I hate lies so much, yet I lied to myself.
He's a fool. That is my Master's way.
Yes, my Lord! If you wish, I will follow you, no matter where you go. Even if the throne crumbles and the brilliant crown rusts, even if the empty shells of pawns pile up and we rest upon their decaying bodies, I will lie beside your small form. And until the last bell tolls, until that time…
For those who possess fragile souls as if they're being destroyed, they all hope that their past can disappear. But the past follows you always, no matter how hard you try to shake it away.
If only my feelings had also been buried beneath the ground back then.
— Nothing good comes of overexerting yourself. Why not leave it to Sebastian?
— He’s nothing more than one of my pawns. It’s me who gives the orders and moves him. However, he is not a normal pawn. He is a pawn that can get across the whole board in one move. Like this.
— Isn’t that against the rules?
— Yes, if it was a game we were talking about. However, rules hold no meaning in the real world. There will inevitably be knights who break the rules, and pawns who disobey orders. If you let your guard down for even an instant, you’ll be in checkmate.
Please do bear in mind that I am not the patient type.
Young Master, I apologise profusely. I have erred in a manner unbefitting a Phantomhive butler. How should I repent? I have not made the preparations for tonight’s dinner in the slightest.
Because She was fish-eyed. Her gaze, which should have been fixed on the future, was drawn to the past and had begun to decay, utterly stagnant.
— Who are you now?
— What a silly question. When standing before my young master’s eyes, I am at all times one hell of a butler!
The Poor, disappear. The Useless, disappear. The Unclean, disappear.
As the cat meows,
The small, white-haired dog is a good dog.
The black dog is a bad, disobedient dog.
As the cat meows, the day falls.
Demon, your chest shall be my sword’s sheath!
Funeral rite is only a tool. The power to send away the lost soul, doesn't involve bones and funeral ceremony.
Diamond: the stone that radiates exquisiteness for all eternity. All that awaits those mesmerised by its shine is destruction. However, even knowing that, it is said that it is impossible to resist.