4 - His Butler, Colluding
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[00:01] Soma
Ah, so this is "school"!
[00:04] Ciel
I'd like you to observe him carefully
and tell me about him.
[00:07] Ciel
Particularly about what he's like
when he's in Red House, where I can't go.
[00:11] Soma
He's...
[00:12] Ciel
You haven't done a single thing
that Redmond has asked of you.
[00:15] Ciel
You did not organise any data, did not
iron his things, did not shine his shoes...
[00:19] Ciel
You did not even make his tea treats.
[00:21] Ciel
All of your "talents" are a sham!
[00:24] Maurice
Playing the goody-goody, huh?
[00:25] Maurice
That infuriates me!
[00:28] Edward & Greenhill
What the hell are you boys doing?!
[00:30] Redmond
I hereby revoke our brotherly relationship!
[00:37] Greenhill
Following tradition, telling the truth,
and being of pure and noble character:
[00:42] Greenhill
that's what makes you a true Weston man.
[00:48] Clayton
Never breaking trust
and always remaining humble,
[00:52] Clayton
while I remain in this holy academic nest,
[00:54] Clayton
I will build a relationship
of mutual betterment with you.
[00:57] Clayton
I swear it before St. George.
[01:02] Clayton
I ask you to be my drudge,
[01:06] Clayton
Ciel Phantomhive.
[01:13] Ciel
I humbly accept.
[02:19] Sign
Black Butler
[02:19] Sign
Public School Arc
[03:02] Random Student
Here he comes!
[03:06] McMillan
This is brilliant, Phantomhive!
[03:07] Student B
You've got a House flower! I'm jealous.
[03:10] Ciel
Oh, uh, thank you.
[03:19] Student C
Look. It's that boy who got in
with the P4 crowd in just a few days.
[03:23] Soma
That's...
[03:25] Soma
Oi!
[03:28] Soma
Look at you, Ciel! You're so popular!
[03:34] Soma
I'm happy to see you've
made friends, my glum chum!
[03:48] Ciel
It feels as though
I'm suddenly an opera star.
[03:53] Sebastian
Well, you've given several excellent
performances recently, young master.
[03:58] Sebastian
Have you considered
pursuing a career on the stage?
[04:01] Ciel
If riling me is your intent, it's working.
[04:04] Sebastian
Nonsense, my lord.
[04:06] Sebastian
It was a heartfelt compliment.
[04:09] Ciel
Even more odious.
[04:13] Sebastian
You've eliminated the
interfering Maurice Cole,
[04:16] Sebastian
while simultaneously climbing
straight to the position you sought.
[04:21] Sebastian
All is well, is it not?
[04:23] Ciel
Our ultimate goal is still a long way off.
[04:27] Ciel
The Queen's orders were to find out why her
relative, Derrick Arden, and several others
[04:33] Ciel
have sequestered themselves here and
stopped contacting anyone outside Weston.
[04:39] Sebastian
Yet we have yet to even see their faces.
[04:44] Ciel
Not a single one of them, in fact.
[04:47] Ciel
This is patently abnormal.
[04:50] Ciel
I considered invoking an authority that
would force Weston to send them home,
[04:55] Ciel
but Her Majesty only
ordered us to find the cause.
[05:00] Ciel
I suspect—no, I'm certain she knows there's
more to this than a mere "rebellious phase."
[05:10] Ciel
She knows something very serious
is happening here at Weston.
[05:19] Ciel
But its special rules bind us hand and foot.
[05:23] Ciel
A proper investigation is impossible.
[05:25] Ciel
We might as well be prisoners.
[05:28] Sebastian
Isn't that precisely why
you're building relationships
[05:31] Sebastian
with the prefects,
the keepers of the rules?
[05:37] Sebastian
By means far more amicable
than usual, I might add.
[05:42] Ciel
I suppose.
[05:43] Ciel
But I'm still just
a prefect's drudge's drudge.
[05:44] Sign
Prefect's Drudge's Drudge
[05:47] Sign
Prefect's Drudge's Drudge
[05:48] Ciel
I'm not in a position to attend
the Head Master's "midnight tea parties."
