The Flowers of Evil (惡の華)

THE FLOWERS OF EVIL - BAUDELAIRE

FOR ALL THE BOYS AND GIRLS STRUGGLING THROUGH ADOLESCENCE

AND FOR THE BOYS AND GIRLS WE ONCE WERE

Ah, dear Baudelaire...

I am confined.

I am confined in this town surrounded by mountains.

Empty alleyways.

Let's go to the arcade.

Closed shutter doors.

Did you catch GLAY's new song?

The boring route to school.

Can I burn it onto my MD?

Why is all the metal in this town rusted?

Why does this town

suffocate me so badly?

In the confinement of this town,

literature is the only thing that teaches me anything real.

And my only source of hope?

That is...

an angel.

On your marks.

SAEKI

Go, go!

There's the angel,

spreading her wings to soar, at this very moment.

Your smile is a ray of sun in the spring.

You run and a gentle breeze follows.

Saeki,

98 points!

You did a great job.

Thank you very much.

That's amazing!

Best grade in multiple subjects?

You're in your own league, Nanako.

It's nothing special.

- See? Look at mine. - Really?

You are special!

Your intelligence is like a beautiful pearl...

THE FLOWERS OF EVIL

- Hey! - Hey, stop!

52 points?

Come on, you gotta do better than that.

All that reading, for what?

What is this weird book anyway?

The Flowers of Evil!

It's Baudelaire!

As if you'd understand its excellence!

You're looking down on me, aren't you?

Nakamura.

Nakamura!

Answer me. Respond!

Yeah, I'm here.

Nakamura, you got the worst grade in class.

Zero points.

Explain yourself.

Why did you leave all the answers blank?

Say something!

Once you're in the real world, you won't get...

Shut up,

you shit bug.

You are speaking to your teacher.

How dare you call me "shit bug"!

Come to the faculty room after school. Understood?

All right.

Next... Muraoka!

Come on. Hurry up!

Nakamura's insane!

Like, you don't know what she's thinking.

- She gives me the creeps. - Right?

Honestly, it was a bit refreshing.

Seeing Shimoyama shaking and all.

Man, I'd never want to date a girl like that.

- Agreed. - What?

Why are you acting superior?

- No one would want to date you. - Good point.

How dare you. You're no better than me!

What? No, that's not true!

I... I read books!

You think you can understand literature?

Reading books doesn't make you special or anything!

Besides, no one has even noticed!

Wait...

I forgot my book.

I'm gonna go get it.

- Hey, are you running away? - No!

- I really forgot it! - Hey, you wimp!

He totally ran away.

I suppose...

Saeki hasn't noticed

that I'm reading a book like this.

SAEKI

Her gym clothes...

Idiot! What am I thinking!

My feelings for Saeki are honorable.

They're pure.

I don't have any sinful thoughts

at all.

Not a bit.

There's no way.

I don't have any immoral desires.

I definitely...

Definitely...

Definitely...

Kasuga.

It smells like

shampoo

It's not like that!

Takao?

It's not like that!

What are you talking about?

Those books in your room!

You'd better clean them up!

No, no, no.

It was just a coincidence.

This was an unintentional accident.

Like The Flowers of Evil,

for real...

THE FLOWERS OF EVIL

EPISODE 1

Saeki's gym clothes were missing when she got to school this morning.

Does anyone know anything about this?

It's a pervert! Right, guys? Right?

If you know something, make sure you come and tell me!

Understood?

I am a sinner.

I want to go somewhere far away.

Somewhere... far away.

But...

In this confined town, there's nowhere I can run to.

111.8 MILES TO THE SEA

Saeki...

I'm sorry.

I will atone for this sin for the rest of my life.

Even when I'm an old man.

What are you doing?

Huh?

By the way,

you're always reading a book, aren't you?

What?

How do you know that?

Because I sit behind you.

Oh.

On top of that, it's a weird book that nobody would know.

Why is that?

Well...

I bet normal people can't understand, but...

Wait. What?

What?

Give me a ride.

To the other side of that mountain.

What?

But, well, I mean...

Why?

Why?

'Cause I want to go there.

What? Like...

You know, I have to go now, so...

Huh?

Kasuga.

The thing is...

I saw you.