# 1 - His Butler, at School
Source: [Crunchyroll](https://www.crunchyroll.com/series/GYQ43P3E6/black-butler)
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**[00:18] Agares**
This is a prestigious public school,
protected by tradition and discipline.
**[00:25] Agares**
Now that you are a student here,
you must obey the rules.
**[00:31] Agares**
Ciel Phantomhive...
**[00:34] Agares**
Do you vow to abide by all of
Weston College's traditions and rules?
**[00:40] Ciel**
Yes.
**[02:40] Ciel**
Dash it all! I'm going to be late!
**[02:47] Ciel**
W-Wait, please!
**[02:53] Ciel**
Made it.
**[03:02] Ciel**
* Weston College, located*
* on the banks of the Thames,*
**[03:06] Ciel**
* is England's most*
* distinguished public school.*
**[03:09] Ciel**
* Its vast grounds are a labyrinth*
* of giant school buildings*
**[03:14] Ciel**
*and chapels in the Gothic style.*
**[03:16] Ciel**
* There are four boarding houses*
* with long histories,*
**[03:19] Ciel**
* and its students follow a strict disciplinary*
* code that values tradition above all else.*
**[03:24] Ciel**
*The boys-only boarding houses,*
**[03:26] Ciel**
* plus its unique curriculum*
* and first-rate educators,*
**[03:29] Ciel**
* supposedly make "true English*
* gentlemen" of its students.*
**[03:32] Ciel**
* All the noble families*
* willingly pay exorbitant fees*
**[03:37] Ciel**
* in order to get their sons*
* the status it confers.*
**[03:43] Ciel**
*First impressions are crucial.*
**[03:45] Ciel**
*I need to focus.*
**[03:49] Undesignated Student**
Did he just...
**[03:50] Student A**
Look at that.
**[03:51] Student B**
Unbelievable.
**[03:53] Student C**
He stepped on the lawn.
**[03:55] Student D**
What nerve! He's not even one of the P4!
**[03:57] Student E**
That's a guaranteed Y.
**[03:59] Student F**
Oh dear.
**[04:00] Ciel**
What in the world—
**[04:01] Student G**
Look!
**[04:02] Student G**
Here they come.
**[04:05] Student G**
It's the Prefect 4!
**[04:12] Student A**
He'll get in trouble!
**[04:13] Student B**
Uh-oh.
**[04:14] Student C**
Serves him right.
**[04:16] Ciel**
*He's going to hit me?*
**[04:20] Redmond**
Your tie is crooked.
**[04:26] Redmond**
What's your name?
**[04:28] Ciel**
Phantomhive.
**[04:29] Redmond**
Not a familiar name.
**[04:31] Greenhill**
The Head Master mentioned that
a new student is entering Blue House today.
**[04:36] Greenhill**
Would that be you?
**[04:37] Ciel**
Yes.
**[04:38] Bluewer**
Weston College rule No. 48:
**[04:41] Bluewer**
"Only prefects or those with
a prefect's permission may cross the lawn."
**[04:46] Bluewer**
You should have memorized
the rules before you came.
**[04:49] Ciel**
I'm very sor—
**[04:50] Violet**
Let's hurry indoors.
**[04:53] Violet**
The sun makes it too bright out here.
**[04:57] Redmond**
Be more careful, Phantomhive.
**[05:04] McMillan**
Well, you're a lucky one! You stepped
on the lawn and got off scot-free!
**[05:08] McMillan**
Here.
**[05:10] McMillan**
My name's McMillan.
I'm a first-year in Blue House, like you.
**[05:14] Ciel**
I-I see. Thank you.
**[05:17] Ciel**
By the way, I kept hearing "P4"
and "Y"—what do those mean?
**[05:22] McMillan**
"Y" is a unit of punishment. For every Y,
you have to copy out 100 Latin hexameters.
**[05:28] Ciel**
And "P4"?
**[05:29] McMillan**
The four fellows you just met.
Remember their coloured waistcoats?
**[05:33] McMillan**
Only prefects are allowed
to choose their own waistcoat fabrics.
**[05:38] Ciel**
Prefects?
**[05:39] McMillan**
Think of them as the heads
of the boarding houses.
**[05:43] McMillan**
The one in the red waistcoat was Edgar
Redmond, the prefect of Scarlet Fox House,
**[05:47] McMillan**
where students of
exceptionally high birth gather.
**[05:52] McMillan**
The one in the blue waistcoat was Lawrence
Bluewer, the prefect of Sapphire Owl House,
**[05:56] McMillan**
where students who
excel academically gather.
