539. New Librarian

"You know Grandpa Iroh?" Ajax asked.

"Of course, he is the greatest poet. The soldiers especially love his song called Leaves of the vine." Sheska replied enthusiastically.

~Yup, definitely Grandpa Iroh.~ Ajax thought.

"Haha, that's nice. Okay, see you later." He left not wanting to be questioned more about his grandpa.

...

The Next Day,

The three were gathered in the Central Library. They were looking into the documents they had brought from Sheska.

"What are we even looking for? I've read the recipe for 100 dishes by now. I think I can open a restaurant now and also make it the best seller." Ajax complained.

"Keep on looking, there must be something," Edward said.

"Come on, why are you still searching for Philosopher's stone? I told you already, my Grandpa can help you in getting your limbs and Alphonse his body." Ajax nagged.

"Stop joking, Ajax. Human Transfusion is a matter that should be taken very seriously. We need the stone to bargain in order to get back our body." Alphonse explained.

"Hmm? Bargain with whom?" Hats asked with interest.

"The Truth, a godlike being who governs the laws of the world. He is the embodiment of the law of equivalent exchange. We didn't know this in the past and lost so much." Edward gritted his teeth.

"Oh, so he's like some kind of a deity, well, don't worry, I'm sure Grandpa can beat him too." Ajax confidently claimed.

~He's really spoiled by his grandpa, it seems.~ Edward thought.

"Excuse me." The door opened and Sheska entered with a bow.

"Oh, big brain lady," Ajax exclaimed.

She bowed and thanked them, "Thanks to all the money you gave me I was able to move my mother to a better hospital. I really appreciate it."

"Nah, it was no big deal really." Edward shrugged.

Ajax nodded, "You are really a kind-hearted lady, not many people come to thank others once they have received benefits. I like you."

"Hehe, thank you. Have you had any luck deciphering the documents?" She inquired and this made them drop their heads on the table.

"Have you found another job yet?" Alphonse asked her and this time she was upset.

"Anyway, you three made me feel better, It was nice to know that a pathetic mess like me can help out sometimes. So thanks for that as well." She bowed again.

Alphonse stopped her from demeaning herself, "You are not a pathetic mess. I think the dedication you showed in reading is a great talent."

"Yeah, not many can do what you do. Being able to remember everything, Ah, I would have had it so easy passing Aunt Amy's school classes if I had it. I think I can find you a job in the greatest library ever to exist. But I will have to ask my grandpa first." Ajax said and took out his mobile phone.

*BAM*

The door shot open and Maes Hughes walked in. He came to them and slammed the table. But his face quickly turned smiling, "Come on, I told you guys to come to say hi when you visit central."

"Well, Shou Tucker has been sentenced to death by the military court. Ah, but the First Branch also burned down somehow and we lost all case records. It's a real mess in my department," he complained.

"Hey, Lieutenant Colonel, I think I got the perfect person for you," Edward exclaimed.

"AH! Grandpa!" Ajax shouted when the call got connected. Everyone turned to look at him weirdly.

"Hey, are you really talking to Major General through that?" Edward asked. They were looking at the small object in his hand.

Ajax nodded and kept on talking. "Grandpa, I found the perfect person to be our librarian. The whole library at home is a mess, right? There are millions of books and we need to make a catalog."

"Oh! Okay okay, I will take her to her new workplace and also get her mother healed. Bye-bye." Ajax hung up.

"Sheska, my Grandpa has now hired you to become the librarian of the Endless Library," Ajax announced.

"WHAT?!"

Edward stopped him, "Wait, let Sheska help create the burnt records, you can take her after that."

"I'm fine with that." Ajax agreed.

"Hey, Ajax, can you give us that device too? I know Major General is very far away and for you to talk to him, this must be a big invention." Hughes drooled over his phone.

Ajax hid it, "NO! Only grandpa can decide about this."

...

Alexander hung up the phone and sighed. "This little rascal is having his own fun."

"Well, Boss. This is the first time he went out on an adventure of his own. Let him have fun," Dobby said.

"Hmm, I am letting him do that. Okay, our tactic was successful, Dobby. I knew that the military would not give me a promotion but by spreading rumors around the country that I brought the big victory and that I'll be promoted to general, they will have no other choice but to promote me if they want to save face." Alexander said with satisfaction.

"And that is why they want you to go to the Creta border now. Creta is very powerful, and the Central Command probably wants you to die there." Dobby said while reading the official letter sent to them for further instructions.

"Haha, they are just giving me more opportunities to take over lands. Aerugo is already under us now with the silent inclusion of our T-800 droids as high ranking officers in the country, we are under full control. We will do the same with Creta as well. Do you know anything about that country?" Alexander inquired

"Hmm, well, from my evaluation, this Creta is supposed to be the United States of this world.

Creta is a Federal-State composed of several nations reunited under a Union. The Central Government has kept a close watch on the States' affairs, allowing a level of autonomy to each local leaders and keeping them as representatives of the former tribes in the Central Government. This decentralization of power has been a trademark of Creta and has brought many conflicts and problems over the years.

"The tribes that compose Creta are culturally diverse and are known to be extremely unfriendly to each other. This animosity has made the Central Government create borders controlled by the Central Government between the tribe's territories in order to keep physical and influential space between the local governments, acting as a shield to avoid civil conflicts. Those conflicts, however, still exist, keeping the Central Government on permanent alert." Dobby explained everything he knew from the records.

"Hmm, it is possible that it represents North America, more specifically, the United States. It is even more obvious because their cultural diversity and hostility are very similar to America's past of segregation," Alexander deduced.

"Where is the current conflict going on?" Alexander inquired.

"Oh, it is some town called Pendleton," Dobby told him.

"Good, let's go there." Alexander packed his bags.

But unknown to him, someone had sent two not so human-ish beings after him to finish him off.

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