The Phantomhive-owned Ludlow Castle is being renovated into a hotel, but when Ciel gets word that the contractors want to quit because the place is haunted, he and Sebastian head over to the castle to get to the bottom of it. They encounter the ghosts of King Edward V and his brother, Richard, who were supposedly assassinated there 400 years ago. Ciel plays a game of chess with Edward V, with ownership of the castle at stake. However, Ciel loses and loses Sebastian in the process. Ciel tries to solve the mystery of the ghosts on his own...