I admire Ann for being a lady that stood up against the idea of how a Victorian woman should but that ‘s it .I pretty much disliked the woman . I mean it’s one thing when you have a child like Lizzy favoring a twin over the other but for a grown up to play favorite between her nephews and our poor baby was aware of it .It’s just awful, I’m hoping that Frances will do better .

Hello Anon. And honestly? S a m e! Except that I don’t dislike Red, I’m really just neutral.

I do agree that she was an amazing example as a Lady in appearance: being able to stand up for her dream of becoming a doctor, for not being stereotypical as a Victorian woman (just like the whole female cast of Kuroshitsuji though), etc. Otherwise though, she was pretty pitiful because full of issues she never managed to solve, way before the twins were even born. ://

I know Ann really tried to be better and happier and it’s a series of unfortunate events in such a short period of time that eventually made her crazy, but still:

her everlasting ~~crush~~ obsession with Vincent?

Misunderstanding what her sister (who she claimed she loved and I don’t doubt that) was about and why Vincent chose her, which ultimately led to a lot jealousy?

Playing favorite between her nephews, most likely because real!Ciel acted more similar to Vincent than our!Ciel did back then?

Giving Lizzie a controversial advice?

[EDIT: I believe it’s the effect of Ann’s “advice” mixed with real!Ciel’s comment about being scared of strong women that gave Lizzie her self-confidence issues. However Ann, just like real!Ciel, obviously didn’t mean for their words to have such an impact.

So I don’t blame either of them but I think it was foolish of Ann to believe in such concepts when it didn’t apply to her, Lizzie, Frances or Rachel. This scene is Ann trying to justify why Vincent chose Rachel over her (more demure, perfect, lady-like Rachel or so she thinks), but she’s completely getting the wrong idea.

Vincent didn’t love Rachel because she was delicate and lovely: he was raised by a woman who was the Queen’s Watchdog before him and his sister is one of the strongest aristocrats in the country. The man himself told Ann that being different was a good thing. It’s Ann who misunderstood with such concepts in mind, eventually becoming jealous of Rachel.]

And finally, trying to kill her nephew and making him feel guilty about all that happened with her when he already had a lot to deal with?

Yeah, I can’t forgive her for all that stuff, even if she had terrible circumstances. The horrible circumstances is why I pity rather than dislike her (and also because our!Ciel still loves her, in spite of everything), but unfortunately, as an adult she had no right to take it out on her already traumatized nephew.

In that, I have 0 doubt that Frances already did better plenty of times (and will hopefully keep that up in the future, even if we can’t be 100% sure).

In fact, as I pointed out before, personally I think the timing of her introduction (right after Ann’s funerals and on Ciel’s birthday, taking him out hunting so that he’ll have fun) is no coincidence, in order to show how different the two women might turn out to be, where our!Ciel is concerned.

And while Ann mostly used to get involved with Ciel’s work as the Watchdog, Frances rather does simple little things to show her support:

like the hunting game for his birthday,
agreeing that he should come in vacations with them and take time off work during the Campania arc,
probably allowing Lizzie to visit him whenever so that he won’t be alone,
not saying anything about the Blue Miracle even if she knew it was all fake from the start,
maybe keeping the secret of him lying about his identity if she indeed knew, etc.

She would probably do more, but my theory is that she understands that he went through something horrible 4 years ago + that, mostly, she’s probably wary of Seb. And there is Tanaka keeping an eye on him anyway, possibly out of devotion for Claudia’s family (as he implied recently), so it works out.

And hey, speaking of which, Frances’ mom was very probably murdered when she was like 12 years old…

…we don’t know what happened to Cedric K. Ros– (her father) but I doubt it was more joyful, her older brother was murdered too and only one of her nephews came back after being abducted, but we never saw her taking it out on our!Ciel and making him more miserable.

So Red truly had 0 excuse. Maybe if she hadn’t been so very alone (or misled by Grell, because let’s be honest, that also played a part), she wouldn’t have fallen so low, but the JTR arc still happened and now she will never have a way to make amends for it. ://

These are the two main differences between her and Lizzie: kids are selfish and don’t know better, so yes, ten year old Lizzie half-unknowingly having a preference for real!Ciel is not to be put on the same level as an actual adult making a difference between her two nephews (with her favorite coincidentally being the one who acted more like the man she was obsessed with).

