2 - Solo Butler

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    I can hear water.
[00:15] ---
    I can feel light hitting my eyelids...
[00:18] ---
    It's the summer sunshine.
[00:27] ---
    Am I dreaming?
[00:32] ---
    The reflection you see
    in the spring of dreams
[00:34] ---
    is the next chapter of the story.
[00:37] ---
    A brilliant golden afternoon.
[00:40] ---
    What would I see if I woke up?
[00:48] ---
    Open your eyes, young master.
[00:54] ---
    Sebastian...
[00:57] ---
    You slept well.
[01:14] ---
    Young master, we are almost there.
[01:18] ---
    It's time to work.
[01:25] ---
    Tatoe owaru koto no nai
    kanashimi ga anata ubatte mo
[01:33] ---
    Hanarete yuku kokoro
    nado koko ni wa nai to itte
[01:40] ---
    "Black Butler II"
[01:48] ---
    Kakeyotta senaka ni toikakeru
[01:51] ---
    Asu ga donna katachi demo
    yuruganakatta no wa mou
[01:58] ---
    Shinjiru koto wo wasuretakunakatta kara
[02:04] ---
    Me wo sorasu kuse mo aimai
    na kaitou mo waraenu uso mo
[02:12] ---
    Tonari ni inakereba imi sae nijinde yuku
[02:19] ---
    Tatoe owaru koto no nai
    kanashimi ga anata ubatte mo
[02:27] ---
    Wasurenaide "sayonara"
    ga uso to omoeta hibi wo
[02:35] ---
    Tatoe owaru koto no nai
    kanashimi ga anata ubatte mo
[02:43] ---
    Hanarete yuku kokoro
    nado koko ni wa nai to itte
[02:53] ---
    "Solo Butler"
[02:58] ---
    This area has been plagued
    by floods for a long time.
[03:02] ---
    I am delighted at the addition of a
    new floodgate on Phantomhive lands
[03:07] ---
    thanks to your support.
[03:12] ---
    I intend to fully commit myself to
    the difficult task of flood control,
[03:16] ---
    as my family before
    me has for generations.
[03:37] ---
    I say, that speech of the earl's
    was just shameless, wasn't it?
[03:40] ---
    And I hear the company he runs
[03:43] ---
    is making more money than they
    know what to do with. From what I hear...
[03:47] ---
    Oh, my! That much? That's just indecent.
[03:50] ---
    I certainly hope the child's
    vanity doesn't get him into trouble.
[03:55] ---
    Now, now, who's the man
    who wishes for that most of all?
[03:58] ---
    That's what I'd like to know.
[04:02] ---
    Could I ask you to share the
    wisdom of your greater experience?
[04:06] ---
    Oh, there's nothing we
    could possibly teach you!
[04:10] ---
    Heavens, no!
[04:12] ---
    B-By the way, my lord, I recently
    got wind of a pretty little investment...
[04:17] ---
    Pardon me, my lords and lady.
[04:19] ---
    I'm afraid my master
    has another engagement.
[04:26] ---
    What tiresome people.
[04:28] ---
    Ciel!
[04:32] ---
    Elizabeth!
[04:33] ---
    Ciel, Ciel, Ciel! Look at this!
[04:36] ---
    Come on, Elizabeth,
    I can't see it like this.
[04:39] ---
    It's a deer!
[04:42] ---
    Deer?
[04:43] ---
    There's an ever so rare and
    elusive deer on a hill right near here!
[04:48] ---
    "Ever so rare"?
[04:52] ---
    It's a white stag that brings happiness!
[04:54] ---
    I've never heard of it.
[04:56] ---
    According to legend...
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    The rare white stag has
    traditionally been considered
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    a messenger of the otherworld.
[05:06] ---
    Those who receive his message are
    supposedly blessed with good fortune.
[05:10] ---
    Yes! You know everything, Sebastian!
[05:13] ---
    Thank you, my lady.
[05:15] ---
    That's just a fairy tale.
[05:17] ---
    No, it's true! There are witnesses!
[05:21] ---
    Let's go look for it, Ciel, can't we?
