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15 - His Butler, Competing

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    My word!
[00:19] ---
    Her Majesty Queen Victoria,
    mother of England,
[00:23] ---
    has favored us with her honored presence!
[00:29] ---
    It's Her Majesty...
[00:31] ---
    I can't believe she really came!
[00:33] ---
    She seems to have lost
    quite a bit of weight...
[00:37] ---
    ♪ God save our gracious Queen ♪
[00:41] ---
    ♪ Long live our noble Queen ♪
[00:46] ---
    ♪ God save the Queen! ♪
[00:51] ---
    ♪ Send her victorious ♪
[00:56] ---
    ♪ Happy and glorious ♪
[01:00] ---
    ♪ Long to reign over us ♪
[01:05] ---
    ♪ God save the Queen! ♪
[01:18] ---
    Her Majesty bids me tell you,
[01:20] ---
    "I apologize for my inability
    to appear before you for so long.
[01:24] ---
    However, I am now in such perfect health
[01:27] ---
    that I may even enjoy curry again.
[01:29] ---
    My late husband Albert was
    very fond of curry as well.
[01:34] ---
    I look forward to examining
    the fruits of your labors."
[01:40] ---
    And with that, allez cuisine!
[01:51] ---
    "Black Butler"
[01:57] ---
    Since then, I've actually
    come to like the night somewhat

[02:04] ---
    In a sea of dependence,
    I forget even to breathe

[02:09] ---
    When I'm right on the verge
    of losing my head over you

[02:12] ---
    You just leave me lukewarm
[02:16] ---
    The aesthetic of leave-taking
    despises a self-satisfied kiss

[02:24] ---
    Don't leave me alone, show me
    compassion, paint me with death

[02:30] ---
    In your room, all words slip away
[02:36] ---
    I want to end like this, cloaked
[02:42] ---
    But the night ignores that
    wish and brings morning

[02:49] ---
    With your gentle,
    passionate, and dastardly kiss

[02:56] ---
    Paint this final night
[02:59] ---
    The moon illuminates us
[03:14] ---
    "His Butler, Competing"
[03:24] ---
    So it's started?
[03:29] ---
    What are you, stupid?
[03:33] ---
    Prince Soma, my god...
[03:38] ---
    I'll use my power for your sake!
[03:44] ---
    By Jove! That Indian's right hand
    is like an independent creature!
[03:48] ---
    And what a lovely smell!
[03:51] ---
    This is the Godly Right Hand of Kali!
[03:54] ---
    I should win handily--
[03:59] ---
    Funtom is amazing, too!
[04:01] ---
    And the smell is just as good!
[04:03] ---
    That blasted butler...
[04:06] ---
    I say, what is he doing?!
[04:10] ---
    Don't tell me that's...
[04:13] ---
    ...chocolate?!
[04:15] ---
    Chocolate in curry?
[04:16] ---
    What is he thinking?
[04:18] ---
    Revolting!
[04:21] ---
    Just what I'd expect from
    Funtom, the confectionery!
[04:23] ---
    What unconventional publicity!
[04:27] ---
    No, that's a legitimate seasoning.
[04:32] ---
    The blend of cacao, oil, milk, and
    sugar provides aroma and bitterness,
[04:36] ---
    and gives it a mellow, full-bodied flavor!
[04:42] ---
    Where did an Englishman
    like you get such an idea?
[04:47] ---
    My master ordered me to do it.
[04:51] ---
    Drop it in the curry or something.
[04:53] ---
    I carry out my master's orders,
[04:55] ---
    no matter how unreasonable they may be.
[04:59] ---
    You see, I am merely one hell of a butler.
[05:03] ---
    It's all in the phrasing, eh?
[05:05] ---
    Was that supposed to be sarcasm?
[05:15] ---
    What a bond between master and servant...
[05:21] ---
    Your Highness, I see you
    truly won't forgive me.