And secondly, Lizzie never tried to murder our!Ciel and that kinda accounts for a lot. Besides, Lizzie feels horrible about realizing that her younger self was very selfish and that’s actually huge character development when she’s only 15.

TL;DR I think Ann was a very interesting character but the story presented her as a despicable person who will never be able to make amends for what she did (and I doubt that there will ever be more than that to her, unfortunately).

That’s just a fact: it doesn’t mean we readers or our!Ciel should hate her, but when it comes to him having at least one outstanding adult figure in his life, well, that never was her. ://

However, I agree with you that this person could be Frances. If anything, in ch14 even Seb seemed to think that this idea could work out, but I guess we’ll have to see if that is what Sensei planned for her character.

Sorry for rambling, I kinda love the subject! ^^” Thanks for sharing your thoughts Anon, I hope you’ll have a nice week ahead!

For a long time I really thought that Worick had betrayed Alex and Nicolas because he didn’t want to die in the chaos that Gina said would hit the town (since he’s a normal guy) but you’re probably right when you say it goes deeper than that. I hope so because I loved his character and I don’t want to start hating him.

Hey Anon 🙂 Ah, well, I think Worick is one of the most complex characters of Gangsta. to be very honest with you, so doubting him, especially after what he did, is natural (and probably what Sensei was going for).

However, there was only one real betrayal so far and it was Daniel Monroe’s. Uranos Corsica doesn’t count, at least not for me: we always could guess he was shady since it was said from the beginning that he hated the Twilights.

But personally I could never doubt Worick (~~he’s my son and I will fight against everyone if I have to, just like Georgina said men and women used to fight over him~~), at least I didn’t till now because we’re talking about this man:

Like, I know we know nothing about Alex yet: we don’t know why she remembers Nicolas from obviously before ch1, why Worick wanted to save her in the first place (there is probably a reason) but still, he extended a hand towards her, he gave her shelter and even a way out, so no way is he a total asshole who betrayed her and Nico.

Besides, Nico obviously still believes in his partner

so even less reason to think Worick did what he did to follow in Monroe’s footsteps.

…Not to ramble, but to make a final point about why I don’t think Worick could ever become a full villain in the story: I remember checking the tags a while ago and I saw a post that said that Uranos Corsica’s and Daniel Monroe’s backstabbing was Sensei’s way to denounce white supremacy.

As it is, I don’t entirely agree (gotta be careful with that kind of concept), because Loretta and Gina are white too, but I think the point the person was trying to make was overall valid: Sensei does add all kinds of representation as much as she can and that’s amazing.

So yeah, two powerful white guys stabbed everyone in the back for their own interests, destroying the fragile balance of Ergastulum and it’s indeed up to the lesbian leader of a mercenary guild

and a young girl trying to uphold her father’s legacy

to try and stabilize things as much as they can.

And to help them? The Benriya, composed of a disabled swordsman of mixed Asian-White origin, a black woman suffering from PTSD because of her days as a drugged prostitute and, since I don’t believe Worick betrayed them, a gigolo aka a man who prostitutes himself (and who has tons of issues to solve).

You see, Worick fits the same pattern as Loretta, Gina, Nico and Alex

(I didn’t mention slightly more minor characters like Delico, Chad, Nina and Theo, but you get the point): yes he’s white, but he’s not of the same brand as Uranos Corsica and Daniel Monroe, so he too will be used as a pawn to play against them and the rest of the government.

That’s a little simplifying things, since I’m not even sure I really trust Gina, but you get the idea.

And honestly if Worick’s going to reach for the government through using the Corsica family, then he’d better act the hell out of everything and make even us readers doubt, eh? 🙂

Eventually though, I’m pretty sure that, just like how Worick decided to try and “get in the way” for the sake of others, he’ll need to be saved too, hopefully by Nico and Alex who will believe in him till the end.