[05:48] Sign
Prefect's Drudge's Drudge
[05:49] Sign
Prefect's Drudge's Drudge
[05:50] Sign
Prefect
[05:50] Sign
Prefect's Drudge
[05:50] Sign
Prefect
[05:50] Sign
Prefect's Drudge
[05:51] Sign
Prefect
[05:51] Sign
Prefect's Drudge
[05:53] Sign
Prefect's Drudge's Drudge
[05:53] Sign
Prefect
[05:53] Sign
Prefect's Drudge
[05:53] Sign
Prefect's Drudge's Drudge
[05:53] Sign
Prefect
[05:53] Sign
Prefect's Drudge
[05:54] Sebastian
The road ahead is long.
[05:58] Ciel
I can't wait to get back to
the manor and take a leisurely bath.
[06:03] Ciel
Here, I have to rush in at the last moment
so that no one will see the scars on my back.
[06:08] Ciel
Well, at least I'm finally in this "P4" group.
[06:13] Ciel
I'll see how they respond to
direct questions about Derrick.
[06:16] Sebastian
Yes. The one who seems most likely
to have pertinent information
[06:21] Sebastian
is the prefect of Violet Wolf House,
where Derrick transferred.
[06:25] Greenhill
Violet!
[06:29] Greenhill
H-H-How long must I hold this pose?
[06:34] Violet
Hmm... Don't move until I'm done sketching.
[06:39] Greenhill
I repeat: when will that be?!
[06:43] Redmond
What's the issue?
Think of it as a form of training.
[06:48] Redmond
You Green Housers always
get restless near the Fourth of June.
[06:53] Redmond
Take this chance to stand still for a change.
[06:57] Greenhill
Red House is no different!
[06:59] Bluewer
Though whenever the Fourth approaches,
[07:01] Bluewer
boys in all the Houses lose their heads
and their marks tend to drop.
[07:05] Ciel
Pardon me, but does something special
happen on the Fourth of June?
[07:10] Harcourt
It's the annual inter-house
cricket tournament.
[07:13] Ciel
Cricket, eh?
[07:15] Greenhill
Weston College's traditional tournament
has a hundred-year history.
[07:20] Bluewer
You ought to have memorized
Weston's event calendar.
[07:23] Ciel
I-I'm sorry.
[07:25] Ciel
I wasn't intending to be here
long enough for it to matter.
[07:29] Bluewer
It's our grandest event,
and it only happens once a year.
[07:33] Bluewer
The Queen herself views
the winning House's boat parade
[07:36] Bluewer
from Windsor Castle across the river.
[07:41] Edward
Weston's Houses are fiercely
competitive to start with,
[07:45] Edward
so the whole campus is
on edge at this time of year.
[07:50] Violet
I couldn't care less about it, personally.
[07:53] Cheslock
Well, I hate the other Houses,
so I'm ready for violence!
[07:59] Violet
I don't like so many people visiting.
[08:04] Ciel
Hm? But aren't outsiders
forbidden on school grounds?
[08:07] Clayton
There are opening and closing festivities.
[08:10] Clayton
It's the one time of year when we can invite
relatives to the school's grand dining hall.
[08:16] Redmond
Female visitors are allowed as well.
[08:19] Redmond
Escorting a beautiful lady is
a great display of status, you know.
[08:25] Violet
I've never seen you do that, Redmond.
[08:29] Redmond
I don't like to limit myself to one lady.
[08:33] Ciel
He made Greenhill pose like that
and then didn't sketch him.
[08:37] Greenhill
A-Are you done?
[08:40] Violet
Not yet.
[08:43] Redmond
Lawrence strolls around with
a gaggle of women every year, though.
[08:46] Bluewer
"Women" is too innocent a word!
[08:48] Harcourt
Right, you have a large family, don't you?
[08:53] Harcourt
I have two older sisters.
How many do you have?
[09:01] Bluewer
Three older sisters and four younger ones.
[09:06] Bluewer
And I'm the only brother.
[09:08] Cheslock
Ugh! One younger sister
is annoying enough for me.
[09:11] Edward
My younger sister is
ladylike and reasonable,
[09:14] Edward
so she causes no bother at all.
[09:16] Ciel
That's not how I'd describe her...
[09:19] Bluewer
I'd prefer not to invite them, but...
[09:21] Violet
Something's missing.
