6 - His Butler, Despairing

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[00:02] Ciel
    I don't wanna be here anymore!
[00:04] Ciel
    I wanna go home! Right now!
[00:09] Sebastian
    What shall we do now?
[00:13] Sebastian
    Everyone, if Wolfram comes home too soon,
[00:16] Sebastian
    could you please buy me a little time?
[00:21] Sebastian
    This must be the magical staff.
[00:24] Sebastian
    The Theban alphabet
    commonly used by witches.
[00:27] Sebastian
    I'm feeling very nostalgic.
[00:31] Sebastian
    This could be...
[00:37] Anne
    No, wait!
[00:39] Snake
    "You're horrible, Oscar." ...says Emily.
[00:43] Snake
    "I didn't jump on that woman
     to enjoy her bosom!"
[00:48] Snake
    "I have another big scoop."
[00:50] Snake
    "That woman smelled of werewolf!"
[01:00] John
    I'm here to deliver a letter from the Queen.
[01:05] Sebastian
    The Queen's personal horsekeeper...
[01:07] Sebastian
    John Brown.
[01:10] Sebastian
    You must have had quite
     a long journey, Mr. Brown.
[01:14] Sebastian
    Did you come this whole way on horseback?
[01:16] John
    Of course not.
[01:17] John
    I'd never force my beloved horse
    to walk such terrible roads.
[01:21] John
    Poor thing. Good horse.
[01:24] Sebastian
    I see. I'm glad you weren't exposed
     to the werewolf miasma.
[01:30] John
    Cheers for the concern.
    Now, where's the earl?
[01:34] Sebastian
    My apologies, but I'm afraid
    my master is ill at the moment.
[01:40] Sebastian
    You can leave the letter with me.
[01:44] John
    That won't do. I was asked to deliver it
    with the message, "Read it at once, dear!"
[01:51] John
    Well, needs must. Would you kindly
    read it and confirm the contents?
[01:56] Sebastian
    Me?
[01:58] John
    It's urgent.
[02:02] Sebastian
    Then I shall be so bold as to do so.
[02:08] Sebastian
    This is...
[02:10] John
    And so, I have done my duty. I'll be off now.
[02:14] Snake
    What?
[02:16] Sebastian
    Watch out for werewolves on your way back.
[02:20] John
    Cheers for the concern.
    Take care of his lordship.
[02:27] Sebastian
    Well now.
[02:29] Sebastian
    It seems we can't afford
    to take our time anymore.
[03:27] Sign
    Black Butler
[03:29] Sign
    Emerald Witch Arc
[04:53] Wolfram
    Young mistress.
[04:57] Wolfram
    It's dinnertime.
[05:01] Sullivan
    All right.
[05:05] Sullivan
    Wolf, are you sure I can't come
    with you tomorrow to see them off?
[05:14] Wolfram
    You mustn't. The Werewolves'
    Forest is dangerous.
[05:17] Sullivan
    But—
[05:17] Wolfram
    Please, be reasonable.
[05:22] Wolfram
    If anything happened to you,
     the villagers would—
[05:24] Sullivan
    I know!
[05:28] Sullivan
    I know. But...
[05:34] Sullivan
    I want to see the outside world, too.
     Even if just for a moment.
[05:42] Sullivan
    I want to know more about
    the world they live in, Wolfram.
[05:49] Wolfram
    That is the one request
    I can't grant you, young mistress.
[05:57] Wolfram
    It was a mistake to invite them here.
[06:01] Wolfram
    I'll bring you dinner in your room.
[06:04] Sullivan
    Wolf!
[06:06] Wolfram
    Young mistress!
[06:07] Wolfram
    Are you hurt?
[06:10] Sullivan
    I'm fine.
[06:22] Sullivan
    W-Wolf?
[06:27] Wolfram
    I'm sorry. I'm so sorry, young mistress.
[06:32] Wolfram
    I... I...
[06:38] Sullivan
    Wolf, don't cry. I'm sorry.
[06:43] Sullivan
    I won't go anywhere. I'll complete
    the Ultimate Spell and protect you all.
[06:55] Wolfram
    Ja.
[07:13] Finnian
    That woke you up, eh?
[07:15] Finnian
    I'll go take a look. You can stay in bed.
[07:21] Finnian
    Seba—uh...
[07:26] Finnian
    U-Um...
[07:29] Sebastian
    Finny, could you please
    leave for a few minutes?
[07:33] Finnian
    B-But—
[07:34] Sebastian
    I have to speak with him
    about something important.
[07:37] Ciel
    N-No!
[07:39] Ciel
    Stay away!
[07:43] Sebastian
    Weren't you listening? Please leave.
[07:48] Finnian
    Please wait! He's still not fully—
[07:52] Finnian
    H-Hey!
[07:54] Finnian
    Sebastian, stop!
