Summary:
As Lan Fan follows Lin Yao, he asks Barry how his soul was placed in the armor, but Barry has no idea and all the researchers who knew are now dead. It is at this point that Barry remembers that Lin also knows Alphonse, who might be a better source of information requiring the soul exchange technique. Lin decides to go find Al, leaving Barry and Lan Fan with Vato Falman, who is beside himself with everyone ignoring him.Next we see Roy Mustang on the phone flirting with a girl named Elizabeth. Everyone in the office is shocked that Colonel Mustang is openly flirting at work, but Roy seems oblivious and plans to go fishing with Elizabeth.At the hotel, Al and Winry are busy oiling his armor while they discuss what the brothers’ next steps might be. Winry is a little surprised when the boys ask her for advice, and ends up telling them how afraid she is that she won’t come back one of these occasions. There’s a knock on the door, and when Edward answers, Major Armstrong gives him a good belt, grabs him by the back of the head, and drags him away, saying they’re going to Resemboul to fix his automail. As Ed is being dragged away, Lin appears.Colonel Mustang’s conversation with his girlfriend continues, but what at first seems like an innocent conversation slowly turns out to be more as we begin to see how the covert operations unfold. Back at the hideout where Barry and Vato are busy not being busy Barry detects a presence but isn’t sure what it is. It turned out to be Barry’s body that was attracted to his original soul. Vato tries to draw a bead on Barry’s body but fails. Barry also struggles with the body. Lan fan senses that a large group is approaching. A masked assailant bursts in, but instead of attacking them, he actually begins to assist them in repelling Barry’s body. They fight outside despite the possibility that more attackers may be waiting for them. Vato finally recognizes the masked warrior as Lieutenant Havoc. Despite being outside, a strong odor is coming from Barry’s body. The body begins to gain the upper hand, but just in time a shot rips through the creature’s arm. Riza Hawkeye was revealed to be perched high in a tower nearby and had just cut off the body. She is also in contact with Roy Mustang via walkie-talkie, and it turns out that the Elizabeth that Colonel Mustang had been talking to all day was really her when Fuery patched the walkie-talkie call. Barry concluded that when his soul was ripped from his body, the researchers placed the soul of some laboratory animals into his old body. Now this body is searching for its original soul. It becomes clear to Barry that his old body and his new soul are not compatible, resulting in his body rotting away. He decides he wants to cut it up, but Havoc won’t let him. Riza sees the argument from a distance and relays this information to Roy, but before she can continue the conversation, Gluttony attacks her. She manages to fire a shot, but it doesn’t seem to have any effect. Lan Fan surprises Envy who is sitting nearby and they prepare to fight. Roy and Riza lose touch and Roy fears the worst as he races to help.