The Butler, Dressed For Travel (その執事、旅装, Sono Shitsuji, Ryosō) is Chapter 211 of the Kuroshitsuji manga.
Summary[]
Finnian rushes to Oliver and grabs him when the F.O.L. Orphanage staff begin to shoot at them. One bullet hits Finnian's leg right before he jumps into the water with Oliver. The staff members are stunned that they would try escaping through the drainage system. They do not bother to follow them though, believing that they will either turn back or drown as the orphanage was designed to kill its students.
Finnian and the elder students swim through the drainage until they reach bars that block the way up and out. Seeing the bars, Theodore momentarily despairs, but Finnian then pushes him away. Using his unnatural strength, Finnian bends the bars and creates an opening for Mabel, Artie, Theodore, and Oliver to swim through. Finnian, however, has been losing blood, and after overexerting himself, he feels his body going numb. He cannot swim anymore; weakly, he reaches for the exit and thinks of Sebastian and Ciel.
Right before Finnian loses consciousness and is swallowed by the dark water, Artie and Theodore take his hand and pull him up. Finnian asks them why they saved him, but they tell him to "shut up" as they still need to get to the banks.
Oliver and Mabel are already waiting for them at the riverbank and help them out; Oliver also hugs Finnian in gratitude. Afterward, Theodore tells Finnian that, as they could not secure any evidence of the orphanage's doings, Scotland Yard would not believe them. Theodore knows everything though; thus, he asks Finnian to take him, Mabel, Artie, and Oliver to his master. Finnian agrees.
As they make their way away from F.O.L. Orphanage, they pass the windmill. When Finnian sees it, he remembers how he pointed it out to Snake on the day of their arrival and cries over his lost friend.
Earlier that month before they set out for their respective missions, Sebastian exchanged the attire Lau gave him with his usual butler uniform. This pleased him as "the smell of sewers" was now gone. A moment later, Ran-Mao and several other of Lau's girls arrived to bring them Sebastian's order of clothes.
Sebastian later brought the boxes to Ciel who was surprised to see that he ordered a complete set of clothes from Nina, reminding him that he had no money anymore. Sebastian did not allow himself to be deterred though, pointing out that Ciel could simply pay Nina more for the clothes after he reclaimed his title from his brother. Then, as Sebastian dressed Ciel in his new outfit, he explained that Ciel could not dress in clothes "reeking of opium" and that he needed appropriate clothes for his "leisurely holiday at a luxurious resort" in Brighton. Most importantly, "Earl Phantomhive" must dress in the finest bespoke at all times.
When Ciel was dressed, he took his walking cane from Sebastian and said it was now time for the "return match." Ciel and Sebastian then headed to the others.
Characters in Order of Appearance[]
- Finnian
- Oliver
- Theodore
- Artie
- Mabel
- Snake (memory only)
- Sebastian Michaelis (flashback only)
- Ran-Mao (flashback only)
- Ciel Phantomhive (flashback only)