[05:25] ---
    But that's precisely why I must not lose!
[05:30] ---
    What's that?!
[05:32] ---
    A blue lobster?
[05:34] ---
    Homard bleu!
[05:36] ---
    It's the legendary blue
    lobster said to only exist
[05:39] ---
    in the clear seas of Brittany!
[05:41] ---
    Encased in a shell whose
    brilliance rivals even Chartres Blue,
[05:45] ---
    it is like a beautiful lady in a blue dress!
[05:49] ---
    And the body beneath that dress
[05:51] ---
    is known to mesmerize people
    with its fine and delicate sweetness!
[05:55] ---
    Did you see that? Mine is
    truly the choicest brand of curry!
[05:59] ---
    Cheap, unorthodox flavorings pose no threat!
[06:03] ---
    Sebastian, I shall devote
    everything I have to defeating you!
[06:19] ---
    Your time is up!
[06:21] ---
    And now for the judging.
[06:23] ---
    First we have Parson Tubb
    & Company's beef curry!
[06:27] ---
    The beef is cut thickly
    and portioned generously.
[06:31] ---
    Quite a sumptuous recipe.
[06:33] ---
    However, this dull flavor and aroma...
[06:37] ---
    The idea of a professional chef
    using curry powder is outrageous!
[06:44] ---
    I take it Dhol & Company
    blends its own spices?
[06:47] ---
    Y-Yes, my lord!
[06:49] ---
    Hmm... There's one particularly
    magnificent scent...
[06:55] ---
    Still, it's unbalanced overall,
[06:58] ---
    so that nice scent is standing out too much.
[07:00] ---
    Well, we'll give them credit for effort.
[07:03] ---
    Next up is Chef Agni from
    Harold West & Company!
[07:06] ---
    This is my curry.
[07:09] ---
    A thali of seven types of
    curry with blue lobster.
[07:13] ---
    What vivid colors!
[07:17] ---
    S-Splendid! A tender and chewy texture,
[07:20] ---
    and a delicate sweetness
    that spreads on the tongue!
[07:23] ---
    And seven different curries,
[07:25] ---
    all of them beautifully
    complementing the lobster!
[07:29] ---
    This is a beauteous woman I met at a ball!
[07:34] ---
    The seven jewels adorning
    your refined, exquisite form!
[07:38] ---
    The gold brooch in the shape of a dove!
[07:40] ---
    The sapphire and pearl bracelet!
[07:42] ---
    The garnet choker!
[07:43] ---
    The cameo!
[07:45] ---
    And on your finger, the
    diamond and emerald ring!
[07:49] ---
    They all accentuate your natural beauty!
[07:52] ---
    You... stole my heart!
[07:58] ---
    Such high praise!
[08:00] ---
    Is victory assured?!
[08:03] ---
    Or can our final contestant
    garner even higher praise?!
[08:07] ---
    This is Funtom Company!
[08:13] ---
    This is my curry.
[08:16] ---
    I-It's...!
[08:22] ---
    What are you playing at?!
[08:27] ---
    H-He fried it!
[08:29] ---
    What are you doing, Sebastian?!
[08:31] ---
    Are you trying to make doughnuts?!
[08:34] ---
    They're finished. This
    is Funtom Company curry.
[08:38] ---
    I see no curry!
[08:40] ---
    Wait!
[08:41] ---
    It's...
[08:46] ---
    What?!
[08:47] ---
    There's curry on the inside...
[08:50] ---
    What?!
[08:52] ---
    This is the curry Funtom is proud to present.
[08:55] ---
    We call it... the "curry bun"!