[07:56] Finnian
    I asked you to stop! That hurts!
[08:03] Sebastian
    You have cared for our young master
    very well, but you are no longer needed.
[08:12] Finnian
    I used my full strength,
    but he didn't even flinch.
[08:18] Finnian
    How?
[08:41] Sebastian
    You've received a letter from the Queen.
[08:45] Sebastian
    Also, I'm told we'll be driven
    from the village tomorrow morning.
[08:52] Sebastian
    I believe you have more pressing duties
    than wrapping yourself in down bedclothes
[08:57] Sebastian
    and dwelling on regrets and fears.
[09:02] Sebastian
    Now get out of bed.
[09:08] Ciel
    N-No.
[09:14] Sebastian
    Ah, so you plan to abandon
    your role as guard dog?
[09:20] Sebastian
    Very well.
[09:23] Sebastian
    Ceasing to be the Queen's guard dog
    would spare you some painful duties.
[09:28] Sebastian
    No one would reprimand you
    for hiding in your bed forever,
[09:33] Sebastian
    and I imagine your servants
    would treat you kindly.
[09:42] Sebastian
    However, abandoning your revenge
    is a breach of our contract.
[09:56] Sebastian
    Alas.
[09:58] Sebastian
    What a dull ending to our story.
[10:02] Sebastian
    I pity those who have lost
    their lives for someone so dull.
[10:13] Sebastian
    Well...
[10:16] Sebastian
    I suppose that's of no interest to you.
[10:21] Sebastian
    You're about to disappear, after all.
[10:28] Sebastian
    This isn't the meal I'd been hoping for.
[10:33] Sebastian
    But I suppose it will slake
    the hunger for a little while.
[10:42] Ciel
    Ah.
[10:44] Ciel
    I'm dying, then?
[10:50] Ciel
    Without getting my vengeance...
[10:54] Ciel
    Forsaken even by demons...
[11:33] Mysterious Boy
    Have you decided?
[11:38] Mysterious Boy
    To stay here forever?
[11:47] Mysterious Boy
    You're such a fool.
[11:51] Mysterious Boy
    No one asked you to seek vengeance, you know.
[11:59] Ciel
    I know.
[12:03] Mysterious Boy
    You do? Then why are you trying to get revenge?
[12:14] Mysterious Boy
    And with the power you got by sacrificing me.
[12:23] Mysterious Boy
    The choice you made cost
    a lot of people their lives.
[12:32] Ciel
    I...
[12:33] Ciel
    I...
[12:35] Mysterious Boy
    You wanted me to forgive you?
[12:38] Ciel
    That's not it.
[12:40] Madam Red
    You wanted to say goodbye
    to the weak boy you were?
[12:43] Ciel
    That's not it.
[12:45] Joker
    You wanted to own everything?
[12:48] Ciel
    That's not it!
[12:50] Rachel
    We know.
[12:53] Rachel
    You wanted to avenge our deaths, right?
[12:56] Ciel
    That's not it!
[12:59] Sebastian
    Then why did you sacrifice so much...
[13:06] Sebastian
    and stake your own soul...
[13:10] Sebastian
    to make a pact with me?
[13:14] Ciel
    I remember why I made a pact with a demon.
[13:21] Ciel
    The real reason I wanted power
    great enough to go against anyone...
[13:28] Ciel
    I'm not virtuous enough to
    give my life for someone else,
[13:34] Ciel
    or tolerant enough to let myself
    be trampled on without consequence.
[13:39] Ciel
    I'm a hopelessly self-centred
    and self-righteous person.
[13:44] Ciel
    That's why...
[13:46] Ciel
    I took your hand to repay
    their disgraces against me.
[13:53] Ciel
    Not for anyone else's sake.
[14:00] Ciel
    For my own sake!
[14:33] Ciel
    Sebastian!
[14:37] Ciel
    You wretch. Let go of me
    this instant. That's an order!
[14:48] Ciel
    Curses. I've never had
    a wake-up call so rotten.
[14:55] Ciel
    That's not a very nice way
    to treat your master, Sebastian.
[15:01] Sebastian
    Oh, my.
[15:04] Sebastian
    I apologize.
[15:08] Sebastian
    You were very difficult to wake, you see.
[15:16] Sebastian
    Good morning, my lord.
[15:32] Ciel
    You were genuinely trying
    to eat me just now, weren't you?
[15:39] Sebastian
    Not at all. I assure you I was only 90% serious.
[15:43] Ciel
    In other words, your mind
    was essentially made up.
[15:46] Sebastian
    Tanaka told me not to take drastic measures,
    so I watched and waited for a while.
[15:53] Sebastian
    But your infantile tantrum
     triggered an impulse.
[15:57] Ciel
    And you think a butler would kill
    his master on impulse? You hellhound.
[16:04] Sebastian
    Yes. I am one hell of a butler, after all.
