538. The Great Eternal Poet

Ajax rubbed his head embarrassingly, "Well, I am still not very confident when it comes to items related to organic matter. I wasn't sure if I could reattach your nerves with the armor."

"Still, this is a magnificent ability you got there. Can you fix Al too?" Edward asked.

Ajax shook his head, "No, this ability only works if the broken parts are also close to the main focus area. Al's part of the armor is just gone."

*Sigh*

"It is still fine, I will do it later. But, I guess we've got a home now, Al." Edward cheered up.

"Yeah, brother. But I would still prefer it if we lived with granny, it feels much livelier there." Alphonse suggested.

"Of course, we will live with her, this place will be our little retirement home. We will only live here when we both have our bodies fixed." Edward confidently decided.

After that, they returned home. It took Winry 3 days to completely make Edward's arm and upgrade his left leg for the measly 5-millimeter increase in his height.

3 Days Later,

They were saying goodbye to Granny and Winry. But while leaving, Ajax noticed something.

"Oh, could it be, Edward likes Winry?" Ajax asked loudly.

"What are you saying, you're just a kid, don't talk about stuff you don't know." Edward shunned his doubts.

But Ajax wouldn't stay quiet and said something that shocked them. "Hah, I know a lot about love."

"Oh really? Then tell me, where do babies come from?" Edward asked him with a smirk.

"Brother..." Alphonse was concerned.

Ajax proudly answered, "Easy, I asked this question to Grandpa Raggy, he said that babies come out when a miner mines a tunnel and works hard. Then after 9 months of hard work, he gets the reward in the form of a baby. I'm still confused but I think there is someone in the tunnel that is smuggling babies. I will catch him someday, I just need to find the tunnel."

They all had stopped and looked at each other's faces. The first person to laugh was Hats, who sat on Major Armstong's massive shoulder.

Soon, others also joined in and laughed. Edward came forward and patted Ajax on his head, "Oh, Ajax, you are too innocent. Let's go, we need to get to the central."

"Hey, wait, what do you mean innocent? Was I wrong?" Ajax shouted.

...

After a day of the journey, they finally reached Central. It was the seat of government in Amestris. The National Central Library, Central Command, the 5 National Laboratories, and Amestris' Parliament were all located in Central. Aside from its symbol as a military headquarters, Central was also a bustling metropolis and arguably Amestris' largest city, complete with nearly everything Amestrian society had to offer as well as a lasting and rarely disturbed sense of peace created by its proximity to the government's imposing presence.

The second they reached there they headed to the First Branch of National Central Library. But, to their surprise, it was burned down in a mysterious fire just a day ago.

"NOO! Dr. Marcoh's research, it's all gone, into the ashes." Edward screamed.

"AJAX, tell me you can fix this." He remembered Ajax's power.

"Well, I can surely fix its structure but not the thousands of books inside. I'm not strong enough for that." Ajax replied honestly. He also didn't want to show this power to too many people. He was advised by Hats and his father.

"Oh, no..." Edward went inside and checked if anything was in good shape.

But a thought clicked Ajax, "Ed, don't you think this is too weird?"

"What do you mean?" Edward asked.

"I mean, isn't the Central city the most secure place in the country. Also, the National Central Library is very important to the state. So, why is it that just before we arrived, it was burned and specifically this library." Ajax questioned.

There wasn't much proof and there was a big possibility of this being an accident. But still, a doubt took place in the minds of Edward, Alphonse, and Major Armstrong.

"A bit too speculative, but possible. We must stay sharp." Major Armstrong warned them.

"Major Armstrong..." Two soldiers, a man, and a woman appeared behind them and saluted.

"Ah, Second Lieutenant Maria Ross and Sergeant Denny Brosh, to what do we owe this pleasure?" Armstrong asked.

Second Lieutenant Maria Ross spoke, "You have been ordered to report back to the command center, sir.'

"We'll be taking over the supervision of Edward Elric and his brother effective immediately." the other one added.

"Hmm, very well, they're yours." Armstrong left them. Edward just whined about having more bodyguards.