My son is a good man (or well, maybe not good, but not exactly an asshole to the people he cares about), so please don’t hate him. :))

Thanks for passing by Anon and have a nice weekend!

do you know any blog that writes meta for d gray man?

Hey Anon! Um, I think @into–the–abyss did enjoy the series if my memory doesn’t fail me, but unfortunately they haven’t been around for a while.

Otherwise you might as well try with the treasure trove for meta for a lot of different series aka @linkspooky: spooky-chan has a list on her blog about series she’s reading or that she read in the past so check it out and her tags too!

Slight hunch but 0 certainty with the great @aspoonofsugar because we talked about reading a lot of series and I wonder if we mentioned this one. xD

Otherwise, I suggest you use the tumblr search bar with “d gray man meta” and you might find some results. 🙂 Or post something in the d gray man tags and see if people rec some blogs!

Sorry that I can’t help more, I hope you find what you’re looking for. Have a nice weekend!

I wanted to ask you about personal favourite characters in Black Butler and if there is a character you hate. Thanks for the answer!

Hey Anon 🙂 Nah, as some sort of personal rule, I don’t hate stuff in relation with fiction. I just don’t see the point.

Of course, there are characters I like less than others and some I don’t like at all, but in general they’re the truly unreedemable kind, like Kelvin or anyone involved with the twins’ trauma in ch135, as far as Kuroshitsuji is concerned.

I guess I’m pretty meh towards John Brown too, but that’s because I am suspecting him of being the big bad along with Queen Victoria and I love the Phantomhive family a lot so I can’t forgive either of them, if they’re the ones who cursed the family for the last two or three generations.

I also am not that fond of characters that are a little uni-dimensional, but I’d say that’s more in relation to the ‘trope effect’ of some parts of Sensei’s writing with some secondary characters: like Phipps (too perfect, pretty boring), Randall (too angry, at least voice it out man), the ex-P4/now S4 (except Violet, he’s got some depth) and maybe a few others I don’t have in mind right now.

As for characters I love, that’s pretty much everyone else, although I obviously play favorite with some of them: the Phantomhive family & associates are pretty much 80% of why I love this series so much, to be honest.

So our!Ciel, Lizzie, Tanaka, Frances, Edward, Vincent, the Undertaker, Claudia, Alexis, Dee, Lau & Ran-Mao, Soma, Sieglinde, the servants, Agni, Seb, Rachel, I like all of them. 😀

The twin is kinda a question mark tho’ because I haven’t seen enough of him yet to consider if I like to despise him as a villain or if I’m pretty meh about him too (even if I’m aware I may be influenced by the fact I never was fond of the 2CT). The possible twist of the RCMT is one I find very enjoyable though, so I’m pretty sure it’s going to end up being the former possibility.

I hope it answers your question Anon, have a nice weekend! :))

Hello, in TG Ishida Sensei seems to like showing his characters die, and if they aren’t explicitly shown dead they may still be alive (ex.when Eto wasn’t confirmed to have died at Cochlea many assumed she would reappear). That being said, after :re chapter 50 when Furuta attacks Matsumae with a chainsaw it never actually shows her being killed (only Furuta is shown).Also, in chapter 53 when Furuta rips off her kagune her corpse isn’t shown. So, do you think it’s possible she survived?

Hi Anon!

Well, no, to be honest with you, I don’t think Matsumae survived that chainsaw and neither did Hairu, Karren or even Eto (who else is there?) when it comes to their own death circumstances.

Since you mentioned Eto, I have yet to reread TG but, about the last arc and last chapters of :Re, in my opinion Eto was actually dead all along. She died in Cochlea like she said she might…

it’s just that the Clowns collected her body and Donato made a dead puppet out of her to “stall for time” during the last arc.

It’s hard to explain how this works exactly, since the Clowns and their powers remained mysterious till the end, but whatever they used to make a puppet out of her, killing V was the only conscious thing she was able to do before she “died again”.

That’s just my opinion though. The other possibility is that she did survive Cochlea thanks to the Clowns (probably Nico who healed her) and they kept her as a prisoner until she could be useful, during the last arc, while controlled by Donato. The attacks she faced ended up killing her for good, even though she managed to take it out on V’s members a little.

