Of course he presents himself this way. Demon he may be, he's still a butler to the core. After all, this is what his master requires him to be, it was the form fitting to serve a young lord. He had faltered once before due to the influence of the coral but that was still no excuse. The fact his master had summoned him back meant his duties were to resume, not just as the young earl's eyes and ears but as his butler. This time, there would be no mistakes. It didn't suit a servant of the house of Phantomhive.

If Sebastian had anything to say about it, he didn't show it. There was no snark, no sarcasm, no backtalk. Well, not while his master's talking at least. It wouldn't be them without a little challenge after all. "Perfectly clear, my lord." he replied simply, never once raising his head. "However, if one may say... It seems you've done rather well for yourself during our time apart."