[05:24] ---
    No. I'm busy.
[05:29] ---
    You're so mean.
[05:32] ---
    Elizabeth!
[05:33] ---
    Well, I never. He's making his fiancée cry!
[05:36] ---
    They say they're engaged, but
    I suppose they're just playing house.
[05:39] ---
    I wonder if that means
    my niece still has a chance?
[05:42] ---
    Sebastian, prepare a boat.
[05:45] ---
    Certainly.
[05:46] ---
    Lady Elizabeth.
[05:49] ---
    I'd like to go inspect
    another floodgate downstream.
[05:54] ---
    Would you favor me with
    your company on the river?
[05:56] ---
    I'm told that the elusive
    white stag lives on this land.
[06:00] ---
    Have you heard of it?
[06:01] ---
    Yes, of course! I'd love to come with you.
[06:19] ---
    Have you decided, my lady?
[06:22] ---
    Hmm... A simple style
    is best for boating, but...
[06:25] ---
    But that lacy one is adorable,
    and I love the frills on that one...
[06:30] ---
    Oh, blast it! I wish I could
    wear them both at once!
[06:33] ---
    Goodness!
[06:35] ---
    Please, take all the time you like.
[06:37] ---
    Oh, that one is cute, too!
[06:41] ---
    Hadn't you planned to
    head straight home, my lord?
[06:43] ---
    I changed my mind.
[06:46] ---
    This is my duty.
[06:49] ---
    To manage the river,
    and to do this dull socializing,
[06:52] ---
    and to please my fiancée...
[06:54] ---
    All of it is my duty as the head
    of the house of Phantomhive.
[06:59] ---
    And what's more, I don't enjoy
    being underestimated like this.
[07:04] ---
    I'll go check on the boat.
[07:19] ---
    He's so wonderful!
[07:24] ---
    Sebastian, what the devil are
    they doin'? This isn't a circus!
[07:28] ---
    I imagine they're trying to
    find fault with our young master.
[07:32] ---
    He has quite a few social enemies.
[07:35] ---
    Enemies?
[07:35] ---
    Yes?
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    For one thing, there are
    many who'd stand to gain
[07:39] ---
    from those two breaking
    off their engagement.
[07:42] ---
    Breaking it off?!
[07:44] ---
    I ask that you three behave
    yourselves, and not get any ideas.
[07:49] ---
    Y-Yes, Sir!
[07:53] ---
    They mustn't break it off, no!
    Elizabeth is the only one for him!
[07:57] ---
    We have to help him!
[07:59] ---
    Right, let's do this! You
    two understand our job, right?
[08:05] ---
    Hip, hip, hurrah!
[08:16] ---
    Oh, there's something over there!
[08:21] ---
    Here we go!
[08:22] ---
    Yes, Sir!
[08:26] ---
    Drat, I was sure
    the stag was this way...
[08:31] ---
    I caught 'em!
[08:33] ---
    I caught them, yes!
[08:35] ---
    Here he is!
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    Do those look like deer to you lot?
[08:48] ---
    A momentary peace
[08:50] ---
    is an elusory fruit that, once
    gone, can never be regained.
[08:58] ---
    Ciel Phantomhive...
    your die has already been cast.
[09:03] ---
    Now, where will you place your bets?
[09:08] ---
    All right, we've got 6 to 1 odds on
    Elizabeth finding what she seeks,
[09:12] ---
    and 4 to 1 odds on not finding it!
[09:14] ---
    Place your bets, ladies and gentlemen!
[09:19] ---
    Bet.
[09:21] ---
    Be a man and put all
    your money on the long shot!
[09:23] ---
    We've got 108 to 1 on
    dissolving the engagement!
[09:26] ---
    Roll up and place your bets!
[09:29] ---
    What does he think he's doing?
[09:31] ---
    I was so sure we'd find
    the stag by lunch, too...
[09:36] ---
    It's called "elusive" because
    it's hard to find, isn't it?
[09:38] ---
    I suppose you're right.
[09:41] ---
    All right, we'll eat lunch
    and then go back to searching!
