[Ciel freezes for a moment. It's probably the first time anyone has ever thought of him as a hero and he can't help but laugh softly. And then shake his head.]

Maybe just then. We operate outside of the law, to the point where we're called Villainous Nobles. Anything that plagues the Queen, it's my duty to have it dealt with.

[It's not pleasant but he might as well be honest, right?]