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Title: That Butler, Contemplating
First released: July, 17 2010
Published in: Not yet in tankōbon format
Cover phrase: If it will definitely allow that man to be put to ruin. I, as a butler, will gladly embrace death for the sake of my master
Cover character(s): Sebastian Michaelis

Summary

The chapter begins with Arthur shining candlelight onto the killer and asking " This is the killer?!" The scene cuts to Tanaka who announces to all the guests (who are all gathered in Woodley's room) that the killer has been caught. Charles, Arthur and Jeremy arrive and reveale the killer to ab a snake, much to everyone's shock. Jeremy announces that to compensate for thier lack of sight, snakes had developed highly inhanced smell and hearing, and that is how they are able to find their prey. Jeremy then announces that the snake was most likely trained by beinf fed right after it had been exposed to Ciel's scent, and if the killer had used a snake it would not matter if they had a key or an alibi.

Jeremy reveiles the snake to be a Black Mamba, and that it would pocess a strong neurotoxin that would kill a victim within the hour, and that it would be the perfect snake to use for a murder. Jeremy then says that the snake was incapable of relising that it had bit Patrick instead of Ciel, as Patrick had slept in Ciel's room, where his scent would be everywhere. Jeremy then says that he figured the snake would show up again when it got hungry, and had stood guard when it had aoppeared as expected. Jremy then remarkes that it was lucky that Ran-Mao had been able to wear Ciel's clothes and takle his place, and Ciel reveales he had been wearing Sebastion's clothes to cover his own scent.

Arthur then reveales that it is illegal to transport poisounus snakes on trading ships, which he knows becuase he used to be a doctor on a boat that sailed to Africa as a part-time job, adn the luggage was always srtictly checked. Lau then remarkes the snake had to have been smuggled in, and that bribing a privetly managed frieght ship would be the easiest way to do so. Ciel says that you would also have to have close connections with an African business. Arthur replies that if they were talking about Africa, it'd have to imported products like gold and diamonds, before realising that Woodley was the president of a diamond polishing company. Woodley, shocked claimes that it wasn't him and treis to place the blame on Lau, who is the head of a trading company. Lau calmly remarkes that his company doesn't do business with African companys.

Charles speakes up, saying it was a bit much to decide the killer based on where the snake had come from. Woodley laches onto this asking about Siemens murder, to which he has an alibi. Jeremy however commets that his alibi might not mean much, putting forth thet idea that Siemens corpse was not actually a corpse when they found it. Arthur replies that there was no heartbeat and there was blood on his chest when Siemens was found, and Jeremy asks if Arthur had carefully inspected teh wound. Arthur adimits becuase it was dark, that he did not.

Jeremy then puts forth the idea that Siemens took an tetrodotoxin that would place him in a death-like state similar to Juliet's from the Shakespeare play Romeo and Juliet. Arthur commets that tetrodotoxin is the piosion that puffer fish and octopuses carry. Jeremy then suggests that the ffaint smell of the sea he smelt while investigatine Siemens corpse was from the poision that Siemens ingested. Jeremy then asks the guests why the sent of posion would come from someone who had been stabbed to death, and Ciel answers that it was a set up, cuasing Charles to look at Ciel in alarm. Jeremy agrees, and says that Siemens drank the posion, got rid of the bottle and pretended to be dead, probably figuring out that people without specific medical knowldege wouldn't examine the wound on his chest closely, thus allowing deception to work temporarly. Arthur apologizes for not examing more closely, but Jeremy says that when he examined Siemens body, he had defentaly beed stabbed to death. Arthur realizes that looking at the situation, the real killer probably wanted to lure Ciel into a trap.

Jeremy then replies that it is impossible for them to know weather Siemens was an accomplice, becuase Siemens had been intoxicated, the killer may have simply invited Siemens to "give everyone a good scare" or something simialr. Ciel states that he and Siemens had never met before, and thus Siemens had no reason for wanted to lure Ciel into a trap, and for them to look at Siemens having been used and then silenced by being killed. Jeremy then declares that there would have been many chances to talk Siemens during the buffet party, to which Woodley declares that anyone could have eged Siemens on. Jeremy says that they could inquire as to what everyone talked about with Siemens, but decides not to, as "Humans are lying creatures." Charles respondes to this by saying that Jeremy could be lying as well and asks that if Siemens had drunk poision, then where had the bottle gone. Ciel says that he would have gotten rid of it in a place that no one would examin right away, for example the fire. Baldroy agrees, remebering the "ridiculous amount of wood" in the fire when they found Siemens courpse.