Whichever option you prefer should be in theory correct as far as Eto goes.

However, Matsumae didn’t get so lucky (?). And besides, if she had survived, shouldn’t she have been by Shuu or Mirumo’s sides?

So, I’m sorry Anon but not likely for Matsumae. ://

As always, just my opinion though, you don’t have to agree. Have a nice weekend Anon! 🙂

You’re French if I’m not mistaken, and I believe that you can speak French so I’d love it if you could give me some book recommendations (French authors), I’m trying to improve my French skills. Thanks in advance<3<3<3

Hello Anon! You’re not mistaken and I do indeed speak French daily, haha. 🙂

Good luck with improving ❤ and don’t hesitate if I can help with some stuff (I’m no teacher but maybe I can explain simple things). 🙂

And sure I don’t mind recommending you some things I like, even if I don’t know of your level, so my list may not be what you’re looking for. Under the cut!

Ultimate recommendation would be author Pierre Bottero, for whom I reblogged a post before and who’s one of my favorite fantasy/fantastic authors ever.

He built an incredible multiverse through several trilogies so there are plenty of books to read. I may be wrong but I don’t think they were translated in English, although I found a page for him in English on Wikipedia.

He’s got a very poetic and lyrical style, but it’s far from the inapprehensible metaphors some authors constantly use, so maybe it will suit you?

He died in car accident without being able to conclude his multiverse with a final trilogy, but it is absolutely still worth reading. Big kudos to him and his work. Truly.

There is also Serge Brussolo, another fantasy writer (I read mostly fantasy/fantastic/SF as far as books go) and, even if I didn’t read all of them, I do recommend his Peggy Sue series.

I think I read till book 9 and then there was maybe a delay in release or something and I never caught up again. They’re cool books though, a little out there maybe, but if you’re looking to improve your French, it should help.

Bernard Werber is a name I’d recommend too. I only read the Ants trilogy from him (loooong ago), but it’s kinda a classic, so something to check for you, I guess?

Pierre Pevel and Jean-Philippe Jaworski are names that also come to mind, but their books are fiction more directed towards adults, so maybe the writing style will be harder for you (again I don’t know of your level in French and it’s hard for me to have any way to gauge)?

I’m probably forgetting some names, but that’s a way to start.

When it comes to non fiction titles:

there is “A life” by Simone Veil that is a very moving book (she was a survivor of concentration camps during WWII and changed a lot of things for women’s rights in France), but I have no idea if this is something that is easy to read.

((I personally really enjoy Emile Zola’s work too, but that really might prove to be too difficult to read. I would still recommend it though, in case the books were translated in English or something. xD))

As for stuff that aren’t exactly books:

I can recommend a French manga, the only French manga I ever read (not that I believe there is a lot): it’s called Pink Diary and it is written by Jenny.

It takes place in Japan and it speaks mainly of school bullying, parent-child issues, self-confidence problems, but also stuff like anorexia and, of course, romance. I think there are less than 10 volumes, if I remember correctly.

And a Franco-Belgian comic series, I mentioned briefly once before called “Le Scorpion”, which is a personal fave of mine. Aside from maybe creative insults from time to time, I think it is pretty easy to read. 🙂

Manga and comics are generally easier to read than books, so if anything you can maybe start with them. 🙂

There you go, that’s out of the top of my head! I hope something will be useful to you in that list. :)) Have a nice weekend Anon! ^3^

About Gangsta I’m still emotionally damaged about Connie and Marco .I mean ,I know this is isn’t some fluffy shoujo but still the whole thing really hit home .Part of me was glad they at least died together and no one was left behind .

Hey Anon! And yeah, I feel you. Personally I really realized that there would be no hope for a large part of the cast when both of them died.

I mean, Doug was one thing: he was a minor villain for a few chapters but then he turned out to be a sweet kid and his death was used to introduce the return of the Destroyer. So I wasn’t particularly sad, although I felt bad for Galahad.

