[still the Fuhrer's Office]

Roy: Major Hawkeye, go and fetch that.

Riza: Understood.

[Riza leaves the office. Roy sits down behind his desk, Ed steps in front of it]

Roy: ... Now, would you tell me about your identity and origins?

Ed: Didn't you say you wouldn't pry into my secrets? It's going too fast, right?

Roy: I'm not as tolerant as to let people of dubious origin work for me.

Roy: Moreover, is there any reason for your origin being unknown?

Ed: ......

Roy: my sincerity was proven last night. Now it's your turn, don't you think?

Roy: Since you're also looking for something in me, you should show me your cards as well.

Roy: Let me see if you have something of equal value to what I've offered you. You must show your "sincerity".

Ed: Is this equivalent exchange?

Roy: You understand the truth of this world.

Ed: No one knows this better than I do...

Roy: ....

Ed: ... In fact, you already know. I don't come from this place.

Ed: Simply said, I and that other guy come from another world.

Roy: This is truly amazing...

Ed: And believe it or not... I need to go back there from where I came.

Roy: Where you came from...

Ed: Yes, but I don't know how to return...

Roy: So?

Ed: So I need your intelligence.

Roy: And why are you so sure I have the information you need?

Ed: Because...

Ed: (You and I... We've always traded like this.)

Ed: Only you can make this kind of deal with me.

Roy: A deal...

[Riza speaks from outside the room, Roy gets back up on his feet]

Riza: Your Excellency.

Roy: Come in.

[Riza enters]

Roy: This is the research information collected by the search team we sent.

[Roy hands at the files Riza gave him]

Ed: ......

Roy: The main task of the search team is stopping chimeras' activities,

Roy: but it's reluctant to completely suppress or capture them with its current forces.

Roy: So I hope you'll help me to investigate the secrets of chimeras themselves.

Ed: .....

Roy: Take a look at the current information. If you have any questions, you can come back to me.

[Roy leans towards Ed and whispers in his ear, making Ed blush]

Roy: Next time you come, I'll take you to the place I've prepared...

Ed: What are you doing? Speaking all of a sudden in my ear!

Riza: .....

[Riza lays a hand on her gun, Roy looks scared for a second]

Roy: .....

Roy: Anyway, judging just by the info on the surface, there are lots of missing clues...

Roy: It seems there's some hidden power supporting it, and they're going against the Fuhrer. Do they want to bring me down? Humph...

Riza: Your Excellency! Please be careful during these days.

Roy: I know... That's why I asked him to look into this matter with full attention.

Ed: .....

Roy: As for the forces behind the laboratory, I'll trace them within the government.

Roy: While you investigate them in your own way.

Ed: I understand...

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