**[06:01] McMillan**
The one in the green waistcoat was Herman
Greenhill, the prefect of Green Lion House,
**[06:05] McMillan**
where students who excel at
martial arts and sports gather.
**[06:10] McMillan**
The one in the purple waistcoat was Gregory
Violet, the prefect of Violet Wolf House,
**[06:14] McMillan**
where students who
excel in the arts gather.
**[06:19] McMillan**
They're the four prefects of Weston
College's historic boarding houses,
**[06:23] McMillan**
or the "P4" for short!
**[06:25] Ciel**
Right...
**[06:26] McMillan**
Ah, how I look up to them!
I'd love to be a prefect one day.
**[06:31] McMillan**
If only, eh?
**[06:33] Ciel**
Still, not being able to cross the lawn
seems like an unproductive rule.
**[06:38] McMillan**
Traditions can feel like that.
**[06:41] McMillan**
Oh, no! We'll be late for lessons!
**[06:43] McMillan**
Let's hurry! I don't want any Ys!
**[06:48] McMillan**
Though I have to say,
I'm surprised Colet left so suddenly.
**[06:52] McMillan**
And it must have been rough on you,
transferring in the middle of a half.
**[06:56] Ciel**
I'd been waiting a long time for the chance.
I'm more than happy to catch up.
**[07:00] Clayton**
Boy up!
**[07:03] McMillan**
The last boy to answer that order
has to do tasks for the older boys!
**[07:07] Ciel**
What?!
**[07:11] Clayton**
Are you new here, straggler?
**[07:13] Ciel**
Yes.
**[07:14] Clayton**
Return to the House when you've finished
shining the prefect's shoes, then.
**[07:19] Clayton**
We'll throw you a welcoming party.
**[07:27] Clayton**
Welcome to our boarding
house, Phantomhive.
**[07:34] Clayton**
I do hope you'll enjoy yourself.
**[07:37] Clayton**
And toss!
**[07:42] Students**
And toss!
**[07:42] Clayton**
Well? What do you think of
our traditional House welcoming party?
**[07:45] Students**
And toss!
**[07:45] Clayton**
Be sure to study even more diligently now
that you're a member of Sapphire Owl House.
**[07:49] Students**
And toss!
**[07:51] Clayton**
Toss him even higher this time!
**[07:52] Ciel**
No, stop—
**[07:53] Sebastian**
What's all this commotion?
I'll assign you all Ys.
**[07:56] Student**
Drat! The House Master!
**[07:57] Sebastian**
Clayton, I'm surprised to see
an older boy joining in. What's this about?
**[08:02] Clayton**
Well, sir, it's House tradition...
**[08:07] Sebastian**
Tsk tsk. Traditions are all well and good,
but do exercise moderation.
**[08:12] Sebastian**
I take it you're Phantomhive, the new boy?
**[08:16] Sebastian**
Welcome to Sapphire Owl House.
**[08:21] Sebastian**
I'm Michaelis, the House Master.
**[08:31] Ciel**
Pleased to meet you, Master Michaelis.
**[08:34] Sebastian**
I'm sorry you've had so much trouble
on your first day, Phantomhive.
**[08:38] Sebastian**
Are you hurt?
**[08:40] Ciel**
I thank you for your concern,
**[08:42] Ciel**
though I would've been even happier
if you'd stopped them sooner.
**[08:47] Sebastian**
It would have been boorish of me to
come down too hard on a rite of passage.
**[08:53] Sebastian**
You see, I am merely
one hell of a House Master.
**[08:59] Sebastian**
Now, Phantomhive, you're wanted
in the Head Master's office.
**[09:21] Greenhill**
How was your first day here, Phantomhive?
**[09:26] Redmond**
If Blue House doesn't suit you,
you can come to Red House.
**[09:30] Redmond**
Someone of your station
is always welcome.
**[09:34] Bluewer**
Only the Head Master has the authority to
decide House assignments. No exceptions.
**[09:41] Violet**
It would probably be the same at any House.
**[09:43] Agares**
This is a prestigious public school,
protected by tradition and discipline.
**[09:49] Agares**
Now that you are a student here,
you must obey the rules.
**[09:56] Agares**
Ordinarily, the Head Master would
offer you a few words of welcome,
**[10:00] Agares**
but he's horribly busy,
so I shall take his place.
**[10:03] Agares**
I am Johann Agares,
Lower Master of the College.
