# 12 - His Butler, Calling
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**[00:07] Sascha**
Hilde Dickhaut. Born October 20, 1858.
**[00:20] Sascha**
Died of exsanguination August 17, 1889.
**[00:27] Sascha**
No notes of interest.
**[00:35] Ludger**
That wraps up today's job.
Let's call it a night.
**[00:40] Sascha**
Yes.
**[00:42] Sascha**
Still, to think those two survived
and went to England.
**[00:47] Sascha**
Isn't it amazing how human history
is built on things like this?
**[00:52] Ludger**
You're making too big a deal of it, Sascha.
It's just two humans going to England.
**[00:57] Sascha**
Ah-ah-ah! That's where you're wrong, Ludger.
**[01:02] Sascha**
Just think: an incredibly lethal new gas
*and* the developer of that gas
**[01:07] Sascha**
are both bound for England.
**[01:10] Sascha**
What a perfect way to keep Germany in check!
**[01:16] Ludger**
Ugh, here we go.
**[01:19] Sascha**
They fought with swords and arrows
until just a few centuries ago,
**[01:22] Sascha**
but now they're making poisons
that can kill hundreds with one drop.
**[01:26] Sascha**
Human progress is amazing.
**[01:28] Sascha**
What's more, there are minor geniuses
like these all over the world.
**[01:34] Sascha**
If just one of them upsets
the world's balance,
**[01:37] Sascha**
it might trigger a great war
that will engulf the whole globe!
**[01:42] Ludger**
That would be rotten.
**[01:45] Sascha**
Personally, I'd rather have a world war
than too much time on my hands.
**[01:49] Sascha**
And I'd wager...
**[01:52] Sascha**
...he feels the same way.
**[02:00] Ludger**
I'm not that kind of freak,
so I'd rather not be so busy.
**[02:05] Spears**
I quite agree.
**[02:08] Spears**
If that happened, we'd never
get to leave work on time.
**[02:13] Ludger**
Hi there. You've come a long way...
**[02:17] Ludger**
William and Grell.
**[02:20] Spears**
Too long.
**[02:22] Sign**
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**[02:22] Grell**
Yoo-hoo! I've missed you to *death*!
**[03:15] Sign**
Black Butler
**[03:17] Sign**
Emerald Witch Arc
**[04:36] Ludger**
A red coat, eh?
**[04:38] Ludger**
You're as flashy as ever.
**[04:41] Grell**
But of course! I'm the only lady in the English
branch's Collections Department, after all!
**[04:47] Sascha**
Here's the handover documentation.
**[04:49] Spears**
I didn't anticipate being sent
all the way to Germany on business.
**[04:53] Spears**
What a nuisance. The whole world
seems primed for war these days.
**[04:57] Grell**
Well, even though I'm sad
we missed Sebas-*chan*,
**[05:01] Grell**
I had fun on this little trip
with you, Will—ouch!
**[05:05] Sascha**
Speaking of war, how did that affair
with the walking corpses turn out?
**[05:13] Spears**
It's still under investigation.
**[05:15] Spears**
I take it none have appeared
here in Germany yet.
**[05:19] Spears**
Still, please contact the English branch
with any information about the deserter.
**[05:26] Spears**
Now, if you'll excuse us.
**[05:30] Grell**
Toodles!
**[05:33] Grell**
Will, let's make a side trip to Baden-Baden!
**[05:37] Sascha**
There have always been
the occasional job deserters, I guess.
**[05:40] Sascha**
What do you think makes them want to run
from the Grim Reaper Staffing Association?
**[05:45] Ludger**
Never thought about it.
**[05:48] Ludger**
They might just be bored with their jobs,
**[05:50] Ludger**
or they might have some special reason.
**[05:55] Sascha**
Well, I suppose I can understand.
**[05:58] Sascha**
We used to be human, after all.
**[06:02] Sascha**
Humans who commit suicide are turned
into grim reapers as punishment,
**[06:06] Sascha**
then worked to the bone
until the day we're forgiven,
**[06:10] Sascha**
endlessly gazing at death like this.
**[06:16] Sascha**
It's pretty depressing for us suicides
to have to hear people
**[06:20] Sascha**
regretting their deaths and
thirsting for life day in and day out, huh?
**[06:24] Ludger**
You don't look the least bit depressed.
**[06:27] Sascha**
Yep, I'm having more fun now than I did
when I was alive! Maybe it's my divine calling?
**[06:33] Ludger**
Nothing divine about grim reapers.
**[06:38] Sign**
Welcome back, sir.
**[06:42] Sign**
You've certainly...
**[06:45] Sign**
made a lot of mischief.
**[06:49] Sign**
Heinrich, get a doctor.
