The Flowers of Evil (惡の華)

Hold it right there!

Don't touch me!

- Tell me, Baudelaire... - Don't touch me!

Are we really so sinful?

You shit bug!

Why do they confine us here?

Shit bug!

PREFECTURAL POLICE DEPARTMENT

It's midnight. What were you guys doing?

Your parents have filed missing persons reports.

We were merely scolded about being out in the middle of the night.

They didn't ask about the gym clothes or the classroom,

and Saeki, the victim of those incidents, didn't say anything either.

I...

We

Didn't get anywhere.

THE FLOWERS OF EVIL

EPISODE 5

Don't push me in, guys. Don't you dare! Whoa!

ONE MONTH LATER

Come on, that's not your size.

- It's so tight on you. - It doesn't fit.

NO DIVING

We waited in the cold.

- You're unbelievable. - Really.

Hey!

No running!

- You're gonna trip! - Sorry, sir!

I got the new Young Magazine. Wanna come over?

No way! Should we invite anyone else?

Nah, don't bother.

Hey! Kasuga!

Who do you think you are?

Ai, it's okay.

It is not okay.

Nanako got lost and her parents filed a report.

It was a serious situation!

They haven't found that creep yet, either!

But you don't even come talk to Nanako?

Are you even listening?

Saeki, I'm sure

there's someone better for you than me.

What?

Right.

Got it.

Thanks for everything.

Goodbye.

You're the worst!

Nanako!

Takao,

hurry up and eat.

It seems...

I'm not really hungry today.

I sincerely apologize.

Please excuse me, as I would like to go lie down in my room.

We're summoning it?

He claims to be able to summon UFOs!

SUMMONING A UFO!?

This town

is already dead.

Flowers can do nothing but wait to shrivel in the spot they bloomed in.

How about me?

It may seem like I can move about freely,

but, after all, I can't get anywhere.

I'll just shrivel up and die in this town.

Nakamura!

Don't rip any more holes

in my soul!

Nakamura!

Of course.

That's it!

Nakamura was hurting.

That's why she believed in someone as empty as me.

And I just...

THE FLOWERS OF EVIL

Saeki is someone who can live a happy life with or without me.

Nakamura, on the other hand...

I...

I won't leave Nakamura on her own!

Stand up.

- Bow. - See you tomorrow, everyone.

See you tomorrow.

- Go straight home. - Yes, sir.

Hey, Nanako, where do you wanna go after school?

Let me think...

- Ready, set, one! - Hey.

Isn't Kasuga acting weird recently?

What? Who cares about him.

Ready, set, one!

- I win! - That wasn't fair.

Nakamura!

Nakamura!

I wrote this... last night.

Remember that promise we made?

Please read it.

Wait! I'll read it aloud, then, so please listen!

"Nakamura, I'm sorry."

"I couldn't follow you to the other side."

"I hurt you."

"I'm a shit bug."

"But I'll work hard and become a true pervert!"

"Nakamura, you won't be alone. I'll make sure, because"

Watch where you're going! What school do you go to?!

Sorry, sir!

I'm sorry!

MASASHI IMAI

TOKI MINAMI

TAKAHASHI

NAKAMURA

Can I help you?

No. Well... Uh...

I mean...

I'm Kasuga.

I see.

You know, when Nakamura...

I mean, when Sawa was...

We were in the mountains and...

I'm very sorry about what I did.

Tell me the rest inside.

NAKAMURA

Thank you, sir.

Sawa ain't home yet.

Ah.

So, what kind of friend are you to Sawa?

What kind...

She's a real handful.

Doesn't listen to what I say, has a bad mouth,

and doesn't come home at all.

I wonder who on earth she takes after.

You see,

I got divorced when Sawa was five,

so she grew up without a mother.

This is the first time a friend has visited.

The thing is...

I don't know.