[08:59] ---
    C-Curry bun?!
[09:06] ---
    Great Scott...
[09:08] ---
    It's wonderful!
[09:10] ---
    The crunchy-yet-fluffy fried bread
    covering and the juicy curry inside
[09:13] ---
    give this magnificent gradations of texture!
[09:16] ---
    What's most impressive
[09:18] ---
    is this structure which locks
    in the curry's scent and flavor!
[09:21] ---
    The moment I cut it open,
    everything blossoms forth!
[09:27] ---
    This is a lovely young
    maiden I met at a soirée!
[09:31] ---
    By day, you're a playful
    robin childishly twittering!
[09:35] ---
    But when night falls, you let
    me glimpse your true face,
[09:38] ---
    and I see a lady in her own right!
[09:41] ---
    I... want to hold you in my arms!
[09:50] ---
    More high praise!
[09:52] ---
    Is the outcome of this battle in doubt?!
[09:55] ---
    Sebastian, are you...
[10:03] ---
    We'll now leave our judges
    time to deliberate.
[10:06] ---
    In the meantime, feel free
    to try any curry you like!
[10:16] ---
    I notice Her Majesty didn't eat.
[10:19] ---
    She's not going to examine the recipes?
[10:21] ---
    I imagine she avoided it to spare her health.
[10:24] ---
    But it's possible she'll sample
    the ones she finds interesting.
[10:28] ---
    And that would change
    the judges' impressions.
[10:32] ---
    It's up to the Queen who
    gets the Royal Warrant.
[10:50] ---
    My company's curry is far
    and away the most popular!
[10:54] ---
    Don't let your guard down.
    They also seem to fancy Sebastian's.
[11:02] ---
    No need to be concerned.
[11:05] ---
    Right, darling?
[11:09] ---
    Mina! What are you doing here?!
[11:11] ---
    What if His Highness sees you?!
[11:13] ---
    He's already seen me.
[11:15] ---
    Already? Don't tell me you...
[11:24] ---
    Agni...
[11:26] ---
    You knew about Mina,
    so you tried to keep us from meeting.
[11:31] ---
    What's the meaning of this?
[11:33] ---
    Your butler is fighting, and you
    run away and refuse to watch?
[11:38] ---
    That's not it. I've been
    thinking over what I've done.
[11:41] ---
    I didn't know anything.
[11:43] ---
    No, I didn't try to know anything.
[11:46] ---
    Not how Mina felt, or how Agni felt.
[11:51] ---
    If you understand that,
    why are you just standing here?
[11:56] ---
    You ought to think about
[11:57] ---
    what a master owes to a
    butler who's fought for him.
[12:02] ---
    Ciel...
[12:06] ---
    Oh, there he is! Your Highness!
[12:09] ---
    The curry sampling has started already, yes!
[12:12] ---
    If you don't hurry, you'll miss it!
[12:14] ---
    Here.
[12:18] ---
    That's good!
[12:20] ---
    Your khansama's curry buns taste so kind.
[12:28] ---
    How could you?!
[12:30] ---
    The prince cared so much for you,
    and you seemed to truly enjoy yourself!
[12:35] ---
    You would never understand.
[12:38] ---
    Not you-- a Brahmin who gave up
    all his privilege to be some khansama!
[12:42] ---
    What did I do all this for, then?
[12:46] ---
    Why should I care?
[12:50] ---
    That's right, I'm going
    to move up in the world.