**[10:08] Greenhill**
The Head Master decides everything here.
**[10:11] Redmond**
Within this institution,
his decisions are the highest law.
**[10:15] Bluewer**
And we prefects are tasked with
governing the student body.
**[10:20] Violet**
Any troublesome duties get
foisted on us. It's a beastly role.
**[10:24] Agares**
This has been the school's
tradition since its founding.
**[10:28] Agares**
And...
**[10:30] P4**
Tradition is absolute.
**[10:34] Agares**
Ciel Phantomhive...
**[10:36] Agares**
Do you vow to abide by all of
Weston College's traditions and rules?
**[10:43] Ciel**
Yes.
**[10:45] Agares**
Then sign here, please.
**[10:50] P4 + Ciel**
Master Agares!
**[10:51] Agares**
Pardon me, pardon me, pardon me.
Pardon me, pardon me, pardon me.
**[10:57] Agares**
Sign here, please.
**[11:00] Agares**
Welcome to Weston College, Phantomhive.
**[11:04] Agares**
We're pleased to have you.
**[11:15] Redmond**
I hope you'll have a pleasant life here.
**[11:19] Ciel**
Pardon me, but when do you think I'll be
able to give my regards to the Head Master?
**[11:24] Bluewer**
The Head Master is far too busy
to meet with ordinary students.
**[11:29] Bluewer**
Only we prefects are permitted
appointments with him.
**[11:41] Ciel**
* Ordinary students can't meet*
* with the Head Master?*
**[11:45] Ciel**
* So the Head Master is essentially*
* an absolute monarch here?*
**[11:53] Ciel**
* In public schools,*
* boys of roughly ages 13 to 18*
**[11:58] Ciel**
* live together in boarding houses*
* and devote themselves to their studies.*
**[12:03] Ciel**
* Every aspect of their lives is*
* dictated by the ringing of the bells.*
**[12:28] Ciel**
"Drudges"?
**[12:30] McMillan**
Right. Drudges are a bit like apprentices.
Or perhaps little brothers?
**[12:34] McMillan**
After breakfast, it's time for us to work.
**[12:38] McMillan**
It's a unique Weston tradition where
each junior boy serves a senior boy.
**[12:43] Ciel**
Serves him how?
**[12:44] McMillan**
Tidy his room, iron his school dress,
**[12:48] McMillan**
bring him a hot-water bottle
at night—that sort of thing.
**[12:51] Ciel**
Playing butler, essentially.
**[12:54] Ciel**
*Another troublesome tradition.*
**[12:58] Ciel**
Do the prefects have drudges?
**[13:00] McMillan**
Of course! Clayton serves Bluewer,
the Blue House prefect.
**[13:06] Ciel**
*Clayton?*
**[13:08] Ciel**
*Ah, him.*
**[13:10] McMillan**
Drudges are different from butlers, since
the drudge-masters look after them in return.
**[13:15] McMillan**
Maybe the best way to describe it is
they're like brothers, except only at school.
**[13:19] Ciel**
Brothers, eh?
**[13:21] McMillan**
Oh, and the prefects' drudges
get special privileges!
**[13:25] McMillan**
They have the same House flower
pinned to their tailcoats,
**[13:27] McMillan**
and they can cross the lawn
if they get permission.
**[13:30] McMillan**
And I hear they even get to join the P4 at the
"midnight tea parties" held by the Head Master!
**[13:36] Ciel**
*If I can attend a midnight tea party,*
**[13:38] Ciel**
* I'll have a chance to make contact*
* with the Head Master.*
**[13:41] Ciel**
* But the guest list being restricted to the P4*
* and their drudges makes things a bit tricky.*
**[13:47] McMillan**
I'd love to attend one someday! If only, eh?
**[13:52] Ciel**
* I'm getting nowhere.*
* I'll have to cut straight to the point.*
**[13:59] Ciel**
Changing the subject, if I may...
**[14:02] Ciel**
Do you happen to know Derrick Arden,
the son of the Duke of Clemens?
**[14:05] Ciel**
I believe he's in Scarlet Fox House—
**[14:13] Ciel**
What's this?
**[14:15] McMillan**
Phantomhive!
**[14:16] McMillan**
No one likes a boy who's too friendly
with people in other Houses!
**[14:20] Ciel**
Pardon? Are we little girls in cliques now?
**[14:23] McMillan**
There are lots of inter-house
competitions, you see.
**[14:28] McMillan**
But I'm sure I recall Arden being
specially transferred to Purple House.