"Nice, this means I'm not supervised because I was not named," Ajax smirked, making the two brothers jealous.

After that, they were in a military car. The two new bodyguards told them about there being someone who could help them and they decided to go there.

Alphonse noticed Sergeant Brosh staring at him.

"Is something wrong?" Alphonse nicely asked.

"Oh, nothing, though pardon my impudence, but why are you wearing a suit of armor?" he asked.

The two brothers immediately started sweating.

"Haha, you don't know? He ... Ummm hmmm..." Edward pressed Ajax's mouth.

"Oh, these two have a fetish for all things metal." Hats completed the sentence.

But the two bodyguards were more interested in the cat now, "THE CAT SPOKE?"

"Haha, of course, it did, I taught him to speak," Ajax replied.

*BAM*

They were suddenly pressed against each other due to a hard stop.

"What happened?" Lieutenant Maria asked the driver.

"Ma'am, people are celebrating on the streets for the victory in the south." the driver replied.

They all peeked out and saw people throwing flowing in the air and just jumping and singing.

"What happened in the south?" Edward inquired.

Lieutenant Maria explained, "Oh, you don't know? Miracle Man led Amestris to a flawless victory against Aerugo. The best part was, there was no fight, zero deaths and the prince of Aerugo was so scared by Major General that he signed the surrender. It has also been announced that he's going to be double promoted and made a full General now."

"WHAT?!" Edward exclaimed.

"But it had been just 5 days since he left for the battlefield." Alphonse was also speechless.

But only Ajax was silent. He sat cross-legged and proudly said, "Haha, that's my awesome grandpa for you."

"WHAT? Are you... Major General's grandson?" the two bodyguards asked him in shock. Ajax just nodded and it made them straighten their backs like he was their superior.

Edward and Alphonse nodded their heads, "Well, now there be a bit less war in the world. I guess many people owe the general now."

...

It took them a while to reach where the ex-employee of First Branch was. It was an apartment complex but when they entered the apartment, it was filled with books to the brim.

They looked for the owner and soon found her stuck under lots of books. They had to dig her out.

It turned out to be a meek little lady with big glasses. She kept on apologizing to them for getting stuck. It seemed she didn't have much self-esteem.

"So, are you Sheska?" Edward asked.

"Yes?"

Edward then told her about what he was looking for and Sheska told him she remembers it all. She had the ability to not forget whatever she read. So, they had to wait 5 more days for her to write everything.

Ajax in the meantime helped tidy the apartment by organizing the books. "Ah, now it looks like a human's home."

But when they looked at the notes, they turned out to be food recipes and there were thousands of pages.

"Sheska, are you absolutely sure that this is a flawless copy of Dr. Marcoh's notes?" Edward asked her. She looked a bit dejected by not being able to help.

"Oh, yes... I am 100 percent certain." She confidently confirmed.

"Then thank you very much, all right, let's get these to the central library." Edward thanked her.

But Edward stopped midway and took out his notebook and State Alchemist silver pocket watch.

"Oh, I almost forgot Sheska's fee. 2nd Lieutenant, this is my registration number and pocket watch for ID. Withdraw that amount from my annual research grants and make sure Sheska gets it." He ordered. A State Alchemist by default had the same rank as a major so he could order her.

2nd Lieutenant repeated what he said and looked at the note in her hand. There were too many zeroes. Both she and Sheska were shocked.

While leaving, Ajax also stopped, "Here, this is payment from me for letting me eat at your place."

He handed her a Gold Bar weighing a kilogram. Sheska was shaking in shock while holding it.

"WHAAAT?! Where did this come from?" 2nd Lieutenant Maria asked.

"Oh, my grandpa has lots of these." Ajax nonchalantly replied.

"You mean the general?" she inquired

"No, my other grandpa, Grandpa Iroh. Grandpa Raggy doesn't let me take the gold but Grandpa Iroh is nice." Ajax muttered.

But suddenly, Sheska's eyes lit up. "WAIT! By Iroh, do you mean The Great Eternal Poet?"

Ajax was confused, ~When did Grandpa Iroh come here?~

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