[09:24] Bluewer
...they absolutely insist on coming.
[09:26] Greenhill
V-Violet... I-I'm reaching my limit...
[09:31] Violet
I'm almost finished. Don't move.
[09:33] Ciel
He still hasn't drawn Greenhill.
[09:36] Redmond
By the way, Phantomhive,
isn't Midford's sister your betrothed?
[09:43] Redmond
Will you invite her?
[09:45] Ciel
Um...
[09:46] Edward
She'll be here! But make no mistake:
it will be to support me, not him!
[09:50] Redmond
Well, now. I look forward to seeing
where Lady Elizabeth chooses to sit!
[09:56] Redmond
So? How far have you gone with her?
[09:59] Redmond
Have you at least kissed?
[10:01] Ciel
Pardon?!
[10:02] Edward
R-R-R-R-Redmond!
[10:05] Cheslock
You're a healthy boy,
so don't tell us you've done nothing.
[10:08] Ciel
Uh, I...
[10:10] Edward
Cheslock!
[10:12] Edward
Lizzie is an angel! She would never!
[10:15] Edward
Don't you dare insult my sister!
[10:16] Cheslock
Don't start tearing up! It's off-putting!
[10:19] Edward
There are no tears!
[10:20] Cheslock
Are too!
[10:20] Ciel
This is ridiculous.
[10:20] Edward
Are not!
[10:21] Cheslock
Oh, sod off!
[10:22] Ciel
Clearly, all closed-off
environments are the same.
[10:25] Greenhill
Get your heads in the game!
[10:27] Greenhill
The opening and closing festivities
only exist to rouse the cricketers' spirits!
[10:35] Greenhill
Dancing with ladies is not the purpose of—
[10:36] Violet
Don't move.
[10:38] Greenhill
How dare you?!
[10:39] Violet
This was going to be a masterpiece,
but you ruined it.
[10:48] Greenhill
I-I'm sorry...
[10:50] Ciel
He didn't sketch his model even once.
[10:53] Ciel
He's an artistic genius, though.
What's this queer fellow's story?
[10:58] Ciel
Ordinarily, I avoid
eccentric types like the plague,
[11:02] Ciel
but I need to make some
conversation to get on his good side.
[11:05] Ciel
D-Do you dance too, Violet?
[11:09] Violet
I hate dancing.
[11:12] Violet
It makes me dizzy.
[11:14] Ciel
I see...
[11:16] Ciel
Conversation over.
[11:19] Ciel
I'll have to change tactics.
[11:23] Ciel
It's less natural than I'd like, but...
[11:26] Ciel
I'm beginning to look forward
to the Fourth of June, too!
[11:30] Ciel
But isn't it hard to battle against
other Houses if you have friends there?
[11:34] Greenhill
Anyone who holds back in
a fair competition is not a true friend!
[11:39] Harcourt
I suppose not,
[11:41] Harcourt
but I think I'd have trouble
battling you, Phantomhive.
[11:45] Ciel
I feel the same, Harcourt.
[11:49] Ciel
I have a friend in
Purple House as well, so—
[11:52] Cheslock
Oh, is that why you visited us?
[11:56] Ciel
Yes. His name is Derrick Arden—
[12:18] Ciel
Huh?
[12:26] Violet
Derrick, you say?
[12:35] Ciel
Um...
[12:38] Edward
Isn't Derrick Arden
the Duke of Clemens's son?
[12:42] Ciel
Y-Yes.
[12:44] Edward
I'm surprised you know him.
[12:46] Ciel
He was good enough to play with me
a few times when we were little.
[12:50] Cheslock
Uh-huh...
[12:53] Ciel
The P4 grew blatantly uneasy
the moment I mentioned Derrick's name.
[12:58] Cheslock
You still blubbing?
[12:58] Ciel
And yet, their drudges weren't affected...
[12:59] Edward
Hush up! Enough of that!
[13:02] Ciel
I'll try prodding a bit more.
[13:06] Ciel
The letter Derrick sent me
said he was in Red House,
[13:10] Ciel
so I was surprised when I got here and
heard he'd transferred to Purple House.
[13:16] Bluewer
Yes, it took some time for us
to understand his true personality.
