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Ciel, Sebastian, and Lau investigate a case where British citizens returning from India are attacked, stripped and hung upside-down outside Indian pubs in London. Attached to each victim is a letter insulting the English. The group is attacked by poor Indian men during their investigation but... read more

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  • Sebastian Michaelis: Has been the Phantomhive's butler for under two years, cat lover and demon, Ceil named him after his dog. He's actually a demon under contract with Ciel
  • Bardroy: The Phantomhive cook
  • Tanaka: The Phantomhive elderly butler
  • Fred Aberline: Scotland Yard officer
  • Ranmao: Lau's stoic companion
  • Prince Soma Asman Gadal: the 26th son of the King of Bengal
  • Agni: Servant of Prince Soma and the right hand of God
  • Mina: A maid from Prince Soma's palace
  • Lord Harold West Jebb: A minor lord involved in the import of various Indian goods such as spices and teas, and runs a general store called 'Harold's Trading' and owns 'Harold's Hindustani Coffeehouse'. He also has a criminal record.
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First Sentence edit see section history

"Woah, it's snow!"

Table of Contents edit see section history

In the morning: The Butler, Freeloading
At noon: The Butler, Foreign
In the afternoon: The Butler, Competitive
At night: The Butler, Shadowing
At midnight: The Butler, Superhuman

Glossary edit see section history

  • Oriental: The definition of "the Orient" began to shift at the turn of the nineteenth century, with some beginning to use it to refer to East Asia, while many British in particular used it to refer to South Asia.
  • Qing Bang: "The Green Gang," an actual Chinese crime syndicate active in Shanghai in the early twentieth century.
  • Agni: A Hindu deity, the god of the sacrificial flame.
  • Khansama: A Hindi word for a manservant who acts as both cook and butler or house steward
  • Jo aagyaa: "As you command" in Hindi; also Jo aggya, jo ajna
  • Marma: Pressure points on the human body that can be manipulated to cause intense pain. Several schools of Indian martial arts focus on this.
  • Soma: In Hinduism, a deified plant from which the nectar of the gods is produced.
  • Bengal: Also known as the Bengal Presidency, this was a region of British India that would have been governed by a British Governor-General, not a raja.
  • Namaste jii: A Hindi salutation. The jii is a respectful honorific for the addressee.
  • Ganesha: One of the most popular deities of Hinduism, Ganesha is depicted as a man with the head of an elephant. He is thought to bring success and remove obstacles.
  • Valid target area: A fencing term indicating the places one can legally strike one's opponent. In foil fencing, this is limited to the front and back of the human torso.
  • Paagal: Another phonetically-spelled Hindi word meaning "fool" or "crazy person."
  • Ramakrishna: (1836-1886); One of the most revered Indian sages and holy men from nineteenth century India, he was a devotee of the goddess Kali.
  • Gieves & Hawkes: One of the world's oldest gentlemen's custom tailors; founded in 1771.
  • Thomas Goode, Royal Worcester, Lock & Co.: Examples of British Royal Warrant holders with long histories. The Galle lamp is a reference to Emile Galle, a famous French Art Nouveau artist active around this time.
  • Spider's thread: A possible reference to a short story by Ryunosuke Akutagawa "Kumo no Ito" (lit. "Spider's Thread").
  • Queen Victoria's Golden Jubilee: A celebration of her fiftieth year as queen. Victoria's Golden Jubilee was held in 1887.
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Series & Lists edit see section history

This is book 4 of 13 in Black Butler. (standard series)

Preceded by Black Butler (Volume 3), and followed by Black Butler (Volume 5).

Authors & Contributors edit see section history

  1. Yana Toboso (Author)
  2. Yana Toboso (Illustrator)
  3. Yana Toboso (Creator)

Other Contributors:

  1. Tomo Kimura (Translator)

First Edition edit see section history

Original Language: Japanese
Publisher: Add the publisher.
Country: Japan
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ISBN: Add the ISBN.
Page Count: 192

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