In order to become a national alchemist, Ed and Al leave their hometown to look for Roy Mustang and pass by a village by the name of Rintaa where there's a famous alchemist by the name of Majhal. Ed remembers that a guy by the same name sent letters to his father so he and Al decides to pay Majhal a visit.On the way to the village, the brothers meet a boy by the name of Clause who has led a group of boys to release fireworks in preparation for the village's festival. Clause and his gang get into a clash with Ed and Al when Majhal comes by and brings them back home.
Majhal marvels at Ed's ability to contact Al's soul in the metal armour and remarks that he is as good as his father. Ed asks Majhal about his letter to his father whereby they had discussed the alchemy of human body but Majhal claims that he is not able to do something like this and he had just discussed this with Ed's father to exchange pointers. Just at this point, an old lady by the name of Levy comes by to give Majhal some rose jam and she leaves hurriedly at the sight of Ed and Al.
While having dinner, Clause's father brings him to Majhal's place to apologise to Ed and Al. Clause is unable to take it lying down and runs away.
Ed and Al run after him and save him from falling into the river. Clause relates that his sister died in the forest and on her funeral, both he and his father saw the image of a woman by the name of Carlin who died 20 years ago. Clause asks Ed and Al to help him find that spirit but Ed refuses to do so since there are no spirits in the first place.
Clause gets his friends to lay a trap at the cemetery to capture Carlin but Ed and Al fall into the trap instead. However, Clause happens to see Carlin's image and runs towards her but Majhal appears at that time and induces a fire to burn Carlin. Ed hears a strange sound when Carlin is burnt and suspects that something is wrong.
Ed and Al search around for clues in Majhal's house and bump into Levy who try to stop them. However, Ed finds some figurines of Carlin and understands what is going on when Majhal returns. Majhal tells Ed and Al that Carlin used to be his lover but she died due to an accident. As doing a human alchemy was beyond him, he had to get women and use their spirits to get Carlin to return to life in a figurine. Just then, Clause who is actually a girl in disguise barges into Majhal's house and overhears everything thus she is captured by Majhal as the next sacrificial spirit to get Carlin back to life.
Ed and Al finally break free of the chain and Ed finds out that Levy is actually Carlin. She lost her memory due to the accident and was living elsewhere until she regained her memory and returned to look for Majhal. However, Majhal did not recognise her at all. Majhal refuses to believe that the Carlin he had loved turned into an old woman and tries to kill them when Ed turns the tables on him thus leading to Majhal being killed by the falling sword.
Ed and Al prepare to resume their journey when Clause comes to see them off in her female clothes. Al laments that although alchemy may be useful, it can be misused like in Majhal's case.
Well, from the next episode onwards, Ed and Al will finally get to meet Roy and begin their journey to be a national alchemist. I'm quite curious as to what kind of man is Ed and Al's father. Is he a national alchemist since Majhal remarked that Ed was like his father due to his ability to contain Al's soul in an armour?
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