Black Butler X (Malleus) Reader

Chapter 34

-3rd POV-

"Well, now that the professor has gone home...I shall see to luncheon—"

"Wait." Ciel cut his butler off, "I kept silent because it seemed like you purposely didn't want to bring it up in front of him, but...you haven't yet explained how Phelps's murder occurred."

"Ohh! Quite right!" Sebastian put his clenched hand on top of his palm, "Actually, we had another visitor at the manor in addition to our invited guests."

His eye widen, "What?!"

"As I was not expecting him, I showed him to these special accommodations here." He took a chained box from under the table.

"Wha—?! The killer is in here...?!"

"Yes."

"...Let me see what's inside."

"Are you sure?"

"Don't put on airs. Open it!" He said, standing from his seat.

"Very well." The butler crouched down to take off the chains and open the box.

Snakes lurched at the earl, startling him, as his butler caught them.

Ciel was about to fall, but a hand kept him up, making him look up in surprise, "Mother!"

(Y/n) softly smiled at him, "I heard commotion so I had to come." She said.

"They seem to bear you plenty of ill will, young master." Sebastian said, smiling, "Which is why I asked..."Are you sure?""

The two looked at the box.

"Y-You're—! Snake!" The earl said, shocked to see the male, who only glared at the teen, before looking over at the female and his eyes soften a bit.

"Mister Phelps's true murderer...the thirteenth person really did exist." The butler said.

-Small Flashback-

Sebastian was cutting up the vegetables and everything for breakfast, still bloodied, before he perked up at the sound of something, "It seems we have an uninvited guest." He clapped, taking out his pocket-watch which was still early.

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"Uaaah...! Help meee...!" Phelps struggled to say, "Aah...! Oh! Ugh..." He crawled towards the butler, who seemed to be staring at the snake that slithered into the vent, "Hel..."

The butler only walked out, listening closely to where the snake was heading, before looking at the greenhouse and going in.

Snakes came down, biting and coiling around him, squeezing him.

"Well, well...It has been a while..." He said, looking up at the person who walked up, "Mister Snake."

"I was born on Queimada Island, and my poison can kill any human in thirty seconds. So why aren't you dead yet? —Says Webster." Snake said.

"I am the butler of the Phantomhive family. It goes without saying that I can withstand a poison of this potency."

-End of Flashback-

"Why are you here...?!" Ciel questioned the tied up male, who had the cloth around his mouth removed by the butler.

"The day after Black and Smile snuck into the tents of Joker and the other first-stringers, they all went missing. It must have been your doing! —Says Wilde. So I followed the scent of Smile's costume and went after him...—Says Oscar." Snake said.

A snake slithered up to (Y/n)'s foot, making her look and smile softly, before she crouched down to let it slither up her arm and around her shoulders.

-Small Flashback-