastern Headquarters.
Roy: A demotion...?!
drag!Grumman: From then on, I was never called on by Central again and I wound up having to continually clean up after the noisy problems in the East.
Roy: ... Speaking of noisy. Can you recall the uprising in Lior? It was the incident in which the treachery of the false founder of the Church of Leto was exposed by the Fullmetal Alchemist.
drag!Grumman: Yes, I remember. As soon as the founder Cornello's ambitions were discovered, Fullmetal got in touch with Eastern Headquarters. At the initial stage of confusion, the Eastern Army quickly mobilized and was able to suppress the uprising. ... And yet, for some reason, the Central Army came in midway and the Eastern Army was discarded. ... Was that how it went?
Roy: Yes. The law and order of Lior suddenly deteriorated only after the Central Army came in.
drag!Grumman: ... It seems those at Central are planning something. Aaah, I hate this! Won't they at least let my retirement be peaceful and tranquil?!
Roy: You're joking again. Hahaha. Lieutenant General Grumman, the head of an entire area such as yourself wouldn't intend on settling into peace and tranquility, would you? Not when you hold the Eastern Army that has sturdy soldiers with experience in Ishval.
drag!Grumman: ... Fu... fuhahahahahahaha... Wahahaha!! I hid a secret contact memo in the chess piece in case there were ever a time you'd come crying for me, but good gracious... You called me here to kindle a fire in me!! Good grief... Thanks to things getting interesting in Central... those sparks of ambition that were about to disappear inside this withered old man have begun to ignite again.
Roy: If you show your serious side, your makeup will crumble away, dear lady.
drag!Grumman: Oh, oops! Hohoho.
Roy: Hahaha. Do you have spare time after this? If you'd like, we could have some tea...
drag!Grumman: Ooh, I'm sorry, I'm happy for the invitation, but...... mm? Mm......?
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