Also I remember when Lizzie found out that O!Ciel was pretending to be his brother, she said something about that if the younger twin would have come back as himself and not his brother, she wouldn't have cared. While I think Lizzie has every right to be mad at O!Ciel for lying to her for three years, I was kinda angry at her for saying that? Like does ANYONE IN THIS FRANCHISE CARE FOR THIS KID?
Hi, anon! Iâve been sitting on this ask for a while because I wanted to give sufficient thought to my answer before making a reply, so I apologize for the delay! In brief, saying that Lizzy doesnât care about O!Ciel is a blatantly false statement and ignores the complexities of her inner turmoil in the chapter you mentioned (144: âThe Butler, Under Arrestâ).
Itâs true that Lizzy bonded more deeply with R!Ciel during the kidsâ childhood, but thatâs a product of circumstance. In addition to having more robust health, which meant that he was more active and hence made for an easier playmate, R!Ciel was Lizzyâs fiancĂŠâof course sheâd be encouraged to spend more time with him. If anything, I think the adults are the real parties to blame for O!Cielâs feelings of marginalization. If they had made more of an effort to ensure he was included in all the childrenâs activities, Iâm sure our warm-hearted Lizzy would have developed greater affection for him.
Moreover, consider her initial reaction to finding out that R!Ciel is âaliveâ:
As Lizzy explains to Edward, âMy first thought was not âOh, Iâm so happy!â But rather, âWhat should I do?ââ If she truly didnât give a damn about O!Ciel, we would expect her to toss him aside upon learning the truth. But notice the bottom panel: Sheâs positioned between the two twins, loyalties torn, and her figure cracks and crumbles in imitation of her shattered heart. Even though Lizzy didnât recognize O!Ciel as âthe spareâ when he returned from the cult, she now has history with him, such as the moment on the Campania when he accepted her authentic self. Lizzyâs knowledge that he stole his older brotherâs identity doesnât automatically eradicate those memories she made with the younger twin.
But now to get to the heart of the matter: The allegation that she wouldnât have cared if O!Ciel had been honest from the beginning.
Lizzy tells her brother that, âIâm not sure I couldâve said something like, âIâm glad that at least youâve returned to us alive,â and meant it. If he hadnât lied...
âI wish Ciel had survived instead.â
Such a heartless thought might have popped into my head.â
Hereâs the thing that I believe a lot of the folks who bash Lizzy fail to acknowledgeâhumans as a general rule are biased creatures. Thatâs not right, and itâs not fair, but itâs our natural inclination. If your significant otherâs or best friendâs life was placed in peril alongside that of a casual acquaintance who you liked, and only one of the two could survive, your gut instinct would be for your most cherished person to make it out alive. Kuroshitsuji isnât about saintly characters who do no wrong whatsoever; even sunny souls like Elizabeth Midfordâs possess patches of shade.
In addition, we are not defined solely by our thoughtless, ignoble impulses, but by our responses to them. And how does Lizzy react when sheâs forced to acknowledge this hurtful partiality where the twins are concerned, her past selfâs failure to value O!Ciel? She sobs her eyes out. She is wracked with guilt. She views herself as an âawful person.â
Does the picture of anguish above look like the face of a girl who doesnât care? Assuming O!Ciel truly meant nothing to her, I doubt that Lizzyâs conscience would torment her this way.
We do not tolerate Elizabeth Midford slander in this household. Yes, sheâs angry, frightened, confused, and flawed...but sheâs also one of the kindest and most self-sacrificial characters in this manga, and despite his betrayal, I maintain that she does care for our boi.
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