[at the love park, a kitten rescue place]

Ed: ... Wow...

Al: Xiaosan, hey! Were you a good boy?

Ed: Just as I expected...

Al: Brother, here's where I usually volunteer. My job is to take care of these homeless kittens.

Al: Besides, the manager of this place is a good person... Ah! He just came over.

[Scar joins the two brothers with a white cat on his shoulder]

Scar: Welcome to the cat Love Park.

Ed: Aaaahhhh!! He appeared!!

Al: Mr. Scar! Good morning.

Scar: Good morning, Al. Ah, this is...

Ed: (Aaaah!! And he's really wearing an apron!!)

Al: This is my brother. And this is Mr. Scar, brother, the founder of Love Park. He's really gentle and a good person...

Ed: >o< Don't say it again...

Al: Brother, don't you like him? Even if Mr. Scar looks fierce and strong, he's actually kind and caring.

Al: Thanks to him I can...

Ed: (The nightmare became true! It turns out that's the meaning of "Phantomphobia"!)

Scar: Hello. My name comes from this scar.

Ed: .....

Ed: Hello, I... My name's Edward.

Scar: Pleased to meet you.

Scar: Al, your brother's figure is also pretty slender.

Ed: (What does "also" mean!!?)

Ed: (Forget it... This place is too embarrassing... I'm definitely not in my world.)

Al: Mr. Scar, my brother's temper is a bit violent, but please don't care too much.

Scar: Of course, I feel we'll become good friends.

Al: Exactly!

Ed: .....

Ed: (Actually... Maybe the Scar from the other side is a good guy?)

Ed: (Thinking about it, I...)

Nina: Al bro!

Ed: (That voice is...)

[The three turn around to see Nina running towards them]

Al: Ah, Nina... Did you come to help today as well?

Ed: ....!!

Al: Brother, she's Nina, a girl who lives nearby. She also comes often to help.

Ed: .....

Al: Nina, this is my brother Edward.

Nina: Edward... brother?

Ed: (Why... is Nina here?)

Ed: He... Hello.

Nina: Hi! Do you also like kittens and puppies, Edward bro?

Ed: Ah... Um... Yes, I like them.

Nina: Great!

Nina: That one over there, the kitten with the soft tail, it's called Xiaosan. It's very sticky and cute.

Nina: Al bro, Edward bro, Nina and Xiaosan, all play together.

Ed: Ah, good...

Ed: .....

Ed: (Why is this world like this...?)

Ed: (She should be... Why is she here?)

Nina: Edward bro?

Ed: Ah, uh... what happens?

Nina: Are you okay? Is it a stomachache or do you feel bad?

Ed: Uh... Maybe it's a cold. I don't know why I feel a bit cold.

Nina: But... the weather is so warm... Are you sick?

Nina: Ah, that's why you're so small!

[Ed turns into his angry red chibi form]

Ed: Hey, don't call me small!

Nina: Ah ha ha ha! Edward bro heard this and changed his face! Your cold will be cured soon.

[Ed turns back to normal]

Ed: Ha ha...

Ed: (If there's no alchemy, no alchemy at all, then the world should be so happy.)

Ed: (Yes, it's not that the world is strange, but...)

[later that day]

Al: My brother and Nina helped a lot, and it was hard.

Ed: Basically... I didn't help at all.

Nina: Ha ha! Also, Edward bro knocked over the milk!

Ed: Uh... that's not nice to say...

Ed: (Geez... Taking care of the kittens is much harder than what I imagined...)

Al: Then we'll return home now. Let's go, brother.

Ed: Ok.

Nina: Hey... Are you leaving?

Al: Well, Nina has to go home soon. If not, Dad will be worried.

Nina: Nina doesn't care... because Mr. Scar is here.

Ed: .....

Nina: Edward, will you come again?

Ed: Uh...

Ed: Of course, we'll play together next time.

Nina: It's a promise!

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