**[06:51] Sign**
And draw a bath, too.
**[06:53] Sign**
Yes, sir.
**[06:56] Sign**
It's been a long time since I've seen you.
**[07:00] Sign**
Indeed it has, my friend!
**[07:02] Sign**
Who is this?
**[07:05] Sign**
This is Phantomhive's son.
**[07:08] Sign**
I knew it!
**[07:11] Heinrich**
It's an honour to meet you, Lord Phantomhive.
**[07:15] Ciel**
I appreciate the hospitality.
**[07:18] Heinrich**
I can see your father in you.
**[07:21] Ciel**
I apologize for my appearance.
**[07:33] Finnian**
It's so big!
**[07:35] Heinrich**
This is one of several castles
held by the Weizsäcker barony.
**[07:40] Heinrich**
I'm afraid it's rather small
compared to the main castle,
**[07:43] Heinrich**
but please do make yourselves at home.
**[07:46] Mey-Rin; Finnian; Baldroy**
Small?!
**[07:47] Ciel**
You're a sheltered rich boy, huh?
**[07:49] Baldroy**
Says the pot to the kettle.
**[07:51] Heinrich**
Let's show our guests to their rooms.
**[07:55] Lots of servants**
At once.
**[07:57] Servant 1**
Please bring the injured man this way.
**[07:59] Servant 2**
This way, please.
**[08:00] Servant ?**
We'll bring you fresh clothes right away.
**[08:01] Tanaka**
Heinrich, allow us to help as well.
**[08:05] Heinrich**
Thank you.
**[08:07] Servant 1**
The doctor will be here soon.
Please hold on just a little longer.
**[08:24] Sebastian**
We're here, and Wolfram seems
to have pulled through. That's a relief.
**[08:30] Ciel**
Yes.
**[08:35] Sebastian**
This may sting a bit, but please bear with it.
**[08:41] Sebastian**
Pardon me, my lord.
**[08:53] Ciel**
I wonder how much of this
Her Majesty anticipated.
**[09:02] Ciel**
Did she really send us here
to investigate the mysterious deaths?
**[09:06] Ciel**
Or did she expect us to find German
military secrets when she gave those orders?
**[09:13] Sebastian**
Who knows? A queen's thoughts are
beyond a mere butler's understanding.
**[09:18] Sebastian**
But one thing is clear:
**[09:21] Sebastian**
Germany's toxic gas and
tank development is at a high level.
**[09:27] Sebastian**
That, and England has also
acquired those same things.
**[09:33] Sebastian**
I believe the future
will be very interesting.
**[09:37] Sebastian**
All right, close your eyes.
**[09:44] Ciel**
Hmph. "Interesting" isn't the word.
**[09:57] Sebastian**
Truly, humans change at dizzying speed.
**[10:02] Sebastian**
And yet...
**[10:03] Sebastian**
You haven't grown any taller.
Why is that, I wonder?
**[10:08] Ciel**
I'll take none of that from you.
*You* haven't changed in centuries.
**[10:14] Diederich**
Undertaker?
**[10:16] Diederich**
He was here recently.
**[10:18] Ciel**
What?
**[10:19] Ciel**
What was he doing in Germany?
**[10:21] Diederich**
He said he had business in France
and decided to stop by.
**[10:25] Diederich**
I had no idea he was involved
in the sinking of that luxury liner.
**[10:30] Ciel**
France?
**[10:32] Ciel**
Do you have any idea where he is?
**[10:36] Diederich**
No, I don't.
**[10:39] Diederich**
But...
**[10:44] (Flashback) Undertaker**
I haven't seen you in a long time, Diederich.
**[10:47] (Flashback) Undertaker**
Not since his funeral, I think.
**[10:51] (Flashback) Undertaker**
You don't come to England much anymore.
**[10:54] (Flashback) Undertaker**
Is that because the earl is gone?
**[10:58] (Flashback) Undertaker**
Or because your body is harder to mov—
**[11:03] (Flashback) Undertaker**
I couldn't hold it in!
**[11:05] (Flashback) Diederich**
What the devil are you here for?!
**[11:08] (Flashback) Undertaker**
It's just that you've changed so *much*.
**[11:14] (Flashback) Undertaker**
Humans do change in
such little time, don't they?
**[11:18] (Flashback) Undertaker**
You used to be so thin.
**[11:21] (Flashback) Diederich**
Leave it out.
**[11:22] (Flashback) Undertaker**
We'll probably have to
special order your coffin.
**[11:26] (Flashback) Undertaker**
Shall I measure you now, just in case?
**[11:28] (Flashback) Diederich**
Not necessary.
