And here we see the core of Ciel's belief about humanity, the thing that allows him to be a dang good Problem Solver at such a young age. He shares this philosophy with other notable fictional detectives Sherlock Holmes and Dr. House (who is certainly more vehement about it). Ciel, due to his past experiences, tends to lean towards the cynical House side rather than the more clinical Holmes. He never takes someone at face value.

Still, it hasn't irreparably harmed him. Yet.



[context: through a loophole in orders, Sebastian "accidentally" placed Ciel in danger from venemous snakes]

I find it interesting that Sebastian chose to elaborate on what he did, creating a game between himself and his Master. Ciel is historically interested in games of all types, even more prideful and competitive than the average preteen boy. I think I was on the right path earlier, with the misery fondue. A challenged soul tastes better.

Our intrepid duo eventually comes across the horrorshow that is Father and his ~dream~, where we are treated to the idea that Jack the Ripper was actually quite mundane in the way he murdered people by comparison.



This all culminates into a clusterfuck of nightmare proportions for Ciel as we wade our way into his Level 4 Tragic Backstory.

Also, a glimpse at the #1 Hottest Manga Dad which makes the angst approximately one thousand times worse because we know he dead and shy baby Ciel is gone forever.



Oh, Vincent. [heart eyes emoji]