[12:53] ---
    I'll use men, and anything else I have to.
[13:11] ---
    Sebastian, chef of Funtom Company.
[13:13] ---
    Her Majesty desires a curry bun.
[13:16] ---
    Would you be so kind as to bring one here?
[13:23] ---
    Please accept this, Your Majesty.
[13:38] ---
    Her Majesty bids me tell you,
    "You were considerate enough
[13:42] ---
    to make this easy for even a child
    to eat, requiring no knife or fork.
[13:45] ---
    Treating all equally, rich
    and poor, adult and child,
[13:50] ---
    it embodies the ideal I strive for:
    a kind and noble country."
[13:54] ---
    Her Majesty is deeply moved
    by your kind attitude
[13:59] ---
    in treasuring our children... our future.
[14:01] ---
    Don't make me laugh!
[14:03] ---
    How you flatter yourselves!
[14:06] ---
    Equality? The future?
[14:08] ---
    The queen of a wealthy country like
    this who's never done any hard work
[14:11] ---
    has no place saying that!
[14:14] ---
    Mina, stop!
[14:16] ---
    You're in front of Her Majesty!
[14:18] ---
    Out of my way!
[14:21] ---
    Restrain her!
[14:23] ---
    Shut your trap! The important
    thing about curry is how spicy it is!
[14:32] ---
    Her legs move with such grace...
[14:34] ---
    her hips tilt invitingly!
[14:36] ---
    She is the goddess Kali personified!
[14:48] ---
    The Queen!
[14:56] ---
    I smell it... I smell it!
[14:58] ---
    Hatred and greed!
[15:01] ---
    The stench of the impure!
[15:03] ---
    Snuff out the unclean!
[15:11] ---
    Do you intend to play the asura
    mowed down by Kali, my lord?
[15:15] ---
    It's a demon's job to be
    the severed head Kali carries.
[15:21] ---
    Sebastian, disprove the legends.
[15:24] ---
    Stop Kali!
[15:26] ---
    Yes, my lord.
[15:29] ---
    What happened?
[15:30] ---
    A-An Indian woman suddenly went berserk!
[15:34] ---
    What?
[15:39] ---
    This is...
[15:44] ---
    You're skilled.
[15:46] ---
    I can see why you're called the
    goddess who mows down demons.
[15:49] ---
    Mina...
[15:50] ---
    My prince!
[15:51] ---
    Agni...
[15:52] ---
    I am... I am a French chef!
[15:56] ---
    I'm not good with spicy foods!
[15:59] ---
    Pardon me.
[16:00] ---
    Agni, what happened here?
[16:03] ---
    I'm not sure.
[16:05] ---
    Mina and some of the audience
    ate that curry and suddenly...
[16:14] ---
    Kali Ma!
[16:16] ---
    My father told me about it once.
[16:18] ---
    It's a forbidden spice which reacts
    to the darkness in human hearts,
[16:22] ---
    to greed and uncleanness, and
    turns people into fiends.
[16:28] ---
    Mina... I never knew your
    heart was so wounded!
[16:33] ---
    It's not your fault, my prince.
[16:35] ---
    If she was possessed by the evil spice...
[16:38] ---
    I know.
[16:40] ---
    Don't finish that sentence.
[16:42] ---
    I've always blamed others for everything:
[16:45] ---
    my loneliness, Mina leaving...
[16:49] ---
    Of course no one would love a brat like that.
[16:52] ---
    But you stayed by my side
    even when I didn't deserve it.
[16:58] ---
    I'm sorry for not realizing
    the truth until now.
[17:02] ---
    Will you still be my khansama?
[17:06] ---
    Your Highness...
[17:11] ---
    Stop Mina, Agni!
[17:14] ---
    Jo ājñā!
[17:17] ---
    Have I ever felt this full of emotion before?
[17:21] ---
    I have just become one with my god!
[17:29] ---
    I shall assist you!
[17:31] ---
    Ah, I see you've powered up even more.
[17:34] ---
    Did something happen?
[17:36] ---
    Yes! Right now... I am invincible!
[17:41] ---
    I'll leave the two on the right to you, then.
[17:44] ---
    Understood!
[17:50] ---
    You have a fine butler.
[17:52] ---
    It seems my services won't be needed.
[17:56] ---
    But don't you think it's a bit odd?
[17:59] ---
    If this is all due to a spice,
[18:01] ---
    why are only certain people affected?
[18:04] ---
    If the prince is right, I would think
    far more people would go berserk.
[18:09] ---
    After all, in this world there is
    no one with a truly pure heart,
[18:12] ---
    no one who is perfect...
[18:26] ---
    Wait, Mina!
[18:28] ---
    You fool!
[18:30] ---
