Kasuga.
I believed in you.
I believed you would tear down your walls and follow me beyond the hill.
You liar.
Nakamura.
Nakamura!
Now I know why she was angry with me!
She was disappointed!
I'm going to write it down!
I won't leave her alone!
episode twelve (thirteen total)
Aku no Hana
Restless shadows we all know race through the sky
arifureta fuon no kage ga sora wo kaketeiku
Only our boring lives make it to the earth
nanimo nai nichijou dake ga korogeochiteiku
The delusions I fight stick to my mind like rust
shiritakunai mousou dake ga sabitsuiteiku
They're brought out, visible for all
sukuidasu abakareru tsukuridashiteiku toki
I force it all in again, a desperate act
tsunawatari hitori da to itte tojikomeru
I convince myself it isn't certain
nanimo nai koko de wa nai futashika da
I close my eyes, ears, nose and mouth
me mo mimi mo hana mo kuchi mo fusagu
There's no doubt it's there
kanarazu aru n da
Nakamura, wait!
I'm a piece of shit!
A real piece of shit!
Can I help you?
The flower blooms among steel, and tastes of sin
koutetsu ni saku hana wa tsumi no aji
Now the flowers of evil sprout up everywhere
soshite aku no hana sakimidareru toki
Petals falling gracefully have no substance
hirahira mau hanabira wa kyozou
They're like a mirage
shinkirou no you ni
I shall go first, then
sore de wa osaki ni ikimasu
Nakamura, I'm sorry.
I'm sorry about all the things I said up on the hill I'm sorry I couldn't follow you to the other side Now I realize it, but it might be too late.
Meat buns are okay, but oden is just not for summer.
That's so weird.
All they sell is weird stuff.
Like their candy.
I've never seen anything like it on TV.
Yeah.
Oh yeah, I found something cute at that store the other day.
What was it?
This really cute pink lip gloss.
I just couldn't leave it there.
You're so daring!
Good morning, Nakamura.
She's just sittin' there.
Good morning.
He looks like a fucking ghost.
Knock on wood.
And the guy at the counter was totally hot!
Don't you think?
Yeah, definitely.
That's all.
Day monitor?
Stand.
Bow.
Thank you.
My bad, dude.
Hey, Yamada, Kojima.
What's up with Kasuga?
Hasn't he been a bit out of it lately?
You know anything?
Why would we?
Aren't you his friends?
Something happened!
Spit it out.
Now that you mention it, he hasn't been reading lately.
He used to read so often it was pissing me off.
I dunno what's going through that guy's head.
He creeps me out.
Ai.
Let's go home.
Nakamura!
Nakamura, wait!
Wait for me!
Nakamura!
I wrote...
I wrote an essay for you.
Do you remember?
Do you remember our promise?
Please.
Read it.
Please read it.
W-Wait!
Fine!
I'll read it to you!
I'll read it to you, so listen!
"Nakamura, I'm sorry."
"I'm sorry about all the things I said up on the hill."
"I'm sorry I couldn't follow you to the other side."
"Now I realize it, but it might be too late."
"I hurt you."
"I never thought I'd do that."
"I was only thinking about myself."
"I'm a piece of shit."
"A real piece of shit!"
"Maybe you have no more interest in me."
"But..."
"I'll do my best!"
"I'll do everything I can to be a real deviant!"
"I won't leave you alone!"
"I think I'd regret that for the rest of my life!"
Jesus!
That was close, man!
Takao?
Where are you going, Takao?!
Stop that, dude.
Those're my chicken nuggets!
Calm down, man.
Damn it!
Gimme some of your potato chips!
Nakamura
To Nakamura
Can I help you?
Um...
I'm Kasuga.
And I'm very sorry about what happened the other day!
Um...
With Nakamura—I mean, Sawa—up on that hill.
I'm sorry... to have caused you worry.
So you're Kasuga.
It's okay.
No need to bow.
Did you come here to apologize?
Want to come in?
No, I couldn't possibly...
You're the first friend of hers to come visit.
I don't think she's home yet.
Come on in.
I'm back.
I'm... coming in.
You can sit more comfortably.
Okay.
Sorry the place is such a mess.
Don't be...
Oh, are you Sawa's friend?
Nice to meet you.
I'm Kasuga.
Good to meet you.