[13:22] Redmond
He was once my drudge, actually.
[13:25] Redmond
He was quite talented.
[13:27] Greenhill
Yes, I agree.
[13:32] Violet
He was peculiar.
[13:35] Ciel
"Peculiar"?
[13:37] Ciel
Her Majesty's letter didn't mention that*.
[13:41] Ciel
That makes sense.
Purple House is where the strange—
[13:44] Ciel
Uh, the specially talented students gather.
[13:48] Ciel
What was Derrick's talent?
[13:51] Bluewer
It's difficult to sum up
neatly, but I'd say...
[13:54] Bluewer
Memorization.
[13:55] Greenhill
Cricket.
[13:56] Redmond
Songwriting.
[13:56] Violet
Poetry.
[13:58] Ciel
Pardon?
[13:59] Ciel
Um...
[14:01] Redmond
At any rate, it was the
Head Master's decision that he transfer.
[14:05] Greenhill
The Head Master's orders
are never mistaken.
[14:10] Bluewer
And...
[14:12] P4
The Head Master's decisions are absolute.
[14:19] Bluewer
Speaking of the Fourth,
let's discuss the ceremony.
[14:21] Ciel
This is odd.
[14:22] Greenhill
What's the programme?
[14:22] Ciel
Even if the Head Master traditionally decides,
I'd expect the prefects to know the reason.
[14:24] Redmond
I assume the same as always.
[14:28] Ciel
Coupled with their attitude*
earlier, this clinches it.
[14:40] Ciel
The P4 are trying to hide something.
[14:44] Ciel
They'll get suspicious if
I pursue it any further, though.
[14:49] Ciel
I'll let it drop for now.
[15:02] Edward
When you asked to meet me here,
I was worried.
[15:04] Edward
You're asking about Derrick Arden again?
[15:07] Edward
I always thought you were
more indifferent to other people.
[15:10] Ciel
I just don't think it makes sense.
[15:12] Ciel
If the Houses are so hostile to one another,
a transfer between them seems odd.
[15:17] Edward
Well, it's not as if Arden's
the only one who transferred.
[15:23] Edward
I don't know much about the affairs of
other Houses, but I recall several other boys
[15:27] Edward
transferring from Red to
Purple House around the same time.
[15:31] Ciel
Their names?
[15:31] Edward
I don't know. I just told you
I didn't know the details.
[15:35] Ciel
Why would so many transfer at once?
Could they have caused some incident?
[15:39] Edward
I haven't heard anything of the sort...
[15:44] Edward
But it's something the Head Master decided.
[15:48] Ciel
I see.
[15:51] Ciel
Even Edward takes that line, eh?
[15:55] Ciel
I'm sorry to have troubled you.
[15:57] Ciel
Thank you.
[15:58] Edward
Ciel.
[16:00] Edward
Why did you come to Weston?
[16:04] Edward
Was it on "guard dog" duty?
[16:08] Ciel
It's nothing you need to worry about.
[16:12] Ciel
Until next time.
[16:18] McMillan
Do you mean Gleason, Hardy,
Isaac, and Thewlis?
[16:25] McMillan
I think they transferred to
Purple House around six months ago.
[16:29] Ciel
I should've asked McMillan first.
[16:32] McMillan
I say, why are you so curious
about what goes on in other Houses?
[16:37] Ciel
Why aren't you curious?
[16:40] McMillan
Why would I be? The Head Master decided it.
[16:44] Ciel
The Head Master here, too?
[16:47] McMillan
He may have been balancing the numbers.
[16:50] McMillan
Purple House is full of eccentrics,
and I hear a lot of them drop out.
[16:55] McMillan
Now tell me, what did you
and the P4 talk about?
[16:59] Side Part Boy
I want to know!
[17:00] Round-Faced Boy
Me, too!
[17:01] Ciel
Sorry. I just remembered
I have drudge-work.
[17:05] Ciel
Let's talk about this later.
[17:08] McMillan
Oh, all right...
[17:10] McMillan; Side Part Boy; Round-Faced Boy
Until later!
[17:11] Ciel
I'm sick of this.
[17:16] Ciel
Excuse me, may I ask you a question?
[17:19] Senior Boy A
Derrick Arden? I remember people
saying he was a fast runner.
