[Black Butler] REVERSI

The man's temptations again and again made him numb.The boy put his hand towards the demon's left chest, and put his ear to listen to the movement there.

There is no rhythmic pulsation, and no sound can be heard. It is just a false shell, which is not filled with the organs that humans should have.The boy raised his head in disappointment and left the man.

"Sure enough, it's heartless."

"...Because I'm a devil." With a chuckle, the man was very indifferent to the boy's sarcasm.

He said his race as a matter of course, and took off his gloves.The clear and eye-catching seal of the contract echoes the engraving on the boy's left chest.The young man pursed his lips, endured the burning and stinging pain of the engraving, and glared at the man.

"go back!"

"...Of order." Taking back the gloves, he put on a respectful posture, and the man committed himself to the back, keeping a corresponding master-servant distance from the boy.After the boy sat down firmly, he drove back.

Once again, the man became busy. In order not to let the boy feel bored during the three days of preparing for the dance, the man specially collected many interesting little things for the boy to enjoy.

Among them, the boy is most interested in an old camera.

It was a camera used at the end of his life by William Henry Fox Talbot, a British scientist and one of the developers of photographic technology.Although it was once missing, it appeared in the "toys" collected by the man for the boy.

There is a strange legend about this camera: Anyone who uses this camera to shoot a person may capture that person's most beloved existence.

Although the rumors describe it as miraculous, this camera also has a drawback.

It is said that when using this camera to take pictures, the subject must remain still for more than ten seconds. If he does not keep still for ten seconds, the picture will be blurred and unclear.

This is a tangled and troublesome thing, but out of curiosity, the boy still conducted an experiment, and the first person to bear the brunt was the demon around him.

In this monopolized and isolated haunted house, the only living creatures are teenagers and men.A boy cannot experiment on himself, so he chooses a man.

Pulling off the collar to reveal the seal of the contract, the young man held his chin and lightly tapped the coffin lid.

"Damon."

In less than half a minute, the man opened the door.

It was obvious that he was in a hurry to get in front of the young man, but the man didn't see any distress at all, there was no sweat on his clean forehead, and he didn't seem to be panting for a while.

"Master, what are your orders?"

"Stand there and don't move." Commanded, the boy pointed the camera at the man.Soon, the upside-down world reflected the capable and tall figure of the devil.

"Ten, nine, eight... three, two... that's it." Counting the seconds, the photo was perfectly taken with the cooperation of the man. The young man waved his hand to signal the man to leave, but unexpectedly he didn't hear him go away. footsteps.

The man stood there quietly without moving.The long and narrow eyes were slightly closed, and the ink at the bottom of the pupils could not be melted away.After a long while, he opened his mouth, and met the boy's puzzled gaze, and narrated another fact.

The so-called 'beloved beings' are things that no longer exist in this world, that is, the dead.And the devil itself doesn't belong to this world, so if the boy uses that camera to shoot him, nothing will be shown.

In an instant, like a bamboo basket fetching water, the boy was exhausted.

Lying on the coffin lid in disappointment, watching the man approach step by step, let him pick up the camera on the coffin lid.

"Although I can't let the young master see the so-called 'beloved existence', on the contrary, the young master can use himself to confirm the truth of the legend." The man held up the camera and pulled the young man into the lens little by little.

"No need, I'm not interested." Covering the camera, the boy grabbed the camera from the man's hand and willfully threw it aside.The zero resistance at that moment made the young man more sure of the man's temptation. Facing the smirking devil, the young man curled his lips and waved off the guest.

This time, the man wisely stopped joking, closed the door silently, and exited the room.

The young man who had suffered a lot, didn't make any big moves, he accepted the man's three meals a day with afternoon tea and supper, and honestly stayed out of the door until the day of the dance.

In the early morning, the boy was arranged early and sat in the room with nothing to do.The dance will be held all day long, and the guests have entered the venue one after another.

In the mansion with few people, apart from the man who is a fake 'user', there is only him, the owner who has nothing to do and can only add to the chaos.However, the expected chaos did not happen, and the man took care of it in an orderly manner without neglecting it.

Across the vines, the boy observed the guests entering the venue. The cover of the dark object allowed the boy to hide himself well from outsiders, but there were exceptions.

When facing the deacon in black, the boy was not surprised. After all, compared to ordinary humans, demons have much more sensitive perceptions in all aspects. It is easy to find a living person like him.

