Volume 9

Translation

 * Whenever my manga artist friends and I meet up to hang out at a pub, we always end up having passionate discussions about manga whether there's any alcohol involved or not.


 * Sometimes we'd get so into our discussions that we'd miss the last train, and you might think to yourself about how lame we are as adults, but I tell you, hearing everyone's passionate opinions about "the thing I want to draw!!" really gets me hyped.


 * In this volume, one of those extremely passionate artists, Sir Taishi Mori, drew the omake manga for us. Wooo!! (Rejoice)

Chapters Included

 * Chapter 34: The Footsteps of a War Comrade
 * Chapter 35: The Sacrificial Lamb
 * Chapter 36: Alchemist in Distress
 * Chapter 37: The Body of a Criminal

Synopsis
From the back of the volume: 

"Ed, Al, and Winry return to Central Command, but only bad news greets the Fullmetal Alchemist and his friends, Lieutenant Colonel Maes Hughes has been murdered-and Second Lieutenant Maria Ross is the prime suspect! While Maria awaits an uncertain fate in jail, the living suit of armor bearing the soul of serial killer "Barry the Chopper" breaks free of the military and goes on a rampage. Now, the mysterious Homunculi must come out of the shadows to deal with this mess before their monstrous conspiracy is exposed. But for Colonel Roy Mustang, Mae Hughes's former best friend, it's not about the truth; it's about revenge..."

Outside Cover

 * Riza Hawkeye

Inside Cover (In Memoriam)

 * Maria Ross ("Wait a second!!")