[09:45] ---
    What's today's lunch, Sebastian?
[09:47] ---
    For today's picnic luncheon
    we have shrimp salad, salmon pie,
[09:52] ---
    and Cheshire cheese sandwiches.
[09:57] ---
    I say, did anyone hear
    a strange noise just now?
[10:01] ---
    My apologies; there's
    been a slight mistake.
[10:05] ---
    That's not like you, Sebastian.
[10:12] ---
    Good Gad, what are you playing at?
[10:16] ---
    One moment, my lord.
[10:19] ---
    Now things are getting interesting!
[10:21] ---
    The butler makes an unbelievable mistake!
[10:24] ---
    The odds of their engagement
    dissolving are now just 60 to 1!
[10:27] ---
    Is their passion plummeting as well?!
[10:31] ---
    Freshness of ingredients is critical!
[10:33] ---
    Catch it, trim it, and eat it!
[10:35] ---
    A premade pie just isn't the done thing!
[10:38] ---
    Will the pigeons
    I caught be useful, too, yes?!
[10:40] ---
    Yes! We'll just lightly roast
    them with this beauty here,
[10:44] ---
    and the little lady will be all smiles!
[10:48] ---
    Sebastian--
[10:49] ---
    --that--
[10:49] ---
    --hurt!
[10:51] ---
    Really, how many
    times do I have to tell you?
[10:57] ---
    I told... you three...
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    to behave yourselves!
[11:12] ---
    I-Impressive as ever, Sebastian.
[11:15] ---
    A Phantomhive butler who can't
    do this much isn't worth his salt.
[11:20] ---
    May I present freshwater
    fish and lobster soufflé
[11:22] ---
    with roast pigeon in
    the style of the Pyrénées.
[11:25] ---
    How marvelous!
[11:27] ---
    Wait, isn't this a bit different
    from the menu you listed before...?
[11:31] ---
    I made alterations to show the
    local ingredients to better advantage.
[11:35] ---
    It looks scrumptious!
[11:39] ---
    Thank you! Thank you!
[11:41] ---
    The young ladies are delighted!
    Come, ladies and gents, place your bets!
[11:48] ---
    This is an Eton mess with wild strawberries.
[11:52] ---
    Delicious!
[11:54] ---
    It uses cream straight from a Jersey cow
[11:57] ---
    to achieve a simple yet
    incomparably fresh taste, my lady.
[12:03] ---
    I never thought you'd go
    so far as to play dairy farmer.
[12:06] ---
    Just the memory of it makes me smile.
[12:08] ---
    Quite so, my lord. I imagine
    you're the only master in all the world
[12:11] ---
    who would make his
    butler do such a thing.
[12:15] ---
    Oh, you two are such good friends!
[12:18] ---
    I-I'm not "friends"
    with some blasted butl--
[12:30] ---
    We're simply not
    finding it. How tiresome!
[12:33] ---
    Want to go home?
[12:34] ---
    No, not yet!
[12:36] ---
    All right.
[12:43] ---
    It's a tranquil day on the river...
    So why do I feel so unsettled?
[12:50] ---
    What's wrong?
[12:51] ---
    Nothing.
[12:53] ---
    Ciel...
[12:57] ---
    Just wait, we'll find it.
[13:12] ---
    The clouds grow menacing.
[13:15] ---
    It looks as though Elizabeth
    won't find what she seeks,
[13:18] ---
    and their future together is bleak.
[13:22] ---
    The current odds are...
[13:25] ---
    Well, Ran-Mao, aren't you bold today!
[13:28] ---
    You still think they'll find it?
[13:31] ---
    Still... I do love an exciting game.
[13:37] ---
    Elizabeth. I'm telling you, wait!
[13:41] ---
    I just saw it! It's further in the woods!
[13:43] ---
    Even the stag will be hiding from this rain!
[13:46] ---
    Let's call it a day.
[13:47] ---
    No! I'm going to find the white stag!
[13:49] ---
    Don't be unreasonable.
[13:52] ---
    We can look for it again any time we like.