[17:24] Senior Boy B
You mean the reputed brilliant dancer?
[17:26] Senior Boy C
I heard he won an award for his painting.
[17:29] Senior Boy D
Isn't he the brilliant
manuscript illuminator?
[17:33] Ciel
Why did he transfer Houses?
[17:35] Senior Boys A-D
Who knows? It was the Head Master's decision.
[17:40] Ciel
Everyone has a different
description of Derrick.
[17:44] Ciel
What was he like at school?
[17:49] Ciel
And what's more, not a single person
here questions his transfer.
[17:52] Ciel
Their thoughts just come to a standstill.
[17:55] Soma
Your friends aren't with you today?
[17:57] Ciel
These are England's famed elites?
Don't make me laugh.
[18:01] Soma
Hello!
[18:03] Ciel
Sheep in a pasture would do better.
[18:06] Soma
Huh? Did I offend you somehow?
[18:14] Agares
Derrick Arden?
[18:17] Sebastian
Yes. He hasn't come to any lessons
for a while, so I'm worried.
[18:22] Agares
I'm impressed you show concern
for boys outside your House.
[18:26] Sebastian
House assignments aren't what matters.
[18:29] Agares
He was quite an excellent student.
[18:32] Sebastian
Oh? Why was his House
assignment changed, then?
[18:37] Agares
I couldn't say.
It was the Head Master's decision.
[18:41] Sebastian
Perhaps the shock of the transfer
is why he stopped coming to lessons?
[18:45] Agares
I couldn't say.
It was the Head Master's decisiooooon!
[18:50] Sebastian
Master Agares!
[18:51] Agares
Pardon me, pardon me, pardon me.
[18:52] Sebastian
Are you all right?
[18:53] Sebastian
Shall I take you to the infirmary?
[18:57] Agares
No need. Thank you.
[19:06] Sebastian
Sunt aliquid Manes: letum non omnia finit,
[19:14] Sebastian
luridaque euictos...
[19:19] Ciel
Why did he call me out here so abruptly?
[19:28] Ciel
Oi, Se—
[19:39] Sebastian
Goodness.
[19:41] Sebastian
What brings you here so late?
[19:48] Sebastian
Are you looking for something?
[19:50] Bluewer
No.
[19:53] Bluewer
Good night, Master Michaelis.
[20:01] Sebastian
I apologize for my roughness.
[20:04] Sebastian
I noticed you were being watched.
[20:08] Ciel
I drew a little too much
attention to myself.
[20:11] Ciel
But sniffing about got me nowhere.
[20:14] Ciel
No matter what I ask, the answer ends with,
"It was the Head Master's decision."
[20:18] Sebastian
The faculty and staff are the same.
[20:21] Ciel
Them, too, eh? We're making no headway.
[20:25] Ciel
Fine. I'll contact Derrick
directly—by any means necessary.
[20:32] Ciel
Come along, Sebastian.
[20:34] Sebastian
But young master, won't walking
about this late get you two Ys?
[20:40] Ciel
Isn't it the instructors who give students
their punishments, Master Michaelis?
[20:45] Sebastian
Ah, yes, quite right.
[20:54] Sebastian
Well? How will you meet Lord Derrick?
[20:59] Sebastian
You'll be in for it if you're found.
[21:02] Ciel
It's simple enough.
[21:04] Ciel
Since we can't get inside...
[21:06] Ciel
...we'll just have him come out.
[21:10] Sebastian
Sound reasoning.
[21:19] Ciel
Are you familiar with Weston College
rule No. 87, Master Michaelis?
[21:25] Sebastian
"In the event of a fire within
a school building or boarding house,
[21:30] Sebastian
all students shall promptly evacuate
to the quad for a roll call by their prefect."
[21:35] Ciel
Precisely.
[21:37] Sebastian
This is terrible behaviour, Phantomhive,
and grounds for expulsion if you're caught.
[21:43] Sebastian
Still, it's a plan worthy of the
Queen's guard dog, young master.
[21:48] Ciel
Bluewer was right: one ought
to memorize the school rules.
[21:52] House Resident A
Fire!
[21:53] House Resident B
Tell the prefect!
[21:56] Ciel
We're about to meet at last, Derrick Arden.