Connie and Marco though… Well, Connie was one of Alex’s rare friends and, I won’t lie, after the way her parents died, until the last moment I thought maybe Sensei would allow her to survive if just for her grandmother’s sake, who lost so many loved ones.

As for Marco, he was one of Loretta’s right-hand men, a strong support and a protector, and his death weakens both her position but also her as a person: she’s young but she’s already carrying a lot on her shoulder and now she lost one of the two most important men in her life. ://

I think the reason Connie and Marco dying hit so hard is also because of what they represent, as a couple: they fell in love despite that horrible past between them. And it was one of the few examples that, yes, Ergastulum is a horrible place but, at the same time, there can still be hope if you know where to look.

And Sensei killed that. Literally.

That’s kind of why I ended up realizing that I shouldn’t hope so much for pretty much anyone in the cast and a few chapters later, as you know, we had that reveal about Nina probably “having an expiration date” as Theo’s research. T_T

The only consolation I find in all that happened is, exactly like you, that…

at least they died together yeah, and also Connie managed to pull a fast one on Beretta and Striker.

Speaking of which, it really feels unfair that Striker and Beretta are still alive after all that they did to them, even if I strongly suspect that the whole point was so that Sensei could show us that even them are treated like the worst shit ever by the Corsica family (who still used them for their plans):

And I’ll bet you that the point is to reinforce that the Twilights and related experiments like Erika, Striker, Beretta, etc really have the worst fate.

Ultimately it ties with what Worick is trying to do, so it fits with why Connie and Marco (who found solace in each other) had to die while Striker (who always was treated like shit) survived, even if it still hurts a lot because everyone loved Marco and Connie.

Gangsta. is really a harsh series, but at the same time it forces the reader to enjoy all the simple and nice moments we sometimes are given, because we know it’s not going to last and the situation can always go

downhill

even more.

Like, I remember when Nico took Nina to see Alex sing that one time, to cheer her up because bad stuff had happened: when I read this part the first time, I was like “if only Worick could be here too” but now I’m just glad it happened at all, considering the even bigger shitstorm that hit right after. T_T

Anyway, Anon, I think that even if they died, Marco and Connie are still going to be a part of the story, which is comforting me a little too. The memory of them will haunt the ones who loved them and they won’t be forgotten. And there still is the mystery of that key…

so they’re bound to be relevant again!

Thanks for passing by Anon, I wish you a great weekend! :33

I have a question about Gangsta and I’m interested with trying. I see you read it but did you watch the anime? Can starting with the anime be okay for trying the story? Thanks for helping.

Hi there Anon! Yup, I watched the Gangsta. anime and I’m keeping up with the manga on a regular basis (the chapters are released monthly, but Kohske-sensei has a few health-related issues so we don’t always get content). Here’s my tag for it.

I’m personally really fond of it, but it is Seinen (i.e targeting adult demographics) and addressing hardcore themes like prostitution, drugs, mafia and civil war, so beware the many trigger warnings because it doesn’t have to be for everyone.

I can’t speak of your personal tolerance to such subjects though, so you’ll have to read a summary and give it a try to see if that’s something you may want to watch/read or not, knowing that the anime covers most of the content from ch1 to ch28 in one cour. Here’s also a “why you should read” post for more info.

I won’t lie, it can be a very disheartening series, in the sense that getting attached to the characters is unavoidable and, considering the themes, most of them (if not all) aren’t treated kindly. In terms of body count within the cast, I think comparing it to Shingeki no Kyojin should give you a good idea.

As for anime vs manga: I prefer the manga because it’s the original content and the art is really good, but the anime does a good job of giving life to this series through the great cast of voice actors (the two main guys are voiced by Suwabe Junichi-san and Tsuda Kenjiro-san who are personal faves of mine and they really work well with the characters).

If you’re not sure about enjoying the series after all that I said, I’d recommend the anime more, to check how you feel. If it turns out that you’re liking it though, then I’d recommend moving onto the manga.

I hope this helps, have a nice day Anon!

