Episode 19

* Episode
* Title Card
* End Card

## Episode Guide

**"Night Sky"** (夜 (よる) の空 (そら) , *Yoru no Sora*?) is the nineteenth episode of the *Shadows House* anime series and the sixth episode of the second season. It aired on August 13, 2022.

## Summary

Emilico and Shaun explore the manor while Kate meets up with her peers. They enter an attic and go through a window to the roof. The two talk about life outside the manor, theorizing possible family. Shaun theorizes that shadows may be the ones mimicking dolls, and the shadow's name is the doll's true one, though it fails to awaken any memories. The sky clears to show a starry sky, something the two remember from their time as humans. They resolve to see it again with all of their friends, including Rum. Back in the manor, a robed figure takes Emilico's map and claims to be neither an ally or an enemy. They disappear when Shaun approaches, and Emilico later tells this to Kate.

In the morning, the dolls are gathered in the great hall early in the morning. The Star Bearers enter with their shadow masters and start a rejoicing party. Emilico and Shaun drink the coffee due to the shadows also watching them. A horrified Kate listens to Emilico, who energetically goes to clean. Kate restrains Emilico to a chair but is confused to see her uncooperative and eventually gets her to sleep with a blindfold. She theorizes that Benjamin used his soot power to manipulate the emotions of the dolls to trick them into believing they drank the special coffee. John and Shaun decide to fix the Research Team's cabin to get information from the members, but only Jeremiah and Jeremy are present. Making a series of deductions, John accuses Jeremiah of being the culprit and goes to apprehend him, but is quickly pinned and gives off soot when Shaun is threatened. The seniors apologize for the misunderstanding and explain the nature of scorches before Oliver enters and asks John to come with him to the Star Bearers' conference room.

## Plot

While Kate was meeting with her peers, Emilico and Shaun explore the mansion to fill in the map and head up an attic. After reaching the roof through a window, the two wonder what life is like outside the mansion. Shaun realizes that the living doll's lifestyle makes them believe in themselves as artificial beings. He theorizes that shadows require human influence to create their identity, explaining Rum's failure in the Debut. They realize that disposed dolls are repurposed into veiled dolls, who wear mourning clothes as if to mourn over their masters. Seeing the relationship between shadows and dolls, Emilico and Shaun attempt to call each other by their original names which currently belong to their masters, though it fails to bring up memories. Emilico likes the name Kate gave her, and Shaun wonders how the shadow knows so much, but Emilico is reluctant to ask her. Suddenly, the clouds clear and reveal the starry sky, something both Emilico and Shaun remember from their time as humans. The two resolve to see the stars again with the rest of their friends, including Rum.

Back in the manor, a robed figure suddenly takes Emilico's map, calling the two of them entertaining. The robed figure claims to be not an ally or an enemy and disappears when Shaun finds Emilico, unable to see without his glasses. In Kate's room, Emilico tells Kate about the encounter, leaving both of them confused.

In the morning, the living dolls are woken up early and led to the great hall. The Star Bearers enter with their shadow masters, announcing a rejoicing party. With more eyes on them, Emilico and Shaun drink the coffee, and the party wraps up shortly after. Emilico tells this to a horrified Kate, calling the coffee bitter, and excitedly goes to clean despite Kate's orders. Kate distracts her with Rolly, tying her to a chair, and tries to get her to drink water. Seeing how Emilico is uncooperative, Kate leaves a soot eye mask on her, theorizing that Benjamin has a mental type of soot power, using it on the dolls to create a similar effect to the special coffee. After Emilico recovers, Kate meets up with John and Shaun, explaining her theory before separating. John and Shaun go to fix the wall of the Research Team's cabin to try and get information out of them, but only Jeremiah and Jeremy are present. After Jeremiah comments negatively on John's work on the wall, John makes a series of deductions and calls Jeremiah the culprit, pulling at a cloth that reveals a wall of scorches in cages. John attempts to apprehend him, but Jeremiah sprouts several arms with his soot power and quickly pins him. Jeremy manages to pin Shaun, and slowly opens a scorch's cage near him, causing John to give off a large amount of soot. Confirming the soot amount, the seniors release the boys and apologize for the misunderstanding. In exchange for the soot, Jeremy explains that scorches form after soot is left without being cleaned, attacking anything resembling a face. He also states that all the scorches in the phantom disturbance were high density, and attempts to recreate the phantom by the Research Team were unsuccessful, leaving the idea that it was created through a soot power. Jeremiah reveals his invention: awheel powered by a scorch, which may provide cleaner energy than soot charcoal but with the disadvantage of having to replace the scorch once its energy runs out. Oliver enters and asks John to come with him to the Star Bearers' conference room.

## Characters

1. Emilico
2. Shaun
3. Ricky (Fantasy)
4. Lou (Fantasy)
5. Rum (Fantasy)
6. Master Robe
7. Kate
8. Eve
9. Mia
10. Bertie (Cameo)
11. Victor (Cameo)
12. Barbie
13. Barbara (No Lines)
14. Olly (No Lines)
15. Oliver
16. Ben (No Lines)
17. Benjamin (No Lines)
18. Susie (No Lines)
19. Susanna (No Lines)
20. Belle Twins (Flashback)
21. John
22. Jeremy
23. Jeremiah
24. Nancy (Picture)