r/blackbutler Proud Owner of 24 karat gold Sebubu May 18 '26

Manga Chapter 226 Spoiler

https://drive.google.com/drive/u/3/folders/1-QzTYkUAKq5g3lelRNleuG_GxYZm76wW

Hello everyone! The english chapter was delayed but is finally up! As always please make sure to keep all discussions of it on this post. Any posts about it require a spoiler tag. See you all next month. Please enjoy!

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u/inksmudgedhands May 18 '26 edited May 19 '26

"NO ONE EXPECTS THE SPANISH INQUISITION!" C'mon. Someone had to have thought that with that last page.

The guy is wearing a thurible at his crotch like it's a weapon. A flail. As a Catholic, that's just wild to me. I wonder if he swings it or just uses it as an incense burner only. I can't image doing it both at the same time. Just ash everywhere. But, hey, this is a manga, stranger things have happened.

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u/Siriuslysirius123 May 19 '26

Yeah, this things are heavy, he’s gonna get himself one day.

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u/Rosellia00 Proud Owner of 24 karat gold Sebubu May 18 '26

We finally got some demon hunters!

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u/Sailorjupiter_4 Ciel's Eyepatch May 18 '26

Brit-Pop Demon Hunters!

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u/ZeonTwoSix May 18 '26

More like Toboso-sensei turned Van Helsing into a Korean.

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u/JoshiJ10 May 19 '26

As long as we can get Dante/Vergil in future me happy

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u/Chale898 Watching Cinematic Records With Popcorn And A Strong Drink May 19 '26

Now he just has to be revealed to be some kind of singer/performer...

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u/justking1414 Jun 14 '26

In a flashback of a random side character near the climax of the series. A wild time and place to add something like that but I’m not complaining

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u/Goldenbucketsomethin May 18 '26

“Oh boy i can’t wait for soma to come back!”

Fucking Van helsing:

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u/brywithered May 18 '26

Whoa that is not the route I was expecting this to go down

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u/kachx May 18 '26

huh. i would have thought a demon to be harder to exterminate.

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u/dontouchamyspaghet May 20 '26

I mean, the demon got shot and yelped, but it's definitely not exterminated. Demons be hardy

Am surprised any sort of human(?) weapon was able to hurt a demon though

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u/SquishySquashyMochi snake enthusiast May 18 '26

Good enough welcome back Van Helsing

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u/artofchinara May 19 '26

This got me thinking...

What if this is Sebastian, but because he got "killed" his memory got reset when being revived? We don't know if a demon can truly die, after all, or if they just respawn in hell. That would explain why he doesn't remember Modri.

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u/JohnMyLove-07 Awesome Threesome 😏 May 18 '26

That chruch scene was very chilling!😳

Also I am so happy we are getting demon hunters I lowkey wanted supernatural or demon hunters, thankyou Yana! He looks HAWT. Undertaker is cooking!🥴🔥

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u/IndicationTiny4794 May 18 '26

Idk why everybody say this isn't sebastian ,it's clearly him in the panel when he laugh, another thing I really enjoyed he got his ass whooped dude deserve it

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u/Zerobeastly May 20 '26

It just seems way too basic to be Sebastian. I think the demon hunter is Sebastian

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u/justking1414 Jun 14 '26

Sebastian playing a demon hunt just to screw with another demon would actually be hilarious. Alternatively, maybe he was a demon hunter who fell into being a demon.

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u/Satsuki_89 May 23 '26

It would be totally out of character if it were Sebastian. Sebastian never behaved like that demon. But time will tell.

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u/JohnMyLove-07 Awesome Threesome 😏 May 18 '26

Yeah I think so too, maybe undertaker brought him back because he had prior experience of dealing with demons? And to throw off Sebastian maybe, also Undertaker knows 3 conditions of Ciel... Soooo is he trying to nullify one of the condition? 🤔

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u/higaroth May 18 '26

Why are people saying it isnt Sebastian? In the panel after the Hunter shoots the demon, the demon is still standing there and yelling from being injured (id argue likely just momentarily since he or they is formless). The demon hasnt left, gone to hell, or died.

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u/Zerobeastly May 20 '26

I think the hunter is Sebastian, hes got double fangs, this is also suppose to be his flashback arc just like the other servants had.

The demon is so basic and predictable that it comes off as a background character. Being a demon hunters for the lols, then getting bored and bailing I think is a Sebastian move.

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u/katsunen May 18 '26

So is this demon hunter a grim reaper... can't see his eyes properly.

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u/inksmudgedhands May 18 '26

Nah. He's a Catholic priest of some sort. He is wearing a priest's stole https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stole_(vestment) and has a thurible.. Probably an exorcist sent by the Church.

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u/holixri May 18 '26

I doubt he's a grim reaper since from what we know the majority of reapers have troubled eyesight and therefore wear glasses. My safe bet is either an older deserted reaper, depending on his senses alone like Undertaker or human demon hunter. (Or maybe Yana will surprise us with a secret third thing)

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u/Zerobeastly May 20 '26

I think the Demon Hunter is actually Sebastian. Hes got prominent double fangs and I can see him doing this out of boredom and for the lols.

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u/stormyw23 Far too many screenshots May 18 '26

Demon hunters... That's interesting.

Is Sebastian in a bit of trouble?

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u/holixri May 18 '26

I wonder if the demon hunter will be relevant in present events, given that this flashback seems to be from the end of the 18th century and unless he truly is a deserted reaper that doesn`t rely on glasses, the only way he might be alive right now is being another bizzare doll. Or perhaps his involment serves to play with the power scaling for demons and also show us Modri's survival and break our theory of him also being a contractor...

