The Final Check-up, part 4 (after battle)

We arrived at the entrance to Hohenheim's laboratory.

This may be my final order to you.

Either suppress me and return safe and sound to where you came from, or... fail the suppression, place me in a containment unit, and perhaps we can observe what happens next.

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That's when Heathcliff suddenly strode forward.

Hohenheim, you…

Do you still believe in that potentiality?

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I do.

It's what keeps me going.

You only hire researchers from the Backstreets, don't you? I heard from 'em earlier.

They told me that you're a right pompous bloke, but… thanks to you, they can continue to research and believe that there might be things in the world that's worth working toward.

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