**[11:30] (Flashback) Undertaker**
The earl would probably laugh
if he could see you now.
**[11:36] (Flashback) Diederich**
I don't even want to picture it.
**[11:39] (Flashback) Diederich**
He did me a favour by dying fir—
**[11:47] (Flashback) Undertaker**
Poor thing. Burned down to his bones.
**[11:53] (Flashback) Undertaker**
No coming back from a death like that.
**[11:58] (Flashback) Undertaker**
Oh, but...
**[12:01] (Flashback) Undertaker**
There's still the *other*
Earl Phantomhive, after all.
**[12:09] Sebastian**
He said "the other"?
**[12:12] Diederich**
I paid it no mind at the time,
since he always talks nonsense, but...
**[12:19] Ciel**
Did he mean me?
**[12:25] Ciel**
Or...
**[12:37] Heinrich**
Sir, dinner is ready. Shall I bring it in here?
**[12:42] Heinrich**
No, we'll move to the dining room.
**[12:46] Heinrich**
What will you lot do next?
**[12:48] Ciel**
My job will be done once
I've handed Sullivan over to the Queen.
**[12:52] Ciel**
We'll return to England as soon
as the injured man can move.
**[12:59] Sullivan**
Ah, Ciel!
**[13:01] Sullivan**
I started without you,
and everything is delicious.
**[13:04] Sullivan**
You should hurry up and eat, too.
**[13:08] Sullivan**
Seconds, please!
**[13:09] Mey-Rin**
R-Right away, yes!
**[13:10] Sebastian**
I fear she's not quite ready
for tea with the Queen, my lord.
**[13:17] Ciel**
I'm well aware.
**[13:20] Sebastian**
Then, we'll have to make sure she's strictly
trained in ladylike manners once we get home.
**[13:26] Sebastian**
I look forward to the challenge.
**[13:30] Ciel**
I'll entrust you with the task.
**[13:33] Ciel**
Her Majesty is eagerly waiting,
so make short work of it.
**[13:38] Sebastian**
Very good.
**[13:45] Doctor**
His resilience is truly marvellous.
**[13:47] Doctor**
He's strong. He'll be up and about in no time.
**[14:00] Wolfram**
Your name is Sebastian, yes?
**[14:03] Wolfram**
Why did you save me?
**[14:05] Sebastian**
My young master ordered me to.
**[14:09] Ciel**
It was very irresponsible of you
to decide your work was done,
**[14:15] Ciel**
and leave us to mind her.
**[14:19] Wolfram**
Y-Young mistress, I...
**[14:21] Sullivan**
Say no more.
**[14:27] Sullivan**
I betrayed you first.
**[14:35] Sullivan**
That night, I jumped at their promise
to show me the outside world,
**[14:42] Sullivan**
and I decided to leave the forest.
**[14:46] Sullivan**
I let my desires take over,
and I was going to abandon you all.
**[14:52] Sullivan**
But you protected me anyway.
**[14:57] Sullivan**
Yes, I'm angry with you
for deceiving me all this time.
**[15:04] Sullivan**
But I did something cruel, too.
**[15:09] Sullivan**
So...
**[15:12] Sullivan**
Let's say we're even.
**[15:16] Wolfram**
Young mistress...
**[15:19] Wolfram**
You... forgive me?
**[15:25] Wolfram**
Does this mean I can remain your butler?
**[15:29] Sullivan**
Yes. Let's stay together forever.
**[15:35] Sullivan**
Let's see the outside world
together, Wolfram.
**[15:48] Wolfram**
Ja.
**[16:00] Finnian**
They suit you!
**[16:01] Mey-Rin**
Just bear with it until we get to England, yes.
**[16:04] Ciel**
We owe you, Diederich.
**[16:07] Diederich**
You certainly do. Like father, like son.
**[16:10] Diederich**
Next time, don't bring trouble to my door.
**[16:13] Ciel**
"Next time"? So we're welcome to come again?
**[16:16] Diederich**
D-Don't look at me like that.
**[16:19] Diederich**
And don't come back. Good riddance to you.
**[16:25] Diederich**
Junior.
**[16:28] Diederich**
The times are about to change radically.
**[16:31] Diederich**
Be careful.
**[16:33] Ciel**
Same to you.
**[17:07] Sign**
So this is London!
**[17:11] Sign**
This is the capital of the land where
"the sun never sets," ruled by Queen Victoria.
**[17:18] Sign**
Oi, you two.
**[17:20] Sign**
German is too conspicuous in Great Britain.
Please speak English from now on.
**[17:27] Sullivan**
Right.
**[17:28] Sign**
What?
**[17:29] Sign**
The young mistress may manage,
but I can hardly speak a word!