[13:55] ---
    We can just hire people, and offer a reward.
[13:57] ---
    So...
[13:58] ---
    Ciel.
[14:00] ---
    You... You idiot!
[14:05] ---
    Elizabeth?
[14:07] ---
    That wouldn't mean anything.
[14:09] ---
    You don't understand how I feel at all!
[14:13] ---
    Forget it!
[14:13] ---
    Elizabeth!
[14:15] ---
    Aw, you made her angry with you.
    I wonder if that ends it?
[14:20] ---
    Lau!
[14:21] ---
    I bet on you finding it.
    I wish you wouldn't disappoint me.
[14:26] ---
    Why should I care what you want?
[14:29] ---
    "A gentleman is charged
    with pleasing his lady," eh?
[14:33] ---
    Being an English
    nobleman is such a bother.
[14:37] ---
    I was born one. It doesn't
    bother me in the slightest.
[14:40] ---
    Oh?
[14:42] ---
    But...
[14:45] ---
    I was born into a
    disgraced family. My duty is...
[14:52] ---
    Well, then! I've finished collecting
    my money, so I'll just push off!
[14:58] ---
    --We're going to bring Elizabeth home, Sebastian.
[14:59] ---
    --Sebastian!
[15:03] ---
    What is it?
[15:06] ---
    Lady Elizabeth is in trouble!
[15:27] ---
    Lady Elizabeth!
[15:32] ---
    Hold on tight!
[15:34] ---
    No, no! If you pull too
    hard, she'll capsize, yes!
[15:38] ---
    Elizabeth!
[15:40] ---
    Ciel...
[15:49] ---
    I saw it... on the other side of the river...
[15:54] ---
    Look out! Don't take
    your hands off the boat!
[15:56] ---
    I'm going to find the white stag!
[16:01] ---
    The white stag...
[16:03] ---
    Elizabeth... why...?
[16:07] ---
    I'll make sure you find happiness!
[16:12] ---
    What shall we do, young master?
[16:15] ---
    She's certainly not safe like that.
[16:17] ---
    Look.
[16:24] ---
    It's an old-fashioned floodgate.
[16:26] ---
    We'd planned to begin
    rebuilding it next month.
[16:29] ---
    It's already leaking.
[16:31] ---
    When it bursts, the water
    it's barely holding back now
[16:33] ---
    will wash upstream, and this
    whole area will be swamped.
[16:42] ---
    Sebastian.
[16:46] ---
    This is an order.
[16:48] ---
    Stop the flood!
[16:50] ---
    And I may leave Lady Elizabeth?
[16:52] ---
    Don't make me repeat myself.
[16:54] ---
    I'll protect Elizabeth.
[16:57] ---
    That's my duty!
[17:01] ---
    Yes, my lord.
[17:48] ---
    Sebastian, what are you doing?!
[17:57] ---
    I'll protect Elizabeth!
[18:02] ---
    No matter what!
[18:13] ---
    Young master.
[18:22] ---
    Are you awake, young master?
[18:24] ---
    --Ciel! I'm sorry! I'm so, so sorry!
[18:26] ---
    --Hurrah! Hurrah! Hurrah!
[18:29] ---
    I should never have done that!
[18:30] ---
    Elizabeth.
[18:34] ---
    I'm glad you're all right.
[18:36] ---
    And I'm glad that you're
    all right, young master.
[18:41] ---
    Sebastian, why did you open the gate?!
[18:44] ---
    I ordered you to stop the flood!
[18:47] ---
    And I followed your order.
[18:49] ---
    What?
[18:51] ---
    I doubt it will flood
    here now... or ever again.
[18:57] ---
    In order to restore the
    proper flow of the river,
[18:59] ---
    it was necessary to
    release the dammed-up water.
[19:03] ---
    I guided the current with a
    bit of help from everyone there,
[19:08] ---
    and had the river's shape altered.
[19:12] ---
    To her safest form--her rightful form.
[19:16] ---
    "Rightful form"?
[19:19] ---
    Yes. Now she's the way she
    was several thousand years ago,
[19:23] ---
    when the white stags were here.