Can you get me a beer, Mom?
Sure.
Hey, Kasuga.
What do you think about Sawa?
Girls are hard to understand, huh?
It's kind of pathetic, but I don't understand her.
Sometimes when she opens her mouth, all that comes out is slurs and insults.
Where did she learn them?
She only comes back home really late.
She doesn't listen to anything I say.
Who's she imitating?
Here.
Thank you.
What about her mother?
She's not around.
We divorced when Sawa was five.
Sorry...
Don't be.
So, tell me.
What's your relationship with her?
I don't know either.
Friends?
Maybe we're friends.
To be honest, I don't really know what Naka—Sawa is thinking.
But...
I want to know.
I want to know her.
You're a serious one, aren't you?
Will you stay for dinner?
It's almost time.
No, I can't.
You walked so far.
Sawa will probably be back by then too.
I'll call your parents.
Sorry.
Don't you fret.
Um...
May I use the toilet?
Don't enter
you piece of shit
Yes, is that the Kasuga family?
Nakamura speaking.
Yes.
No, no.
Kasuga is here right now.
Yes.
No, not at all.
So, now that he's here...
ha
na
The flower bloomed.
ha
na
ga
na
ga
sa
ga
sa
i
sa
i
ta
i
ta
yo
ta
yo
ha
na
ga
sa
i
ta
yo
ha
na
The flower, the flower bloomed.
ha
na
ga
na
ga
ha
ga
ha
na
ha
na
ga
na
ga
sai
ga
sai
ta
sai
ta
yo
ta
yo
ha
na
ga
ha
na
ga
sai
ta
yo
hi
do
It was terribly afraid of the wind.
hi
do
ku
do
ku
ka
ku
ka
ze
ka
ze
ni
ze
ni
o
ni
o
bi
o
bi
e
bi
e
ta
e
ta
da
hi
do
ku
ka
ze
ni
o
bi
e
ta
da
re
Nobody had ever seen it before, and it bloomed.
da
re
mo
re
mo
mi
mo
mi
ta
mi
ta
ko
ta
ko
to
ko
to
na
to
na
i
na
i
ha
i
ha
na
ha
na
ga
na
ga
sa
ga
sa
i
sa
i
te
i
te
i
te
i
ta
i
ta
yo
ta
yo
da
re
mo
mi
ta
ko
to
na
i
ha
na
ga
sa
i
te
i
ta
yo
ha
na
The flower bloomed.
ha
na
ga
na
ga
sa
ga
sa
i
sa
i
ta
i
ta
yo
ta
yo
ha
na
ga
sa
i
ta
yo
ha
na
The flower, the flower bloomed.
ha
na
ga
na
ga
ha
ga
ha
na
ha
na
ga
na
ga
sai
ga
sai
ta
sai
ta
yo
ta
yo
ha
na
ga
ha
na
ga
sai
ta
yo
hi
do
It was terribly afraid of the wind.
hi
do
ku
do
ku
ka
ku
ka
ze
ka
ze
ni
ze
ni
o
ni
o
bi
o
bi
e
bi
e
ta
e
ta
da
hi
do
ku
ka
ze
ni
o
bi
e
ta
da
re
Nobody had ever seen it before, and it seemed to bloom.
da
re
mo
re
mo
mi
mo
mi
ta
mi
ta
ko
ta
ko
to
ko
to
na
to
na
i
na
i
ha
i
ha
na
ha
na
ga
na
ga
sa
ga
sa
i
sa
i
te
i
te
i
te
i
ta
i
ta
you
ta
you
da
you
da
re
mo
mi
ta
ko
to
na
i
ha
na
ga
sa
i
te
i
ta
you
da
ha
na
The flower, the flower bloomed.
ha
na
ga
na
ga
ha
ga
ha
na
ha
na
ga
na
ga
sai
ga
sai
ta
sai
ta
yo
ta
yo
ha
na
ga
ha
na
ga
sai
ta
yo
ha
na
The flower, the flower bloomed.
ha
na
ga
na
ga
ha
ga
ha
na
ha
na
ga
na
ga
sai
ga
sai
ta
sai
ta
yo
ta
yo
ha
na
ga
ha
na
ga
sai
ta
yo
mi
ta
None had seen it before, and it seemed to bloom.