**[14:35] Ciel**
Transferred?
**[14:36] McMillan**
I don't know the details, but they say
it was on the Head Master's orders.
**[14:40] Ciel**
The Head Master's?
**[14:41] McMillan**
I-In any event, it's best not to
get involved with other Houses!
**[14:46] McMillan**
Especially Violet Wolf House.
**[14:49] Ciel**
What do you mean—
**[14:50] Senior Boy**
McMillan! Time for work!
**[14:52] McMillan**
Coming!
**[14:53] McMillan**
This is my senior. Cheerio, Phantomhive!
**[15:00] Ciel**
What's that pose about?
**[15:04] Ciel**
*So Derrick Arden's House assignment changed?*
**[15:08] Ciel**
*There must be something in that.*
**[15:10] Clayton**
Phantomhive!
**[15:12] Ciel**
Yes, Clayton?
**[15:14] Clayton**
You'll be cleaning the dining room
until you're assigned a senior.
**[15:18] Ciel**
The dining room?
**[15:21] Ciel**
You mean... this whole room?
**[15:24] Clayton**
Indeed.
**[15:25] Clayton**
And I'll accept no slacking!
**[15:32] Ciel**
Sebastian.
**[15:39] Sebastian**
Right here.
**[15:44] Ciel**
Apparently, Derrick Arden changed houses.
**[15:46] Sebastian**
His name does appear next to
Violet Wolf House in the register.
**[15:51] Ciel**
He should be there at this hour.
**[15:53] Ciel**
I'll go call on him. You clean up here.
**[15:56] Sebastian**
Very good, my lord.
**[15:59] Sebastian**
Well, then...
**[16:01] Sebastian**
To work!
**[16:12] Ciel**
This is quite the aesthetic.
**[16:15] Ciel**
*Fitting for the House full of eccentrics.*
**[16:25] Purple House Boys**
It's an outsider.
**[16:27] Purple House Boys**
An outsider.
**[16:28] Purple House Boys**
That's Blue House's crest.
**[16:30] Ciel**
Wh-When did *they* get here?!
**[16:32] Cheslock**
Oi, swot. What business have
you got with Purple House?
**[16:37] Cheslock**
You'll need more than just good marks
before you're allowed here!
**[16:41] Purple House Boys**
Get out.
**[16:42] Purple House Boys**
Yes, get out.
**[16:44] Purple House Boys**
Leave, outsider.
**[16:46] Purple House Boys**
Get out!
**[16:47] Ciel**
Ouch!
**[16:48] Purple House Boys**
Get away from Purple House!
**[16:51] Cheslock**
Bring a nice, thick dictionary to protect
your head next time, you swotty sap!
**[16:56] Ciel**
Wh-What was that about?!
**[16:59] Violet**
What's all the ruckus?
**[17:02] Cheslock**
Hullo, Violet.
**[17:04] Cheslock**
One of the swots showed up.
**[17:10] Violet**
The new boy?
**[17:17] Ciel**
*That was awful.*
**[17:20] Ciel**
* I see the hostility between*
* Houses is worse than I thought.*
**[17:25] Ciel**
* Never mind the Head Master,*
* I can't even visit Arden?*
**[17:30] Ciel**
*Titles and wealth mean nothing here.*
**[17:34] Ciel**
* As long as I'm an ordinary student,*
* I'll have trouble even gathering information.*
**[17:39] Ciel**
* Which leaves only one way*
* to get to the heart of this.*
**[17:44] Ciel**
* I'll just have to curry favour*
* with the Prefect 4.*
**[17:48] Ciel**
*The question is* how*...*
**[17:54] Students**
I can't believe it.
**[17:55] Students**
How did he do it?
**[18:00] Clayton**
Phantomhive!
**[18:01] Ciel**
Yes?!
**[18:02] Clayton**
*Oh, no! Does he know I didn't clean up?!*
**[18:04] Clayton**
I'm not one to hand out
compliments. However...
**[18:08] Clayton**
Today, I'm willing to commend you!
**[18:11] Ciel**
I'm sorry?
**[18:16] Clayton**
Our ancient—I mean *historic*—dining room
has never looked so spotless!
**[18:21] Clayton**
Brilliant work, Phantomhive!
**[18:23] Ciel**
You flatter me.
**[18:25] Ciel**
*That rotter went too far!*
**[18:28] Clayton**
Master Michaelis!
**[18:30] Sebastian**
What is it?
**[18:31] Clayton**
Look at this dining room!
