The Death of the Villain

Facing the furious Roy, Edward and the others kept trying to talk him down.

They reminded Roy of his memories with Hughes, which eventually made him give up on killing Envy.

At this moment, Envy couldn't understand why everyone present—Scar, Hawkeye, Roy, and Edward—who had deep grudges against each other, were now united on the same front.

But then, Envy noticed that no one looked furious. Instead, they all looked at him with pity.

Edward, holding Envy, spoke softly, "Envy, you're jealous of humans, aren't you?"

"Humans are supposed to be much weaker than you Homunculi."

"But even when we are struck down, lose our will, go astray, or about to fall, we always get back up. People around us help us recover... You envy that about humans!"

Yes, at this moment, Edward's pity and understanding revealed that Envy had always been jealous of humans. He envied that humans, despite their weakness, always stood back up after any failure.

This made the readers understand Envy's inner world and feel sympathy.

"Yes, humans are indeed such beings—resilient and self-reliant."

"Unfortunately, nowadays, fewer people are willing to help others."

"Right, now if you help an elderly person, their family might extort you. Apologizing isn't enough; they should face real consequences. That's why society is getting colder."

"Those who extort others should be jailed."

As people expressed their thoughts, Envy recalled the things he said when he killed others.

"Sacrifice the small to get the big. If you think a bit, you'll understand. But humans just can't act."

"In the end, you humans are just like this."

"If I have to transform, it's better to become young and beautiful."

"Humans are really stupid, risking their lives for trivial matters. That's what humans are."

Remembering these words, Envy fell silent, then broke free from Edward's grasp.

"Shameful, I'm nothing but a rag..."

"Being toyed with by you humans... by trash like you!"

Lying weakly on the ground, Envy struggled to lift himself up and looked at Edward. "And it was the trashiest of the trash, this brat..."

As he spoke, tears streamed down Envy's face. "I, Envy, am being understood by this brat... How humiliating!"

Feeling understood for the first time, but by a human he despised the most, Edward, Envy felt humiliated and started to cry.

"Let's see how long your fine words hold up. Keep trying hard!"

Finally, Envy took out the Philosopher's Stone that kept him alive and crushed it. Yes, he committed suicide.

Was it because he felt humiliated by being understood, or was it because he was finally understood that he chose to end his life? This remains a mystery.

But many readers believe that he committed suicide because he was finally understood.

After all, at the last moment, he kindly said to Edward, "Bye, Edward... Elric..."

At that moment, some readers even changed their views on this character.

"Wow, I don't know why, but I started to like Envy at this moment, even though I hated him before."

"Yeah, you're not alone. This just shows how well this character was written."

"Hah, a bunch of people with twisted morals. How can you like him now? He disguised as an Amestrian soldier, killed Ishvalan civilians, sparked the Ishvalan massacre, committed genocide, disguised as Hughes' wife, and killed Hughes, a great husband and father, in despair. Do you think all that can be forgiven?"

"Exactly, it's morally wrong."

Indeed, Envy was the most controversial character in the series.

Throughout the manga, he angered people because he enjoyed human hatred, tears, and infighting. He was a monster who loved to push human emotional boundaries.

But he was also the most pitiable character.

He despised humans as ants, but in their eyes, he was an ugly insect, a disgusting monster covered in decaying human corpses.

In the end, he was defeated by the humans he despised the most and was understood by them.

In every way, his story was tragic.

However, the final battle on the Promised Day wasn't just Envy's fight.

Many other characters were fighting nonstop.

For example, Olivia, who openly rebelled against the military high command, faced an attack from Sloth. At this crucial moment, Edward's teacher, Izumi Curtis, arrived to help Olivia and Major Armstrong defeat Sloth.

Additionally, there was the battle with President Bradley.

Greed and Fu fought President Bradley at the entrance to Central Command. Despite their efforts, they couldn't defeat Bradley.

But Fu didn't give up and charged at Bradley with explosives strapped to him.

However, Bradley cut the fuse and struck down Fu, rendering the explosion pointless.

Was that the end?

No, because Fu never intended to succeed with the explosion.

His real goal was to cover Buccaneer's move!

Even with his god-like vision, Bradley couldn't defend against an attack from a blind spot!

With Fu and Buccaneer's combined efforts, Greed managed to wound Bradley's left eye. Finally, with the help of Lan Fan and the Briggs soldiers, Greed knocked Bradley into a trench.

Fu's sacrifice added a layer of tragedy to the war.

But even so, Bradley wasn't dead.

Dragging his heavily injured body, he quickly defeated Roy. Pride then used Roy and sacrificed Doctor Goldtooth to forcibly perform human transmutation.

In the final duel with Scar, Bradley initially overpowered him, driving him into a corner. But due to his severe injuries, blood loss, and bad luck, Bradley was blinded by the sunlight during the eclipse, and Scar killed him.

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