    This is the only way to calm Kali!
[18:33] ---
    Come at me, Mina!
[18:38] ---
    Prince Soma!
[18:41] ---
    Mina, forgive me!
[18:46] ---
    Sebastian, the curry buns!
[18:49] ---
    Feed them your curry buns!
[18:51] ---
    Certainly.
[18:54] ---
    Kind curry made by a demon...
[18:57] ---
    An utterly vile joke. How very like him.
[19:02] ---
    But if he chose to put kindness into them,
[19:06] ---
    its power should be absolute.
[19:10] ---
    Eat this!
[19:20] ---
    What's happening?!
[19:25] ---
    M-Mina?
[19:27] ---
    Soma... I was right.
[19:29] ---
    You're horrible...
[19:35] ---
    Her Majesty bids me tell you,
[19:38] ---
    "These curry buns full of kindness
[19:40] ---
    defeated the demon spice and even
    healed those who had become devils.
[19:44] ---
    The winner of the Royal Warrant is decided."
[19:57] ---
    How will they be handled?
[19:59] ---
    I do not believe they will be treated badly.
[20:02] ---
    Lord Phantomhive, I congratulate
    you on your remarkable work today
[20:06] ---
    and on obtaining a Royal Warrant.
[20:10] ---
    Her Majesty has expressed her gratitude.
[20:14] ---
    She bids me tell you,
    "I apologize for causing you trouble.
[20:18] ---
    I have been watching your work closely.
[20:20] ---
    I am in the light, and you are in the shadow.
[20:24] ---
    Though our positions are different,
    I trust we wish for the same thing."
[20:27] ---
    Please continue to aid Her Majesty.
[20:32] ---
    Yes.
[20:35] ---
    Goodbye, then.
[20:40] ---
    Thank you, Ciel.
[20:43] ---
    If I had never met you,
    I'd still be an ignorant, selfish brat.
[20:50] ---
    Starting today, I'll learn many things
[20:53] ---
    and tour all England-- no, all the world,
[20:56] ---
    until I become a man second to none!
[20:59] ---
    Sebastian, your household
    has taught us many things.
[21:05] ---
    I don't know how to thank you.
[21:08] ---
    Please, raise your head.
[21:10] ---
    I merely fought for my own reasons.
[21:13] ---
    There is nothing you need to thank me for.
[21:16] ---
    The gods you believe in, Kali and Shiva,
[21:19] ---
    were able to realize their mistakes
    through their mutual pain.
[21:22] ---
    Just like the two of you now.
[21:24] ---
    And you know what they
    say: "No pain, no gain."
[21:30] ---
    I'm ashamed to have to relearn
    my country's teachings
[21:34] ---
    from an Englishman...
[21:37] ---
    Nationality is irrelevant.
[21:39] ---
    All places, all times,
    are essentially the same.
[21:43] ---
    And so is human nature.
[21:46] ---
    Yes. Just as the evening
    sun over the Ganges River
[21:50] ---
    and the evening sun over the
    Thames are equally beautiful.
[22:05] ---
    Mina! Mina!
[22:08] ---
    Mina!
[22:09] ---
    Let me go!
[22:13] ---
    I'm very glad I came to England.
[22:15] ---
    --My prince and I both met ideal friends.
[22:16] ---
    --Mina...
[22:20] ---
    "Friends"...?
[22:23] ---
    You're the first person to ever
    say something like that to me.
[22:28] ---
    Stop it! You're getting my clothes wet!
[22:49] ---
    The moonlight that reveals
    sorrow was coldly illuminating

[22:56] ---
    The despair and the future
    which grew intimate in the dark

[23:06] ---
    With the secret you gave me as my guide
[23:13] ---
    I move through the blue night's stillness
[23:20] ---
    Lacrimosa, I want to love once again
[23:27] ---
    The dazzling world that
    crumbled and vanished in the distance

[23:35] ---
    I'll hide my dreams within my eyes
[23:42] ---
    Until the tears fall on my sullied heart
[24:04] ---
    Are you certain, young master?
[24:07] ---
    You don't mind my waiting on other masters?
[24:11] ---
    Are you able to change your own clothes?
[24:14] ---
    Don't forget to brush your back teeth.
[24:17] ---
    Oh, yes, and you must not on
    any account throw a tantrum

[24:22] ---
    if you can't get to the commode at night.
[24:25] ---
    Next time on Black Butler: "His Butler,
    In an Isolated Castle."

[24:26] ---
    "Next Time" "His Butler,
    In an Isolated Castle"
[24:29] ---
    You see, I am merely one hell of a butler.