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 ==Summary==
+The chapter begins with Arthur shining candlelight onto the killer and asking " This is the killer?!" The scene cuts to Tanaka who announces to all the guests (who are all gathered in Woodley's room) that the killer has been caught. Charles, Arthur and Jeremy arrive and reveale the killer to ab a snake, much to everyone's shock. Jeremy announces that to compensate for thier lack of sight, snakes had developed highly inhanced smell and hearing, and that is how they are able to find their prey. Jeremy then announces that the snake was most likely trained by beinf fed right after it had been exposed to Ciel's scent, and if the killer had used a snake it would not matter if they had a key or an alibi.
-The storm is over and the guest have all retured home, but for [[Arthur Wordsmith]] the case is far from solved. Was killer is really sucessefuly captured? Ciel and Sebastian have the answers.
+Jeremy reveiles the snake to be a Black Mamba, and that it would pocess a strong neurotoxin that would kill a victim within the hour, and that it would be the perfect snake to use for a murder. Jeremy then says that the snake was incapable of relising that it had bit Patrick instead of Ciel, as Patrick had slept in Ciel's room, where his scent would be everywhere. Jeremy then says that he figured the snake would show up again when it got hungry, and had stood guard when it had aoppeared as expected. Jremy then remarkes that it was lucky that Ran-Mao had been able to wear Ciel's clothes and takle his place, and Ciel reveales he had been wearing Sebastion's clothes to cover his own scent.
+Arthur then reveales that it is illegal to transport poisounus snakes on trading ships, which he knows becuase he used to be a doctor on a boat that sailed to Africa as a part-time job, adn the luggage was always srtictly checked. Lau then remarkes the snake had to have been smuggled in, and that bribing a privetly managed frieght ship would be the easiest way to do so. Ciel says that you would also have to have close connections with an African business. Arthur replies that if they were talking about Africa, it'd have to imported products like gold and diamonds, before realising that Woodley was the president of a diamond polishing company. Woodley, shocked claimes that it wasn't him and treis to place the blame on Lau, who is the head of a trading company. Lau calmly remarkes that his company doesn't do business with African companys.
+Charles speakes up, saying it was a bit much to decide the killer based on where the snake had come from. Woodley laches onto this asking about Siemens murder, to which he has an alibi. Jeremy however commets that his alibi might not mean much, putting forth thet idea that Siemens corpse was not actually a corpse when they found it. Arthur replies that there was no heartbeat and there was blood on his chest when Siemens was found, and Jeremy asks if Arthur had carefully inspected teh wound. Arthur adimits becuase it was dark, that he did not.
+Jeremy then puts forth the idea that Siemens took an tetrodotoxin that would place him in a death-like state similar to Juliet's from the Shakespeare play Romeo and Juliet. Arthur commets that tetrodotoxin is the piosion that puffer fish and octopuses carry. Jeremy then suggests that the ffaint smell of the sea he smelt while investigatine Siemens corpse was from the poision that Siemens ingested. Jeremy then asks the guests why the sent of posion would come from someone who had been stabbed to death, and Ciel answers that it was a set up, cuasing Charles to look at Ciel in alarm. Jeremy agrees, and says that Siemens drank the posion, got rid of the bottle and pretended to be dead, probably figuring out that people without specific medical knowldege wouldn't examine the wound on his chest closely, thus allowing deception to work temporarly. Arthur apologizes for not examing more closely, but Jeremy says that when he examined Siemens body, he had defentaly beed stabbed to death. Arthur realizes that looking at the situation, the real killer probably wanted to lure Ciel into a trap.
+Jeremy then replies that it is impossible for them to know weather Siemens was an accomplice, becuase Siemens had been intoxicated, the killer may have simply invited Siemens to "give everyone a good scare" or something simialr. Ciel states that he and Siemens had never met before, and thus Siemens had no reason for wanted to lure Ciel into a trap, and for them to look at Siemens having been used and then silenced by being killed. Jeremy then declares that there would have been many chances to talk Siemens during the buffet party, to which Woodley declares that anyone could have eged Siemens on. Jeremy says that they could inquire as to what everyone talked about with Siemens, but decides not to, as "Humans are lying creatures." Charles respondes to this by saying that Jeremy could be lying as well and asks that if Siemens had drunk poision, then where had the bottle gone. Ciel says that he would have gotten rid of it in a place that no one would examin right away, for example the fire. Baldroy agrees, remebering the "ridiculous amount of wood" in the fire when they found Siemens courpse.
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