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Black butler click and drag1/31/2024 In the Circus Arc we truly got to see how the boy is the chess player, and demon the black knight. In contrast, while Sebas did make many accomplishments, all his actions were the undertaken because of O!Ciel’s orders. O!Ciel really displayed a commendable aptness at playing the cards he has been dealt in the Circus Arc. We saw him actively cooking up strategies as well as dealing with any situation as they were met. As discussed in the post mentioned before, almost as a compensation for his prior starfishhood, O!Ciel had insisted on doing the investigation himself, even at the cost of his own health. In the Circus Arc however, we truly got an insight on why this little boy could indeed have made life for the mafia hard, and why after two years the Queen still hasn’t fired him. It wasn’t as much a story of O!Ciel’s revenge as it was Sebas saving the day because: demon powers. “The Watchdog has a case because the Queen said so, Sebastian solves it.” “The Watchdog was kidnapped because Yana TOLD us he made life for the mafia a bit hard, so Sebastian saves him.” When Sebas said to his master “you truly have no other talent except for getting yourself abducted,” it sure rang very true until that point. As touched upon in this post, before the Circus Arc O!Ciel was actually little more than a plot device to show off Sebastian’s many assets. The true storyįirst of all, the Circus Arc is in my opinion the first arc wherein we truly get to meet the characters, as well as the series itself.Ī protagonist who is dispensable in their own story is not a true protagonist. Why do I consider the Circus Arc the best still after more than a decade? I. As I have already publically declared my love, it is only natural for me to write a love letter to the Circus Arc. Last week somebody asked me what my favourite manga arc is, and without a second of hesitation I answered □.
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