#phantomhive servants

[bihastuff]

Finny : Blue revenge arc

[sp00ky9]

This meme was so phantomfam core I had to 😭😭

[bezierballad]

Mey-Rin:

[beembugs]

If u don’t like the Phantomhive servants and whine about how their character arcs were unnecessary and irrelevant, ur ugly and smelly.

[cosmiclion]

She’s trying her best, yes she is!

[sebfreak]

A trip to London

[thegirlinthecher]

[princessbutler1316]

THEM

I missed them so much T-T

[veggivamp]

Listening to emo music again….

[ranma0]

Like many people Kuroshitsuji has been on my mind lately

And I know that one of the big debates is whether or not Sebastian cares about Ciel

But

What I find more interesting is how much the rest of the staff cares about Sebastian.

Bard Finny and Mey Rin genuinely give a damn about him. Bard lends Sebastian his nightclothes, he taught Finny how to read, they all admire him for the way he keeps the manor under control. When they thought he was dead, they cried for him.

It's just kind of profound, even if he loves no one, even if he's not capable of that, he's still so loved by these silly humans

[aluxsleepy]

I'm so excited for the new kuro season!!

shh he's sleeping 😊 (😭)

[bihastuff]

Second best dilf in the manga

[sp00ky9]

Meyrin my glorious queen

[plague-of-insomnia]

Ch 212: That Butler, Going South

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16 pages including the cover.

Basically, the chapter covers Sebastian and Ciel traveling by train to Brighton, discussing the servants’ missions as Ciel enjoys breakfast in the dining car.

(Remember that all the missions are happening simultaneously more or less, so Ciel doesn’t know how successful or not they all were.)

It’s actually quite brilliant of Yana and her team to time things like this. This chapter is a great way for fans who may have lapsed during the servant arcs to catch up again, or even for new fans lured in by the anime to get a taste of the manga.

It’s also interesting to see a how a some of the scenes mirror panels/moments from previous arcs.

For example, the shot of Sebastian and Ciel on the train together is akin to the end of the circus arc. (And admire how much her art has improved!)

Later, we get a (shocking, to me, anyway) shot of Sebastian sitting at the table with Ciel as equals, reminiscent of when they ironed out the details of the contract.

The chapter begins with the two of them on the train in their first class compartment, en route to Brighton from Reading.

Sebastian, ever the conscientious butler, notices the time and mentions breakfast, but Ciel is cautious: they’re fugitives, after all. Sebastian points out that most people wouldn’t expect a criminal to be casually taking a meal in the dining car. Seeing his point (and since Ciel is driven by his stomach lol), they go to have breakfast together.

They then discuss the servants’ missions and what they expect. For example, Ciel brings up the point that Lau can only be trusted so far, and he is the one who first brought their attention to the whole mess back in the Campania arc with Karstein Hospital. And he is a mafia boss.

But, both of them acknowledge that Bard is the smartest and most capable of the four servants (Bard, Mey, Finny, Snake), and that he managed to make it to the UK all the way from America alone. Plus, he’s trustworthy. Ciel points out that’s precisely why he paired them up. (Seeing them compliment my man 😭😭… Take that, Bard haters!)

They also discuss the mission Ran Mao and Mey are undergoing and ofc Snake and Finny. (I’m sorry but I’m tired and I don’t care as much about the other servants as Bard so I’m… not going into detail on their pages. Maybe tomorrow if I have time and spoons I’ll make an add-on to this going over those pages.)

This panel is one of my fave moments in the chapter… it translates more or less like this:

Mey: For our lord

Bard: With pride

Snake: With my life on the line

Finny: I do the assigned work and see it through to the end

Despite initially being wary of leaving their compartment, when Sebastian suggests they leave the dining car, Ciel wants to stay and stretch his legs. It’s only a few hours to Brighton by train.

Looks like next week we’ll start the arc in earnest and maybe learn how they plan to infiltrate the hotel.

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Note: The last panel is actually Ciel speaking, so apologies for that error in translation.

[beembugs]

So real babe, so real.

[cosmiclion]

Beach day with Meymey! 🏖️