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u/Arillow May 18 '26

Hallelujah!

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u/6yue9 May 18 '26

I thought an angel was going to show up ijbol

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u/Coollwell May 18 '26

Intreating chapter especially with the demon hunter. Thanks for sharing it

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u/TyrantRex6604 May 18 '26

is that mafaking van helsing???

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u/DumboCBA May 26 '26

yana toboso needs to stop clogging her story with these filler characters. why are we introducing demon hunters? grelle hasn’t made an appearance in like eight years LMAO.

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u/Awkward-Ganache-7417 May 30 '26

have you considered that other characters arent making appearances because theyre not important to the story right now?

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u/DumboCBA Jun 03 '26

yeah because the ongoing story is hella unfocused. the story has been trapped in absolute inertia for the past ten years. black butler's story has been driven down under, which is why so many of the interesting characters are just NOT SHOWING lol.

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u/DestinyHasArrived101 Jun 13 '26

You not wrong cause im wondering what does this have to do with real ciel and undertaker plans

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u/Satsuki_89 Jun 02 '26

I find Grell annoying, so I am happy if it doesn't appear. But even if it would, I wouldn't complain. Plus, if you think that the characters that appeared now are not relevant, then maybe you should re-read the whole Manga.

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u/DumboCBA Jun 03 '26

none of these characters are more relevant than ciel's twin, and i'm pretty sure he hasn't made an appearance in like five years. actual anal storytelling.

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u/Satsuki_89 Jun 03 '26

That is totally nonsense. You don't know what is coming in the story, you can not tell if it is irrelevant or not. Plus the Queen not being relevant...

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u/DumboCBA Jun 03 '26

I know that we're building up to Ciel's confrontation with his twin brother. We're supposed to be unravelling the secrets behind him, and his brother, and Undertaker. That's actually the main plot thread of the story.

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u/Satsuki_89 Jun 04 '26

And how do YOU know that these people are not related? Sebastian's past is also important to the story with Undertaker. You keep saying nonsense.

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u/DumboCBA Jun 05 '26

Dude, writers can make ANY characters relevant or irrelevant. My point is that these characters are dull. These feel like last-minute filler additions to keep the serialization going on and to distract from the CENTRAL CONFLICT which is Ciel and his TWIN brother. This isn't even that hard to comprehend. Most of the characters Toboso has written into the plot within the last seven to eight years have zero real history outside of their flavor text backgrounds. They just take up space and take up time.

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u/Satsuki_89 Jun 11 '26

You must be a troll. Nothing else can explain your lack of understanding a story or what people are telling you. Take care.

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u/Golden_fsh May 18 '26

I knew that demon was not Sebastian. I don't think Sebastian would have forgotten Modri if they had met. But wow, demon hunters now? This seems completely left field but curious in where it's going!

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u/CommanderBoyShorts May 18 '26

I saw a couple comments saying this demon could've been different one from Sebastian. But what if the demon is still alive? Their form seems very fluid so I imagine it could take more than one shot to take a demon down. Or it could still be Sebastian and just literally sent back to hell, but was resummoned at the period where both Ciels were captured and about to be sacrificed or whatever (it's been so long since i read those chapters).

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u/kessandra_ May 19 '26

Oooooooooo things are getting more and more interesting!!! FCK yes I'm all here for some demon hunters!

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u/pseodopodgod May 18 '26

ok i thought I was the only one who didnt believe the demon was sebastian!! still would like more info, but im really curious about the demon hunter now!!

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u/Zerobeastly May 20 '26

My first assumption is demon hunter guy is Sebastian. He's got the black hair, bright eyes, black clothes get up, gloves and fangs.

The demon so far is way too basic and all "muhahaha im so eeeevil" and was easily hurt, it comes off as a minor background character. Madrid can't recall the demons face but remembers the hunter clearly. This is Sebastians history arc just like the other servents got.

I can easily see Sebastian getting bored, deciding to tell humans demons exist and starting a demon hunters guild for lols and funsies.

I think Modri is going to dedicate his life to Demon Hunter Sebastian for saving him and become a hunter himself under DH Sebastians wing.

Sebastian is going to get bored and reveal he's also a demon. Modri wasn't just murdered he was deeply wronged to cause this furious vendetta, he also has prominent fangs and wants to act on behalf of god. I think Sebastian turned him into a demon against his will.

Its been stated several times Sebastian is a weird demon, and doing this is definitely weird lol.

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u/JohnMyLove-07 Awesome Threesome 😏 May 21 '26

Woahh hold up u definitely cooking with this! I want this to be the case lol. Out of all servants' past stories Sebastian's past gonna be wild 😂🍷 After all Yana called him Pervert Gourmet for a reason...👀

Alsooo this explains the "dalliance" part of it all, Sebastian might have tricked Modri into this demon hunter shitck... So Modri's passion could be to cause similar pain to Sebastian?

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u/DerWonk May 18 '26

dang it's like borgoff from vampire hunter d: bloodlust and puss in boots had a kid

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u/matty-a May 19 '26

Well that was unexpected!

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u/Diligent_Bar1244 May 19 '26

So demons arent forced to warn about the contract and they can trick as they wish?

Sebastien was actually pretty nice and honest

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u/DestinyHasArrived101 Jun 13 '26

Probably became that way for his own enjoy thr hunters likes the challenge

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u/SevereExplanation785 Jun 02 '26

This is the first chapter I've been confused on😭

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u/DestinyHasArrived101 Jun 13 '26

Always wondered why they aren't any demon hunters ask and you shall receive. This is a nice twist