[16:15] Sebastian
    And now, may I ask why you took that attitude?
[16:20] Ciel
    Well...
[16:25] Ciel
    Call the others here.
    I'll tell all of you at once.
[16:30] Sebastian
    Of course.
[16:40] Sebastian
    Good grief.
[16:42] Sebastian
    Why, precisely, are you servants
    listening at the door?
[16:45] Baldroy
    We couldn't hear anythin' any—I mean, we were
    worried. Finny said you were actin' strangely.
[16:52] Finnian
    Ow, ow, you're hurting the wounds on my back!
[16:56] Mey-Rin
    Please don't be angry with us, Sebastian, no!
[16:58] Snake
    "So short-tempered." ...says Brontë.
[17:05] Ciel
    You lot are so noisy, truly.
[17:09] Finnian
    Young master!
[17:12] Finnian
    You're back to normal, young master!
[17:12] Sebastian
    And stop.
[17:15] Sebastian
    Do you want to set back his recovery
    now that he's finally well?
[17:20] Finnian
    I-I'm sorry!
[17:24] Ciel
    I caused you trouble, hmm, Finny?
     I'm all right now.
[17:32] Finnian
    Right...
[17:34] Finnian
    Right.
[17:38] Ciel
    The rest of you come over here, too.
[17:48] Ciel
    There's something I need to say to you.
[17:54] Ciel
    I'm sorry.
[17:59] Ciel
    My reckless behaviour created
    more work and more worry for you.
[18:04] Ciel
    Please forgive me.
[18:06] Mey-Rin
    N-Nonsense, young master!
[18:08] Baldroy
    There's no need to bow to us!
[18:10] Snake
    "You're not responsible
    for the curse." ...says Emily.
[18:14] Finnian
    She's right, too!
[18:17] Ciel
    No, however I seemed
    these past few days, I was still me.
[18:21] Ciel
    As your master, I swear never to behave
    so pitifully in front of you again.
[18:28] Ciel
    So I ask you...
[18:30] Ciel
    Please be my servants again.
[18:34] Finnian/Baldroy/Mey-Rin/Snake
    Yes, my lord!
[18:37] Snake
    ...says Brontë.
[18:41] Baldroy
    You ruined the mood!
[18:43] Mey-Rin
    Now we sound silly, yes.
[18:45] Ciel
    By the way...
[18:47] Ciel
    Here's my first order
     as your new-again master.
[18:52] Ciel
    F-Forget how I've acted over
    these past few days! At once!
[19:04] Baldroy
    That's a tall order, young master.
[19:10] Mey-Rin
    Th-That behaviour was normal
    for a boy your age, my lord, yes!
[19:16] Finnian
    I treasure any and all memories!
[19:21] Finnian
    I'll make you some more hot milk
     with plenty of honey!
[19:24] Baldroy
    Honey?
[19:25] Ciel
    St-Stop! Not another word!
[19:30] Mey-Rin
    You remember everything
    from when you were sick, then?
[19:34] Ciel
    Yes. Although I wish I didn't.
[19:40] Ciel
    But I wasn't doing those things
     of my own free will.
[19:47] Sebastian
    Meaning?
[19:48] Ciel
    Perfectly trivial things
     seemed terrifying,
[19:52] Ciel
    and I couldn't control myself.
[19:55] Ciel
    It's hard to put it into words, but...
[19:59] Baldroy
    Sounds like what happens
    all the time on the battlefield.
[20:03] Baldroy
    Even the most well-trained
     of soldiers can panic
[20:06] Baldroy
    if they get wounded on the battlefield
    in a way they never imagined.
[20:10] Baldroy
    It's pretty common.
[20:12] Baldroy
    So the state you were in
    wasn't weird or anything.
[20:16] Sebastian
    True, the way you looked
    while "cursed" was quite shocking.
[20:24] Sebastian
    Though I imagine the psychological
    impact was part of the objective.
[20:28] Ciel
    "Objective"? What do you mean?
[20:31] Sebastian
    Here.
[20:36] Ciel
    What is this?
[20:38] Ciel
    "C4"... A code?
[20:42] Sebastian
    Since time was of the essence, I took
    the liberty of sending off some samples.
[20:47] Sebastian
    Leaves from the woods
    and the potion you were treated with.
[20:53] Sebastian
    I asked the Palace
    to analyse their contents.
[20:59] Ciel
    I see. So this is the truth
    behind the "curse," then.
[21:04] Sebastian
    Yes.
[21:06] Sebastian
    And at the werewolves' request,
[21:10] Sebastian
    Fräulein Sullivan is working
    to complete an "Ultimate Spell."
[21:15] Ciel
    Hmm? There's more.
[21:20] Ciel
    She always asks the unreasonable.
[21:26] Victoria
    "It would give me great pleasure if the
    little witch would come to tea with me."