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Originally Posted by sarcasteak
Tsk, picky picky! I think I referred to them as ninja because assassins' doing escort job just didn't seem right. ^_^;;
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Well if I'm the head of a noble house, I certainly want people who can kill anyone before the latter can kill me as my body guards
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Originally Posted by sarcasteak
I didn't respond to this earlier in this thread because the whole sequence wasn't very clearly translated in the Chinese scanslation, but I've always felt they came up with the same answer, just that they took turns saying the two portions of it. Well now anime episode 28 pretty much shows that Al and Ed did exactly that, but instead of answering "man" in the second portion like he was supposed to, Ed said "me" instead--thus the surprised look on Izumi's face. So yah, I still stand by my belief that "seeing the Truth" basically means one needs to venture to that empty, blank realm and converse with that being.
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Nope while I do agree that the standard answer would have to be answering "man" or "us" as the one component, Edward's answer stems from his own pride and belief. Izumi could have whacked the hell out of him for that answer. But when you analyse his answer, it is more truthful than anything. It is akin to "Cogito Ergo Sum" or "I think therefore I am". Alphonse in his disbelief shows that he has not grasped that concept at that moment. At least that is my interpretation. Note that they never show Al showing his disbelief of Ed's answer in the anime.
We now know that Al also can do it. However he admits that it is not as proficient or as good as Ed, though he believes he could become as good as Ed. This further makes me believe that he is slightly slower in catching on to the data obtained from the Truth than Ed.