I was going through your old posts about UT and imagine my surprise when I discovered that for sensei UT is the most beautiful character in Kuroshitsuji not that I disagree and I always thought he was wearing nail polish and that he had really beautiful hair , never thought his nails and hair were just dirty and he just didn’t have good hygiene at all .

midnight-in-town:

midnight-in-town:

Hi Anon! Thanks for reading 🙂 And yep, Sensei said that UT is the most beautiful character (whether she means pre or even post scars is unknown) but that certainly doesn’t mean he has a good hygiene, haha! [x]

Check out his work place too, I mean that dude is messy!

Whether the overall reason is that it’s supposed to fit his image of the creepy mortician or that he’s depressed (or a little of both), I don’t know, but I think we’re all going to be shocked once we get a flashback about him (without the scars and nails, with washed hair and not working as an Undertaker):

I’m actually a little frightened to meet his past version because, well, there is a chance back then he had 0 idea about what fun even meant (since it’s no important to him now, I guess he learnt about it post desertion), so we’re definitely in for massive differences about his character.

On the other hand, I can’t wait, because I love his character and I want answers. xD

Thanks again for reading Anon! Have a nice weekend. :3

Hey again Anon! Ah, well, I’m totally biased, but I don’t find that Grell and Seb are on UT’s beauty levels. Vincent, Ciel and Edward are, though! 😀

Anyway, yeah, since we know that UT ended his own life, he must not have had a fun existence at all originally.

In fact, I’m pretty sure that his warning to the Phantomhives is something that he experienced himself, which makes it all very ironic.

Besides, him enjoying fun so much to the point of making this his payment in exchange of info is how comic relief tends to work with Sensei, implying that whoever taught him about fun was someone important to him (like Claudia possibly indeed, since Vincent liked to have fun too). Or so I think.

I also made a post before about a possible parallel between UT’s story and Ciel’s, so I do agree that a comparison between how UT ended up learning about fun when Ciel won’t smile anymore is likely to be meaningful.
If anything, “living” is probably something that UT learnt about after he deserted the Shinigamis 50 years ago.

However, I’m not so sure about a flashback for UT anytime “soon”. At least, I’d say that this arc will have to be over first, kinda like it happened with ch105, because I doubt UT is the one who will talk about himself. Not at first.

It doesn’t have to be because he doesn’t want to tell Ciel, but because he doesn’t want Seb to have any leverage against either of them + because the subject of his past alongside Ciel’s predecessors must be painful to him (otherwise he wouldn’t have cried in ch105).

So, if someone else is supposed to introduce UT’s backstory (Othello? Tanaka? Frances?), the arc will probably need to be solved first before we can focus on that. And frankly, seeing the current pace, I just doubt it’s gonna be this year. xD

Of course, I could be totally wrong. So take it with a grain of salt. 🙂

Thanks for passing by Anon and have a nice weekend!

You’re welcome Anon! Thanks for passing by and chatting. :3

Have a lovely week ahead!

Helllo <3 love your blogg, actually is one of my favorites. I was thinking in the recent development of the Blue Sect Arc and after scotland yard got mix up i wonder.. how the plot will moved forward, i mean i dont get the point of the threat of jail for OCiel :/ Yes of course he needs in one point reveal that all was a lie but i feel its been to rushed. idk i would like to hear your thoughts ! And what would you think will happen next.

midnight-in-town:

Hi Anon and aww, thank you very much! ❤

To answer you, personally no I don’t feel that this is rushed at all. In fact I’d say the pace is rather slow (I mean the twin was introduced in the 26th volume) and I had expected our!Ciel to be framed for a while now.

As for what’s the point, it’s a chess game and UT & real!Ciel are the ones who initiated it from the moment they revealed themselves to Ciel. I agree they’re not the simplest characters to understand though, but I theorized about what they could be after here and here respectively! 🙂

Overall, I think the most important to keep in mind about this arc and the latest developments is that our!Ciel is supposed to be confronting all that he never did until now (in order to gain character development), which is something mainly illustrated by the return of his undead brother.

Rewinding the story

back

a little, try to remember why Ciel took on his brother’s identity in the first place and maybe it will make more sense. From the moment his bro died, our!Ciel became Vincent’s successor and the next Earl Phantomhive, so he had no real need to take his brother’s identity.

