Black butler / Toboso, Yana

"When students fail to return home from an English boarding school that numbers several elite bloodlines among its student body, Earl Ciel Phantomhive and his indomitable butler, Sebastian, infiltrate the lush grounds and stately halls of this distinguished house of learning at Her Majesty's behest. The butler takes on the role of tutor, his master that of student-- parts to which both are more than just a little accustomed. As their dorm lives of deceit begin, they turn their eyes upon the conspicuous and colourful waistcoats of the four school prefects, from whose attention nothing at the school escapes" -- from publisher's web site.

"Escaping the wolves in sheep's clothing of Wolfsschlucht, Earl Ciel Phantomhive, unstoppable butler Sebastian, and the rest of the Phantomhive household abscond with the Emerald Witch. They take refuge in the hideaway of an old family friend--Diedrich, the late Vincent Phantomhive's schoolmate and confidant. But as preparations are made for the passage home to England, word of the Undertaker and his odd behaviour hangs over the proceedings. What little memory could have tripped up the ever-jovial reaper, causing his chartreuse eyes to well with tears...?"--Back cover.

"His matchless brother Sebastian having discovered the artifice of the curse that reigns over Wolfsschlucht, Earl Ciel Phantonhive absconds with the village's precious Emerald Witch and her ultimate spell. But his actions are most unwelcome, and the villagers bare their true fangs at house Phantomhive. As the precocious aristocrat of evil attempts to make his escape from the forest, a monster cloaked in olive drab trundles ever nearer, taking aim at the back of the fleeting earl..."--Back cover.

Having successfully infiltrated the Noah's Ark Circus, Ciel and Sebastian start looking for the missing children. When one man's identity proves difficult to uncover, Ciel sets Sebastian to the task, but he may not be prepared for the mysterious butler's methods.

When Queen Victoria's butlers commandeer Phantomhive Manor for a lavish banquet in the name of Her Majesty, Sebastian has no problem with the arrangements, but even the unflappable butler is shaken by the havoc created by the evenings attendees.

In order to get an audience with the headmaster of Weston College Earl Ciel Phantomhive must win the annual cricket tournament and recieve an invite to the Midnight Tea Party.

After the person responsible for the "absolute salvation" of the Aurora Society is revealed, Sebastian is struck by the death scythe of an unforseen combatant in the ensuing battle, a blow which even the infallible manservant feels. Includes the story of how a devil became butler to the young earl.

When London's Whitechapel is terrorized by Jack the Ripper's killing spree, Queen Victoria commands young earl Ciel Phantomhive and his extraordinary butler Sebastian to investigate, which leads to a surprise that shatters a precious truth for Ciel.