Everything has been scorched, yet Kasuga Takao’s heart finds a strange, quiet salvation rather than madness. The curse of 'The Flowers of Evil' that once ruled him has been purified through his harrowing complicity with Nakamura Sawa. Forced to confront his own inner ugliness, Takao now drifts through a semblance of normalcy, haunted by the lingering residue of his past actions. This is a story of destruction and rebirth, where the tragic end of his memories of Saeki Nanako compels him to finally face his true, naked self.