mi
ta
ko
ta
ko
to
ko
to
na
to
na
i
na
i
ha
i
ha
na
ha
na
ga
na
ga
sa
ga
sa
i
sa
i
te
i
te
i
te
i
ta
ha
i
ta
yo
ha
na
"There's no flower."
ta
yo
ha
na
do
mi
ta
ko
to
na
i
ha
na
ga
sa
i
te
i
ta
yo
na
do
na
do
na
i
na
i
so
ha
na
do
na
i
so
re
"There shouldn't be a flower."
so
re
wa
re
wa
a
wa
a
ru
a
ru
ha
ru
ha
zu
ha
zu
mo
zu
mo
na
mo
na
i
na
i
to
i
to
o
to
o
mo
o
mo
tte
mo
tte
ta
tte
ta
ra
ta
ra
shi
ra
shi
ta
shi
ta
ra
ta
ra
so
re
wa
a
ru
ha
zu
mo
na
i
to
o
mo
tte
ta
ra
shi
ta
ra
sou
shi
Some were convinced it was so.
sou
shi
ta
shi
ta
ra
ta
ra
shi
ra
shi
ta
shi
ta
ra
ta
ra
sou
shi
ta
ra
shi
ta
ra
ha
na
But they were wrong, and it was there.
ha
na
ga
na
ga
a
ga
a
ru
a
ru
da
ru
da
yo
da
yo
ha
na
ga
a
ru
da
yo
da
re
None had ever seen it.
da
re
mo
re
mo
mi
mo
mi
ta
mi
ta
ko
ta
ko
to
ko
to
na
to
na
i
na
i
mi
da
re
mo
mi
ta
ko
to
na
i
Nobody should be able to see it.
mi
e
mi
e
ru
e
ru
ha
ru
ha
zu
ha
zu
no
zu
no
na
no
na
i
sa
na
i
mi
e
ru
ha
zu
no
na
i
sa
ku
A flower bloomed that should not have.
sa
ku
ha
ku
ha
zu
ha
zu
no
zu
no
na
no
na
i
na
i
ha
i
ha
na
ha
na
ga
na
ga
sa
ga
sa
i
sa
i
te
i
te
ta
te
ta
shi
ta
shi
so
sa
ku
ha
zu
no
na
i
ha
na
ga
sa
i
te
ta
shi
so
ko
There it is, yes, there it is.
so
ko
ni
ko
ni
ya
ni
ya
ha
ya
ha
ri
ha
ri
so
ri
so
ko
so
ko
ni
ko
ni
tashi
so
ko
ni
ya
ha
ri
so
ko
ni
tashi
ka
There it is.
tashi
ka
ni
ka
ni
so
ni
so
ko
so
ko
ni
ko
ni
so
ni
so
ko
so
ko
ni
ko
ni
a
ni
a
ru
a
ru
da
ru
da
yo
da
yo
ha
na
The flower bloomed.
ha
na
ga
na
ga
sa
tashi
ka
ni
so
ko
ni
so
ko
ni
a
ru
da
yo
ga
sa
i
sa
i
ta
i
ta
yo
ta
yo
ha
na
ga
sa
i
ta
yo
ha
na
The flower, the flower bloomed.
ha
na
ga
na
ga
ha
ga
ha
na
ha
na
ga
na
ga
sai
ga
sai
ta
sai
ta
yo
ta
yo
ha
na
ga
ha
na
ga
sai
ta
yo
hi
do
It was terribly afraid of the wind.
hi
do
ku
do
ku
ka
ku
ka
ze
ka
ze
ni
ze
ni
o
ni
o
bi
o
bi
e
bi
e
ta
e
ta
da
hi
do
ku
ka
ze
ni
o
bi
e
ta
da
re
Nobody had ever seen it before, and it bloomed.
da
re
mo
re
mo
mi
mo
mi
ta
mi
ta
ko
ta
ko
to
ko
to
na
to
na
i
na
i
ha
i
ha
na
ha
na
ga
na
ga
sa
ga
sa
i
sa
i
te
i
te
i
te
i
ta
i
ta
yo
ta
yo
da
re
mo
mi
ta
ko
to
na
i
ha
na
ga
sa
i
te
i
ta
yo
Nakamura.
Goodbye! Goodbye! You're all pieces of shit!
Oshimi Shuzou