The millitary is planning to send the Isbal people back to their designated area in the south by train but is delayed due to problems with the water pipes. Actually, this is the work of Ed and Al who wants to get some time to speak to the Isbal people about Scar's whereabouts. Leo and Rick say that they have not done anything but the millitary suddenly came and suppressed them by force. Ed mentions that the Isbal people have their area to live in and if they live elsewhere in groups, the millitary would definitely come after them. When asked about whether anyone knows about Kenja no Ishi or where Scar went, Leo and Rick seem agitated and refuse to say anything. Just then, Scar's teacher comes to tell them about an old man who knows about this matter but Ed and Al must bring Leo and Rick away so that they can lead them to the old man. Ed agrees to this and says that he will give a free shower to all when he makes the pipe burst and water is splashed over the place. Due to the fact that the train carriages will suffocate the people due to the sudden shower, the Isbal people are taken out of the carriages and Ed makes use of the commotion to bring Leo and Rick again. They happen to bump into Fuery and Ed has no choice but to knock him unconscious. Just then, Winry gets them to board the wagon she is driving where Havoc can only look on helplessly as they leave...Ed asks Winry when she intends to return to Rizenburu and says that she doesn't need to follow them everywhere. She says that she's not going to leave since Ed would depend on her to maintain his metal limbs. At the mention of this, Al says that he should have got Ed's limbs back from Wrath but he couldn't do it in Winry's presence. Ed and Winry say that even without her presence, Al would not be able to do such a thing since he's very kind by nature. However, Ed says that he would be able to do that since he did kill someone i.e. Majhal before but Al insists that it was an accident and not Ed's fault. Ed also says that he almost killed those convicts in the 5th laboratory for Al's sake and he would not hesitate to kill Scar if he tries to obstruct Ed again.
Upon hearing this, Leo and Rick ask if they are serious about killing Scar. Leo mentions that Scar is a traitor to their tribe and says that they should not care about him. Ed says that Winry should leave because she will obstruct their aim but she remains insistent on staying.
Once they reach Kishuar, they are shocked to see the state of devastation after the clash with the millitary. Rick suddenly remembers what happened during the Isbal war and gets into a trance so Leo has no choice but to slap him in order to calm him down. As Leo and Rick has no intention to step into the tent of that old man, Winry stays with them while Ed and Al go to look for their target.
Ed and Al find nobody in the tent but are shocked to see the alchemy sign inside which resembles the ones on Scar's arm and in the 5th laboratory. Suddenly, they hear a gunshot and see Hawkeye outside. Ed says that she should not shoot at them but she rebukes that the shot was for Fuery who Ed had punched earlier.
Ed and Al go into the millitary's tent but they do not see Mustang around. They find out that he returned to Central with some of the troops and Ed mocks Mustang for running away after creating such a big mess. Hawkeye asks if they created trouble at the train station because of what Mustang did and Al clarifies that they do not have this intention but questions the need to suppress the Isbal people by force. She explains that none of the Isbal people were hurt during the conflict except for Yoki, an ex-millitary officer who was shot by the Isbal people (in actual fact by Lust). Mustang used fire to scare the people from retalliating or else the casualties would have increased. Hawkeye says that they are still around because they have to find the person who shot Yoki and Al asks if an old man is among those being held.
Breda brings them to a tent surrounded by a locked fence and says that they are trying to protect that old man since he was attacked by his fellow people. Meanwhile, Winry hears from Leo and Rick that the old man belongs to a group of people known as the outcasts as they went against the teachings of the Isbal god. The brothers express disbelief when they found out that Scar belongs to the outcasts. Winry asks about their mother and they are full of praise for her who used to work in a hospital despite her blindness.
At the same time, Ed and Al ask the old man about Kenja no Ishi and the latter says that they are the third to ask him about this. The first two were Scar's brother and Scar himself. The old man says that Scar's brother was too kind to bring himself to make Kenja no Ishi. When asked about how he knew about Kenja no Ishi, the old man said that he learnt about it from a manual named the Great Magic. That knowledge made Isbal prosperous in the past but it was suddenly forbidden there. As such, since he practised the methods in that manual, he was regarded as an outcast and forbidden from returning to Isbal. According to his description, the Great Magic is in fact alchemy which was deemed as evil to the Isbal people. Even though Al asks the old man about the way to create Kenja no Ishi, he says that the method in Isbal should be the same as what they have known so the remaining condition is the number of people to be sacrificed in the process. The old man goes on further that they would require at least a city or a country's population before the amount of blood and anguish is sufficient to make Kenja no Ishi.
Actually, Scar had confronted the old man earlier as to why he told Scar's brother about the method as this resulted in him blaming himself for the Isbal war's destruction. Upon seeing his people being captured by the millitary again, Scar made up his mind to create Kenja no Ishi despite the old man reminding him of the fact that he will be regarded as an outcast.
Over at Winry's side, she hears about her parents from Rick and Leo and the fact that Mustang was the one who killed them. She cannot bear the revelation of this and runs away alone.
Ed and Al go through the investigation of Yoki's murder and tell Hawkeye that this should be the work of Lust, judging from the wounds. He says that they should look for Archer and Armstrong to find out more about this since the Isbal people are not responsible.
Leo and Rick will return to Isbal while Ed and Al prepares to chase after Scar in case he really creates Kenja no Ishi. Even though Ed has the intention to leave Winry behind, he is surprised when she initiates going back to Central to look for Hughes with Hawkeye. Ed and Al laugh at themselves for trying to stop Scar even though they are the ones who need Kenja no Ishi the most.
On the train, Winry asks Hawkeye if she knows about her parents. Although Hawkeye is stunned for a brief moment, she explains that the millitary have no choice but to kill people at times due to unreasonable orders. Despite the fact that she hates being in the millitary, Hawkeye says that she is staying on for the sake of someone she wants to protect out of her own will i.e. Mustang and will not hesitate to shoot anyone until he achieves his goal. Even though Winry says that the person might not be worth protecting, Hawkeye says that the value of that person is determined by her only and she has no doubts about it.
Sloth introduces Wrath to Lust and Gluttony and tells them to go after the Elric brothers since they are headed for Isbal. Given the fact that they might give up making Kenja no Ishi once they find out the truth behind the Isbal war, Sloth says that it might be better to kill them if the circumstances requires it.
Winry returns to Central and finds out about Hughes' death. Glacier also mentions that Hughes' greatest dream was to help Mustang become the President which makes Winry unsure why everyone is protecting Mustang despite him killing others for the sake of moving up the ranks...
Now that Ed and Al know that there's only one way to make Kenja no Ishi, they are actually in a delicate situation because they want to get it but they don't want innocent people to die for their personal aim. As such, it feels kind of ironical for them to stop Scar when his success would mean good news for them.
Likewise for Winry, she finds out about Mustang killing her parents and is not wrong to think of him as a selfish and ruthless person. However, hearing about Hawkeye's devotion to help Mustang and Hughes' dream of making Mustang the President while sacrificing his life in the process makes her rethink about Mustang's real self since he can't be a bad guy if the people around him are so willing to do anything for him.
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