The reason he did it anyway is because…

he felt extremely guilty about not being the twin who died. It’s a condition called survivor’s guilt, because of the trauma induced by the horrible experience he lived through.

As such, he hates himself for having survived, even more after Seb made him believe that he had willingly sacrificed his brother’s soul into summoning him (which isn’t true, he never wanted any of this, it was an accident)…

and it’s all of this that led to his decision to take on his brother’s identity: because he wanted to make it as if real!Ciel was the one who had survived, both for himself and for what was left of his family (because

he saw himself as inferior to his twin brother and guilty, so he didn’t want to disappoint them).

This led onto the contract with Seb itself and -this is what may interest you about the latest development of the current arc- onto the fact that Ciel is looking at the contract as his own punishment for not having died instead of his brother:

And this, this mentality right here -that he is guilty and that Seb eating his soul will be his punishment for not having died instead of his brother- is what I believe needs to change for our!Ciel.

Hence the current arc and this face-off between brothers because, if there is any time when Ciel can reflect about his brother’s death from 4 years ago, especially when Lizzie and Soma (who are the closest to him) are also involved, it’s now with the current arc.

Basically, what I’d personally love to get from this arc is for our!Ciel to finally realize that people are happy he’s the one who came back (Lizzie, Ed), that they are happy to have met him during these 4 years (Soma, Sieglinde) and that’s he’s certainly not worthless compared to his brother.

Because, if our!Ciel gets this kind of positive development about himself, then later he may end up starting to question whether or not the terms of the contract are still something he agrees to.

And personally I’d love to see this type of conflict eventually happening between Seb and Ciel, because it’s just way more interesting narratively speaking than their highly functioning duo that exists ever since vol1, especially if Seb is truly supposed to be Kuroshitsuji’s main character (because main characters need to be challenged and to develop, be it in a good or bad way).

There you go Anon! I hope this makes sense? Honestly ever since this…

I’ve been waiting for a build up to an eventual conflict about the contract between Seb and Ciel. If it happens it will be way later though, if just because Ciel needs to get a better view of himself first if he’s to ever reflect back on the covenant he made with his butler.

That’s why Ciel having to confront what he decided 4 years ago and most of his behavior towards people who care about him is important right now. For me that’s mostly what the current arc is all about, with possibly some answers about the Phantomhive family and UT’s personal issues with them.

Sorry for rambling, as with everything it’s just my take on the subject but I hope this wasn’t too hard to understand. Thank you again for the kind words and have a lovely day ahead Anon! :3

Sorry for the delay, Anon! Basically your explanation is above: I tend to see it as a matter of dynamic progression & character development.

The story started with a highly efficient duo between our!Ciel and Seb, so addressing underlying issues that will at some point possibly be too many not to be considered is very relevant, narratively speaking.

+ As I said, if Seb is the main character, then he should be bothered a little, hm? So far, Ciel was pretty lenient about becoming his dinner (since a deal is a deal), so the biggest hurdle for Seb would be for his master to change on that fact.

Seb said it, he enjoys this game and doesn’t want to have to retort to acting like the beast he is by nature and yet…

isn’t that precisely what he did when Ciel wouldn’t snap out of PTSD? So, like, a few hours before he said “I don’t want to act like a beast”?

So, look Anon, all I’m saying is that stagnation is never good when it comes to storytelling. 🙂

It took 27 volumes, but Ciel is on the verge of confronting what happened 4 years ago with his brother and the consequences of his choices back then.
I don’t see why he wouldn’t eventually do the same about the contract, should he get enough positive development to stop seeing the contract as “a punishment he deserves”.

Don’t get me wrong, I don’t believe in a happy ending for Ciel, but that doesn’t mean that Seb should never have to worry about being able to eat at the end. For now, UT is mostly the person who’s making him fear this…

…but one day I’m hoping our!Ciel himself will make Seb worry.

No one has to agree on this obviously, but that’s how I see their duo’s evolution. I hope it answers your question, have a nice weekend Anon!