The boy nodded in a friendly manner and continued to observe.The person walking in front of Mr. Deacon was wearing the most popular banquet attire nowadays, and in order to fit the theme of the dance, he also made up a small part of his makeup.The delicate mask covered half of the boy's good-looking face, and even the glaring black eye patch added a sense of mystery to it appropriately.

Being able to go out to attend this dance during the non-social season, the boy guessed that the deacon must have played a big role in this. If not, how could the earl who was tired of going out come to visit him.

It wasn't until the earl disappeared from sight that the boy came back to his senses.Estimating the time, he went downstairs.

Downstairs, there were full of guests, and the atmosphere of the scene was good due to the cultivation of the aristocrats, and those reserved fake smiles almost never fell.The corners of the lips are drawn, and the arc is perfect, all revealing the results of systematic training.

Hearing the movement, they turned their heads one after another, and the young man walked down the stairs calmly holding on to one handrail.Stepping on the red carpet, he pulled the corners of his lips and grinned in an official way.

His eyes searched for the man, but he inadvertently met the count.Time freezes, the boy can't turn his eyes away.Seeing this, the man hurriedly stood beside the boy, trying to smooth things over.

"It's my honor to invite you all today... This is my young master, and he is also the host of this ball." Introducing the young man, the man did not deliberately show weakness or lower himself because all the people present were nobles.He spoke the official language flatly and focused everyone's attention on one point.

The young man gathered his spirits, faced the crowd, bowed low and saluted, and only then did the crowd see the young man's face clearly.A few sketches added a touch of color to the young man's face, but the plain facial features still disappointed everyone a little.

Good family education prevented them from sighing loudly, and they whispered in pairs, discussing their initial impressions of the boy in low voices.

And those whispers were quickly broken. The young man greeted the noisy viscount, cleared his voice, and motioned for the man to announce the plan. As a result, the ball became no longer simple, and gradually became grand like an opening ceremony.In the applause of the guests, the dance officially started.

The boy did not refuse the viscount's invitation and stepped onto the dance floor.Different from the combination of a gentleman and a lady, the boy greeted the young earl, and while the deacon watched meaningfully, he extended an invitation.

"Can I have a dance with you?" The young man restrained his temper and asked sincerely, humbly using his honorific title.

The earl was slightly shaken by this, he frowned slightly, a little unhappy, but it was fleeting, as if he had an illusion.Putting on a smirk, he turned to the boy and was about to say no, but the deacon in black stopped him.

Turning sideways, the deacon leaned down and put his waist close to the Earl's ear, whispered a few words, and at the same time accepted the young man's invitation without waiting for the Earl's reaction.

"You are welcome, my young master is very honored by this."

"Sebastian Sauce!"

"Young Master, you can dance a song next time. Didn't you just practice these few days? Now is the time to test the results." The deacon Jun Xun Xun persuaded, and when he met the young man's eyes, he returned a touch of friendliness.

"It's rare to have people of the same age around, don't be shy, young man."

"you!"

The Earl would never have thought that he would be betrayed by the demon next to him on this day. With a forced smile, he put away his reluctance, walked off the dance floor, and took a step ahead of the "young and promising" organizer in front of him. Stretched out his hand.

The young man didn't think much about the girl's step dance he was about to do. Even if the earl seized the opportunity and wanted to see his awkward reaction, he remained calm.

Covering his hands, the young man consciously leaned close to the earl, letting him wrap his arms around his waist.This kind of close-fitting dance can easily find favorable opportunities for those with strong vengeance.The young man carefully checked his feet, trying to estimate when the count would step on him.When I was distracted, I felt a tightness in my waist.

"Shouldn't you be looking at each other when you're dancing? Or do you think I'll use this song..." The earl didn't say the whole thing, but the young man already knew it.Seeing his only exposed eye narrowed slightly, the young man smiled, and went straight to smoothing his hair.

"The Earl was joking, I never thought of it that way. And I don't think the Earl would do such a disrespectful thing, because..." The young man watched the count's expression change, and spoke carefully.

"You, a nobleman, are better educated and educated than me as a commoner, not to mention such a simple dance step, it must be absolutely impossible for the earl to make mistakes." To put it bluntly, the young man did not leave a way out for the earl , but the earl's reaction was far beyond the boy's expectations.

"You... your voice?!"

"!"

His shocked expression made the young man feel bad, covering his mouth, the young man was a little flustered.Speaking directly in front of the Earl without any false voice training was the biggest hole he dug in his own grave.

How does this end...