Chapter 75 (1)

I think I owe Arakawa an apology. After reading chapter 74, I couldn't help but to anticipate some kind of super evil plan or deal between Hohenheim and the Homunculus. Most likely with the Homunculus being the culprit, tempting or conning Hohenheim into destroying his own country. There were some misleading hints in the dream.

1. He was a slave.
2. He had a number instead of a name.
3. The window has bars that look like a prison.
4. Plenty of his blood was taken for "experiment".
5. You can see his ribs and somewhat sunken cheeks.

So, it seemed like he had a tough life, and maybe hatred for the world, which is more than sufficient motive for revenge. Turns out there was no devil at work. He was happy with being an assistant. The Homunclus acted on his own. And he even had emotional attachments towards Hohenheim. He could have easily killed Hohenheim too but he didn't. Or maybe he needed him to stay alive in order to complete the cloning process? Naaah, the data was already in the blood.

Perhaps the motive was simply wishing to get out of the flask. If this is the case, you can't really blame him, can you? This reminds me of Arakawa's earlier theme in "Simple People" (a side story in the booklet of "Book in Figure Red"). "The reason and beginning are always simple." This came out once again in book 15, from Hughes during the Ishbal rebellion. Hohenheim didn't know what was going on either. He just happened to be involved because he was the blood donor.

Arakawa has a very healthy vision in FMA. I'm sorry for distorting it into something twisted. In that world, everyone, everything has a reason, and evil is only relative. No one is born evil.

荒川先生に謝罪しなければなりません。
７４話を読んだ後、なんか・・・ホムンクルスとホーエンハイムが、
すこく邪悪な企みでクセルクセスを滅亡させる気がしました。
ホーエンハイムは奴隷だし、世界に対する不満や恨みがあってもいいでしょう？
ホムンクルスだって、悪役だから、悪事をするに決まってるでしょう？（決め付けないでよコラ！）
でも、全くそんなのがありません。
７５話読んで、目から鱗状態。（爆）
ホーエンハイムは助手の生活に満足して、恨みなど一切ない。
ホムンクルスも、ただフラスコから出たいだけで、非難することができません。

「理由もきっかけも、いつだって単純。」
このテーマは、外伝「シンプルな人々」や１５巻６０話にも、出てます。
荒川先生のビジョンは、シンプルで、健全。
陰湿な展開を予想してしまって、ごめんなさい。