The Flowers of Evil (惡の華)

Long time no see, Kasuga.

I guess it's been... three years now?

It's so crazy bumping into you like this!

Ah...

Yeah.

- Nanako? - Yes?

Who is this?

Just a classmate from junior high.

I'm on my way to a concert with my boyfriend. Aren't we?

Yep.

I see...

Ah.

Hey, I know.

Let's exchange contact info.

Sure.

Let me see...

There we go.

I'll send a text just in case.

Sent.

Good.

CAN WE TALK? HOW'S THIS WEEKEND?

See you around, then.

- Let's go. - Sure.

THE FLOWERS OF EVIL

EPISODE 10

Hi ya!

I'm so sleepy.

I couldn't fall asleep at all last night.

I ended up working on the prologue.

Nice.

The thing is,

I want to ask for a favor.

I've decided not to read other books until I finish writing mine.

So, I want you to hold on to this for me.

Kasuga, did something happen between you and that girl we met last night?

Not really...

We were just in the same homeroom class.

Okay, then. I'll keep this safe.

What's wrong with you?

I know.

Did I upset your girlfriend by suggesting we meet?

Tokiwa and I aren't dating or anything.

You're not?

Look, they have pizza, too! So many choices.

The food's great, isn't it?

Saeki,

how have you been doing... since then?

I don't remember very well.

I was in Juvenile Detention for about a month,

and then we moved to Utsunomiya.

But, really, I don't remember much.

I've made friends in high school, though.

I have a boyfriend now, too.

So...

I guess I'm happy and stuff.

I see.

Yeah.

How about you, Kasuga?

After what happened...

How have you been doing?

Kasuga,

are you happy right now?

What about Nakamura?

After that...

How has she been doing?

I don't know.

I haven't seen her since.

I don't even know where she is now.

Why?

Why don't you know what happened to Nakamura?

You were trying to die together, right?

But Nakamura pushed you away.

That's what it looked like to me. Am I wrong?

Why do you think she did that?

Why did Nakamura shove you, Kasuga?

Don't you know?

When I saw that...

I thought, "Serves you right."

Watching you two fail to die,

being forced to live miserably...

I started laughing uncontrollably.

If you two had died that day,

I would have been so frustrated,

I might have lost my mind.

I...

I...

Even though I did that...

I don't feel like dying anymore.

Tokiwa, was it?

Do you

like her?

I...

I want to read the novel she writes.

She let me read the plot, and it was really interesting.

She's writing that novel now,

- and I... - Liar.

Are you going to make her miserable, too?

She's a replacement for Nakamura.

A tool to make you feel better.

You're wrong.

You haven't changed at all.

You use people any way you please,

and throw them out when it becomes too much.

That's not true.

It is.

Just watch.

I know,

because that girl isn't Nakamura.

You can't face anyone other than Nakamura.

So, you end up having to throw them out.

Then again...

You never actually faced Nakamura either, did you?

You just kept running away the whole time.

Running away from everything.

I knew.

I knew that would happen.

Still...

I'm disappointed.

Excuse me, I'd like to pay now.

KOJI

Were you busy this weekend?

You didn't take any of my calls.

Was it about the novel?

Once I started writing, I dunno...

There wasn't much there, I guess.

I'm disappointed.

I didn't know my writing was this bad.

Don't say that.

Actually...

Koji's been asking to make up,

and he says he also wants to apologize to you, Kasuga.

But, you don't want to see him again... right?

I'm sorry for the other day!

I was out of line.

Koji, please keep it down.

No, I'm the one who should...

No!

I'm really sorry for saying those nasty things.

To be honest, that day,

I thought you might take Aya from me,

and that's all I could think about.

I'm sorry to you, too, Aya!

- I'll change! - Hey, Koji?

Can you just...

Ah...