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Heavy is the chest wearing the flower, at least if that chest belongs to Ciel Phantomhive, and the flower signifies his admission into the coveted P4 set. As I mentioned before, Ciel is used to being at the top of the food chain in both his life and work, but now, as a mere hired hand (even a non-character, less than the householder's toiler), he is more than that. closer to the bottom. That means he has to be more careful in his attitude: if he has to appear sweet and willing to get to this point then he better do more once he gets there . After all, taking off Maurice's mask got him into trouble and Ciel doesn't want to fall into his own trap.
You can see that being a good boy is not easy or natural. he. He did a good job of being quiet while in the gazebo with P4, at least about things like”don't give Violet's sketch game”, but later it was confirmed that his efforts To be subtle about Derrick failed. missing brand. That's right, he's on a mission from the queen (and kudos to Edward for figuring it out), which requires Ciel to keep playing a role but persistently asking literally everyone about a random student is not subtle. Even if Derrick's family wasn't a few rungs higher than his on the aristocratic ladder—and he was related to Queen Victoria, so he came from a royal ducal family—there were it seemed a bit odd that he waited until he had the P4 to start asking about him. To be fair, Ciel may have assumed they believed he was looking for Derrick before and was just asking the question again his own, but that was almost too naive for the young Phantomhive. If the prefects are suspicious (and at least one is), any mention of Derrick will raise eyebrows given their claims of “more people moving home.” seemed to be followed by something that was not said,”especially around that time.”Derrick delivered, which of course had nothing to do with covering something up.”
It's strange that they all discuss Derrick in the past tense. As I understand it, Derrick wasn't missing that long, just long enough for his parents and the queen to start worrying. But the Prefects (and not, as Ciel notes, their wretches) all act as if he's gone forever, or at least long enough that they don't think about him often. This could be a misdirection that does not take into account Ciel's curiosity and determination. However, it still creates a distinct sense of suspicion because it implies that all the hard work may have been changed by whatever happened. The fact that people's responses also involved some variation of the phrase “The headmaster did it” is also noteworthy; it could very well be his calling (and it probably is), but it could still be read as an easy way to write down Derrick's fate—well, it's the Principal's calling , so there's nothing we can do. Let's go play cricket.
Of course, the question is why did the Headmaster enter, and what about Violet Wolf Hall makes it a good place to hide someone? Ciel's plan is a pretty good one in that respect because as drastic as “throwing an oil lamp into a crowded building”, if Derrick is in there and alive there is a very good chance he will come out. outside. Otherwise, he will either die or be a prisoner, both of which are big problems. Bluewer and Clayton were both already suspicious of Ciel, so maybe he should have left the front gate of Violet Wolf Hall before everyone started walking out (or at least switched to bathrobes), but a little doubtful will not happen. prevent him from finding out what's going on.
I bet that no matter what, someone will try their best to stop him. How lucky he was to have someone who came up with quotes about death not being the end of it.
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