**[17:33] Sign**
Then, as much as possible, please.
**[17:37] Sebastian**
I'll give you close instruction
once we're back at the manor.
**[17:42] Ciel**
I imagine the Queen is impatient to see her.
**[17:46] Ciel**
I'd like to introduce them in a week.
**[17:49] Sebastian**
A week? Isn't that a bit too soon?
**[17:52] Ciel**
I know you can get her to pass muster
by then. I'll leave the methods to you.
**[17:53] Sullivan**
Look! What's that?
**[17:58] Ciel**
This is an order, Sebastian:
**[18:00] Ciel**
Turn this unruly girl
into a lady within one week.
**[18:06] Sebastian**
Yes, my lord.
**[18:10] Sebastian**
First things first: her attire.
**[18:11] Finnian**
See you soon!
**[18:14] Sebastian**
Presentations to Her Majesty
have a strict dress code.
**[18:19] Sebastian**
Let's commission her full court dress.
**[18:32] Meg**
Hello.
**[18:34] Augusta; Meg**
Welcome to Hopkins.
**[18:39] Ciel**
Their poses get no less strange.
**[18:40] Sebastian**
It's good to see you again.
We'd like to order several items.
**[18:45] Nina Hopkins**
I sense a beautiful boy has entered!
Meg, Augusta, who is it?
**[18:51] Sebastian**
You have keen senses, Miss Hopkins.
**[18:53] Nina Hopkins**
Oh!
**[18:54] Nina Hopkins**
Goodness, my lord. How good it is to see you!
**[18:58] Nina Hopkins**
You so rarely come to my establishment!
**[19:02] Sebastian**
I always admire the thoroughness
with which you ignore me.
**[19:06] Nina Hopkins**
And who might this lady be, my lord?
**[19:09] Ciel**
A guest. I'll be taking her in for a while.
**[19:12] Ciel**
Her wardrobe is bare, so I'd like
some dresses for her. Off the rail is fine.
**[19:16] Nina Hopkins**
Ah, yes, I can see this dress
isn't made of proper summer fabric.
**[19:22] Nina Hopkins**
And these colours are much too plain.
To say nothing of the poor workmanship.
**[19:27] Nina Hopkins**
A stuffy, outdated man who thinks "women should
be ladylike" clearly foisted his tastes on you.
**[19:31] Sebastian**
I was coping with a crisis.
**[19:33] Nina Hopkins**
Pardon?
**[19:35] Sebastian**
These two need to be outfitted for
her presentation to the Queen at a Drawing Room.
**[19:42] Sebastian**
Ordinarily, we would order the lady's
full court dress from a couturiere,
**[19:47] Sebastian**
but may I venture to ask you
for her costume along with his?
**[19:50] Nina Hopkins**
A ridiculous question.
**[19:51] Nina Hopkins**
A debutante's presentation...
Cheeks rosy with nervous excitement...
**[19:57] Nina Hopkins**
It's good. Too good!
**[20:00] Nina Hopkins**
I have it! The fount of
my imagination is overflowing!
**[20:04] Nina Hopkins**
The rules state that a presentation dress
should be pristine white.
**[20:07] Nina Hopkins**
She'll need a long silk petticoat
with plenty of lace.
**[20:10] Nina Hopkins**
Perhaps embroidered satin for the train?
**[20:13] Nina Hopkins**
We'll make her hair look festive
with feathers and a veil.
**[20:16] Nina Hopkins**
And an emerald or diamond accessory
would be just the thing!
**[20:19] Nina Hopkins**
Right! Step this way, please.
**[20:22] Nina Hopkins**
Meg, Augusta, take that one's measurements.
**[20:25] Sebastian**
She remains very...
**[20:27] Ciel**
...true to herself.
**[20:32] Nina Hopkins**
Sorry about the mess, dear.
**[20:38] Nina Hopkins**
I'm working on a large order
for a choir right now.
**[20:43] Nina Hopkins**
Now, what colours shall I pick
for your everyday dresses?
**[20:46] Nina Hopkins**
I have plenty of things to hand.
**[20:51] Sullivan**
I'd like to ask a favour.
**[20:56] Sebastian**
That should take care of the attire.
**[21:00] Sebastian**
A lady being presented must have
her hair coiffed as befits the upper class.
**[21:07] Sebastian**
Fortunately, Fräulein Sullivan already has
nice long hair, so it shouldn't be an issue.
**[21:13] Sebastian**
Next up—
**[21:13] Sullivan**
Here I am.
**[21:19] Wolfram**
Young mistress?!
**[23:23] Elizabeth**
Ciel, you're finally home.
**[23:29] Elizabeth**
I look forward to this!