The Flowers of Evil (惡の華)

Nakamura...

Do you remember me?

It's me, Kasuga.

Takao Kasuga.

I came to see you.

What's that face for?

Long time no see.

Long time no see...

What are you standing there for?

Go ahead and eat. It's good.

Uh...

So...

You're Kasuga.

Thanks for coming all this way.

I'm Sawa's mother.

I'm sorry, but,

I want you

to leave Sawa alone.

She's finally

found peace with things.

It's just her and me now.

I hope you can understand.

Of course.

Sawa!

Kasuga told me about you, and I came all this way

because I wanted to meet you!

I don't know how you feel about Kasuga,

or it all might not matter to you anymore,

but can we talk outside for a bit?

I'm so sorry to bother you like this!

Tokiwa...

Sure.

But first, eat.

Then, we'll talk.

THE FLOWERS OF EVIL

FINAL EPISODE

Kasuga,

don't leave anything half-done, okay?

That's what I hate the most.

Okay.

Make sure you don't regret it later.

All right.

Nakamura.

So

You live with your mother now?

That's right.

What happened to your dad?

Nakamura...

Since that day,

how have you been living your life?

I don't remember.

It doesn't matter anymore.

Look.

In this town, the sun sets into the sea.

But after a while,

it comes up from the sea on that side.

Forever and ever.

Round and round.

It's beautiful, isn't it?

I don't know.

That day,

on the riverbank on our way to the summer festival,

you saw the sunset and said it was "beautiful."

Is that sky and this sky

the same to you?

Nakamura,

there's something I want to ask you.

That night,

why did you shove me away?

Who knows?

I've forgotten.

Are you

dating her?

That person.

Yes.

I see.

I'm happy for you.

You chose the same path as everybody.

What about you, Nakamura?

Okay, then.

Good luck.

Wait!

Sawa,

I...

I don't have anything to do with you, but,

still

it makes me sad.

Watching you,

it makes me sad,

and it's painful.

It's not sympathy or anything.

It's because

it's as if I'm watching my past self.

Sawa...

There's a path for you to live on with Kasuga.

Because

the two of you are

probably

more than anyone else...

If...

If the two of you can live together...

That'd be

the best for...

The best for...

Kasuga?

Nakamura...

I can't hold on to anything.

No matter how much I try.

Even when I can practically feel it.

The moment I think I'm there,

the journey begins again.