Black Butler, Vol 6

Toboso, Yana. Black Butler, Vol 6. 2011. 173p. ISBN 978-0-316-08430-7. Available in the graphic novels section of the library.

Children of all classes have gone missing, and Ciel Phantomhive has been tasked by the Queen to discover who is behind it all and, if at all possible, rescue those children who are still alive. Inquiries into the underworld indicate that none of the children have died. Suspicions fall on Noah’s Ark Traveling Circus, an act that moves from city to city, leaving in its wake a throng of missing children but no clues or corpses. Sebastian and Ciel elaborate a strategy to infiltrate the circus. They will both join the circus.

But the circus is not what it seems. Every member has lost a limb or more, and has received enhanced prostheses. Some of them also have strange powers, like the ability to talk to snakes. And the acts, such as the tightrope and the knife throw, can be deadly. When Ciel discovers a secret letter describing him, he knows someone is aware of his true identity, and that he is now in danger. Will Sebastian be able to save the young Phantomhive heir?

The story continues in Black Butler, Vol. 7.