[19:25] ---
    But we didn't find a stag.
[19:28] ---
    That's all right. I know we'll find it one day.
[19:32] ---
    If you're looking for the
    elusive stag, he's right on that hill.
[19:40] ---
    It's...
[19:43] ---
    A white stag!
[19:46] ---
    It's a hill figure.
[19:47] ---
    "Hill figure"?
[19:49] ---
    An ancient geoglyph cut
    into the chalky rock of a hill.
[19:54] ---
    The torrent earlier washed
    away the surface of the hill
[19:57] ---
    and revealed the hidden art.
[20:00] ---
    So this is the truth behind the legend?
[20:02] ---
    That's amazing, Sebastian!
[20:04] ---
    A Phantomhive butler who
    can't do this much isn't worth--
[20:08] ---
    "The flowing river never stops,
    and yet the water never stays the same.
[20:11] ---
    So it is with man and
    all his dwelling places."
[20:15] ---
    Tanaka!
[20:16] ---
    Where have you been all this time?!
[20:17] ---
    D-Don't tell me...
[20:19] ---
    In there?
[20:20] ---
    With no one tending it,
[20:23] ---
    the glyph must have eventually
    weathered and been forgotten.
[20:28] ---
    But thank goodness...
[20:30] ---
    Thank goodness you found the white stag, Ciel.
[20:34] ---
    You were the one looking for it.
[20:37] ---
    Say, Ciel, are you having fun?
[20:42] ---
    I had fun, because I got to
    spend the day frivolling with you.
[20:47] ---
    You see, you're always
    running off somewhere for "work."
[20:53] ---
    And each time you come back,
    you look upset. So that's why...
[20:59] ---
    They say that people
    who see the white stag
[21:01] ---
    are filled with happiness
    their whole lives long.
[21:05] ---
    Lizzie...
[21:08] ---
    You finally called me that.
[21:11] ---
    Remember this sight, Ciel.
[21:15] ---
    Thank you, Lizzie.
[21:23] ---
    Congratulations!
    Congratulations! Congratulations!
[21:27] ---
    Thank you!
[21:39] ---
    Nemuru anata wa kanashisou de
[21:46] ---
    Warui yume demo miteru you da
[21:53] ---
    How do I live without you
[21:59] ---
    Anata to iu sora no naka
[22:06] ---
    Boku dake wo tojikomete
[22:13] ---
    Itsuka mita aozora wo
[22:20] ---
    Sagasezu ni nageku kedo
[22:27] ---
    Hito wa mina sora no naka
[22:34] ---
    Jiyuu to iu kago no naka
[22:41] ---
    Hoshi mo nai yoru no sora
[22:48] ---
    Yuku ate mo mienai me de... samayou
[23:14] ---
    Again?
[23:15] ---
    This isn't all, my lord.
[23:17] ---
    In addition to the invitations,
    there are requests for interviews.
[23:20] ---
    Your popularity with the society
    crowd has soared since that day.
[23:26] ---
    What a bother.
[23:28] ---
    My lord, it's necessary for
    you to treat these people well
[23:31] ---
    and build connections.
[23:34] ---
    This is a treat for our
    ordinary private customers.
[23:37] ---
    I believe you could take this opportunity
[23:38] ---
    to expand your
    business into travel services.
[23:44] ---
    Right.
[23:59] ---
    In her rightful form, hmm?
[24:04] ---
    I just saw a flash of red
    out of the corner of my eye.
[24:08] ---
    I have a hideous foreboding.
[24:10] ---
    Ah, is this your first time
    seeing that, young master?
[24:14] ---
    If your eyes happen to meet,
[24:16] ---
    don't break eye contact;
    just back away slowly
[24:18] ---
    and call out from a safe distance,
    "Say, have you gained weight?"
[24:24] ---
    Next time: "Wench Butler."
[24:26] ---
    A Phantomhive butler
[24:28] ---
    who can't serve up an identifying photograph isn't worth his salt.
[24:28] ---
    "Next Time: Wench Butler"