Phantomhive cleaned it today.
**[18:36] Sebastian**
Most impressive.
**[18:38] Sebastian**
Good work, Phantomhive.
**[18:41] Ciel**
*This was uncalled-for.*
**[18:44] Sebastian**
Thank you, sir.
**[18:45] Ciel**
*Hold on.*
**[18:48] Ciel**
*Clayton is Bluewer's drudge...*
**[18:48] Clayton**
I had him do it to see what he was made of,
**[18:50] Clayton**
since he hasn't got a drudge-master yet.
**[18:51] Ciel**
*I can use this.*
**[18:52] Clayton**
I never imagined he'd do
so well in such little time.
**[18:54] Ciel**
* My scheme to ingratiate myself*
* with the prefects will start with him.*
**[19:00] Ciel**
I'm ever so glad I pleased you.
**[19:02] Ciel**
Truthfully, housework is my specialty!
**[19:07] Ciel**
Please, ask me for
anything you need, Clayton.
**[19:22] Queen Victoria**
*"My dear boy—*
**[19:24] Queen Victoria**
* It's so dreadful what*
* happened on the Campania."*
**[19:28] Queen Victoria**
* "I hope you are quite recovered*
* and are enjoying your Easter."*
**[19:34] Queen Victoria**
* "As for myself, I am afraid*
* I find myself so worried*
**[19:38] Queen Victoria**
* that I am unable to*
* truly enjoy the holiday."*
**[19:43] Queen Victoria**
* "What is troubling me is*
* my cousin Clemens' son, Derrick."*
**[19:51] Queen Victoria**
*"Derrick is in his fifth year at Weston,*
**[19:55] Queen Victoria**
* and for some reason, he hasn't been home*
* to see his parents since last summer."*
**[19:59] Queen Victoria**
* "He used to write them every day,*
* but his letters have stopped as well."*
**[20:07] Queen Victoria**
* "His mother the duchess tried*
* visiting his boarding house,*
**[20:10] Queen Victoria**
*but I'm told he refused to come out."*
**[20:13] Queen Victoria**
* "Ordinarily, I would assume*
* he's simply in a rebellious phase,*
**[20:17] Queen Victoria**
* but it seems many other students*
* have also stopped returning home."*
**[20:23] Queen Victoria**
*"What could have happened to them?"*
**[20:29] Queen Victoria**
* "Poor Clemens is quite ill over losing*
* contact with his only son in this way."*
**[20:36] Queen Victoria**
*"I'm terribly worried."*
**[20:39] Queen Victoria**
* "I pray that my loved ones will soon all*
* be able to enjoy a quiet Easter holiday.*
**[20:49] Queen Victoria**
*—Victoria."*
**[20:52] (Flashback) Sebastian**
In other words, she's saying, "Investigate
why the Weston students have gone missing."
**[21:00] (Flashback) Ciel**
And implying that she'd have trouble
acting directly because public schools
**[21:04] (Flashback) Ciel**
are independent institutions
protected from government interference.
**[21:07] (Flashback) Ciel**
But I imagine the truth is
**[21:09] (Flashback) Ciel**
she doesn't want to make a fuss
and risk publicly exposing family secrets.
**[21:13] (Flashback) Sebastian**
Worrying about appearances
even at a time like this...
**[21:16] (Flashback) Sebastian**
This is just the trouble with humans.
**[21:19] (Flashback) Ciel**
I'd prefer to have someone
infiltrate the school,
**[21:21] (Flashback) Ciel**
but Weston is full of noblemen's sons.
**[21:25] (Flashback) Ciel**
There aren't many peers to choose from,
and any of them would be recognized.
**[21:30] (Flashback) Ciel**
Trying to disguise anyone's
identity would be risky.
**[21:34] (Flashback) Sebastian**
You'll go yourself, then?
**[21:38] (Flashback) Ciel**
What choice do I have?
**[21:39] (Flashback) Ciel**
Well, I won't mind the
Queen owing me a favour.
**[21:42] (Flashback) Ciel**
The issue is whether Weston
has an opening for a new student.
**[21:46] (Flashback) Sebastian**
Easily solved. If there isn't one,
you can create one.
**[21:54] (Flashback) Ciel**
I had better handle the
investigation on College grounds.
**[21:57] (Flashback) Ciel**
You will support me
without getting found out.
**[22:01] (Flashback) Ciel**
I leave the specifics to you.
**[22:19] (Flashback) Sebastian**
Yes, my lord.