![]() Ciel also has other servants, like a maid who is a dope sniper Yen Pressįrom its setting in Victorian London the show typically has other mysteries standing in the way of Ciel’s familial revenge. Ciel wants Sebastian to help him find out who killed his family and seek out revenge. The demon that came, Sebastian, notes that Ciel was the one who summoned him, and agrees to form a contract with the young boy in exchange for his soul. His captors marked him with a demonic branding, hoping to summon a demon. Ciel lost his rich and powerful family to a fire, and was captured and tortured for about a month. ![]() If you’re not familiar with the series, Black Butler is about a boy, Ciel Phantomhive, and his demon butler, Sebastian Michaelis. Now is a great time to pick back up with Black Butler. Ciel’s past has come back to quite literally haunt him and take all his power and friends away. The latest arc flipped the comic series on its head, revealing a big family secret that has been foreshadowed quietly in many chapters past. While most interest around the show dissipated as the fanbase grew up, the manga still manages to keep you interested in the plot and not just the hunky anime men. Many manga readers can recall watching the anime as teens, and maybe wearing a shirt with Sebastian on it from Hot Topic. Substance is more important than appearance.Black Butler was a hot anime series back in 2010. I’m not sure if he fully understood the situation or if he even has the capacity to ever understand, but he did learn something unexpected about humanity. Simply put, Sebastian decided to let his cake go to waste because he realized this was one of the those times wehre appearance wasn’t as important as intent. He wouldn’t have been admired for having the better cake, but he would have possibly been exposed for having more shallow intentions. Bringing out a prettier cake that was only made since it was expected would have shown that Sebastian wasn’t on the same emotional page as everyone else. The servants’ cake was made for that purpose. Everyone else was enjoying the day and were trying to help Ciel to be happy. When Ciel didn’t demand a better cake, Sebastian realized that bringing out his cake might be showing off, which just wouldn’t fit the situation. Simply put, the servants had better intentions with their cake, thus it was well received and was appreciated. The servants, along with Lizzy and Frances, want Ciel to move past his hurt and be happy, while Sebastian has to keep Ciel mired in his pain lest he foresake his revenge. The chapter even begins with him having nightmares/flashbacks of him being tortured. While this should be a day of celebration, it’s difficult for Ciel because of his past. The servants made their cake because they wanted to do something nice to Ciel. It was his job to ensure Ciel had an appropriate cake. Sebastian’s cake certainly looked better, but he had made it purely because it was expected to him. This is one of those times that people favor substance over appearance. While it wasn’t much to look at, everyone else seemed satisified with the cake, and this perplexed Sebastian. Once again, he’d demonstrate his superiority. Sebastian probably thought that Ciel or Frances would deem it unworthy, and he’d be called uppon to bring out his cake. Honestly, it doesn’t look that appetizing. When the servants present the cake, it’s obvious that Ciel isn’t imppressed with it’s appearance. He has to be superior to everyone around them. He doesn’t just want to be good at something. When showing off some skill, he has to demonstrate it perfectly. ![]() He is offended if someone calls him old or finds him less than devastatingly handsome. He is very much about appearance physical and otherwise. This is actually a prominent personality trait in Sebastian. He desperately tried to hide the mistakes and mishaps caused by the other servants. When Frances didn’t like his hiar, he changed the way it was styled. Throughoutthis chapter, Sebastian was trying to make things to appear as nothing less than perfect. Namely that sometimes it’s more about intention and substance than appearance. I think this was one of those incidents where Sebastian learns an odd lesson about humanity. At the very least, he could have brought out his cake to be enjoyed along with the one the servants had prepared. While Sebastian doesn’t eat such food, he has learned how to make delicious foods, and Ciel seems to favor sweets. Sebastian’s cake was superior in appearance and probably even in flavor. It certainly looked more appealing and it was seemingly more appropriate for the party. One of the mysteries of Kuroshitsuji is why Sebastian didn’t serve the cake he had made for Ciel’s birthday in chapter fourteen.
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