Chapter 22

## Chapter Guide

**"Five New Pairs"** (五 (ご) 対 (つい) の新 (しん) 人 (じん) , *Gotsui no Shinjin*?) is the twenty-second chapter of the Shadows House manga series. It is adapted into Episode 5 of the anime.

## Summary

Shaun's Shadow master, John, wears a fake pair of glasses in an attempt to get Shaun to wear his to fix his poor eyesight. The two decide to drop the idea and turn in for the night with Shaun giving a goodnight kiss. Rum watches as her master, Shirley, go to sleep and fails to give her a kiss which she despairs over in her room. Ricky and his Shadow master, Patrick, go over the fellow pairs they will be meeting within their Debut, nicknaming them all with insults. In the morning, Lou has makeup put on her by Louise. The pairs all walk down to the Passageway of Glory where they meet the overseer of their debut, Edward, who asks why the hallway is so long. Lou and Ricky answer correctly: "It is not something Living Dolls should think about.".

With this, the Debut has officially begun.

## Plot

Shaun's Shadow master, John, approaches Shaun and asks him to sleep early as their Debut is tomorrow but the Doll stubbornly refuses. John asks him why he doesn't wear his glasses with Shaun replying that he can get around fine with his ears and nose as well as to get used to not wearing glasses when he has to act as John's face. He then points out John is wearing glasses, although they are only the frames which the Shadow asked from a Veiled Doll, John did this as a way for Shaun to have a reason to wear glasses. Shaun turns down this idea as he feels it is wrong for a Shadow to mimic their Doll to John's displeasure but he backs down, asking Shaun to sleep early in exchange for John dropping the idea. Giving John a goodnight kiss, the two turn in for the night. In Shirley's room, Rum fails to interact with her master and despairs over her looming failure in the Debut but is slightly comforted by the thought of Emilico. Ricky and his master, Patrick, discuss the members of their upcoming debutante class: "Disgrace" (Shaun), "Incompetent" (Rum), and "Flower Garden" (Emilico) with Ricky simply dismissing Lou. The two note that their class seems dull in comparison to themselves, believing they will be recognised by Lord Grandfather for their talents.

In the morning, Lou has makeup applied to her face by Louise, her master. Louise fawns over her Doll and accidentally gets soot on Lou when she tries to touch Lou's face with her hands, frantically having to redo the makeup. The Dolls wear black veils over their heads and gather in front of the Passageway of Glory where they meet Edward, the adult overseer of their Debut. During the walk into the Debut space, Edward asks the Dolls why the hallway is so long, with Emilico and Shaun answering "for the peace of mind" and "security" respectively. Ricky and Lou instead answer that it is something Living Doll's should not think about which Edward approves. Shaun and Emilico realise that their meeting with the Master Robe has given them wrong thoughts as Kate gives off soot to Emilico's nervousness. Edward opens the door at the end, beginning the Debut.

## Characters

1. Shaun
2. Ricky
3. Rum
4. Emilico
5. Lou
6. John (Debut)
7. Shirley (Debut)
8. Patrick (Debut)
9. Louise (Debut)
10. Kate
11. Edward (Debut)
12. Master Robe (Mentioned)

## Trivia

* All the main characters are introduced in this chapter.