Chapter 1710: Keeping One's Word
"Honestly, the colonel really knew how to order people around. We'd already bought the train tickets."
On top of a building, a Blond Dwarf irritably scratched his hair. Comforted by the tall armored figure beside him, he grumbled to himself in dissatisfaction.
"No helping it. We can only settle this quickly..."
As he spoke, the dwarf stood up, then pursed his lips unhappily.
"Hey, how much longer are you planning to hide there?"
As he opened his palm, a long spear was transmuted directly from the rooftop.
As the roof cracked apart, his hand gripped the blade, his gaze fixed on a direction within the darkness.
"My, my. As expected of the genius youth known as the Fullmetal Alchemist. Your senses are quite sharp."
Amid the praise, Inoue Ieyasu slowly emerged from the shadows.
He paid no heed to the weapon raised by the blond dwarf, lifting his empty hands to show that he meant no harm.
"Young man, I came specifically to tell you that someone intends to harm you. They are very interested in the secret of how you can use alchemy without an Alchemy Array. As a kind-hearted person, I came to warn you. I wish to save the young."
As Inoue Ieyasu spoke with a smile, he raised a hand and revealed a Blood-Red Stone, tossing it directly to Edward.
"This is my gift and proof of sincerity. It may not be enough to fully restore you, but as an item that boosts alchemy, it is more than sufficient..."
After saying that, Inoue Ieyasu did not wait for the two brothers to react. He gradually melted into the shadows and vanished.
"What a strange alchemy. Was that light distortion?"
Edward did not pick up what the other man had left behind,