The Flowers of Evil Vol. 7 — Manga Raw / Buy Official

The madness orchestrated by Sawa reaches a fever pitch as their escape from reality transforms into a grotesque, ritualistic pilgrimage deep into the mountains. Kasuga systematically betrays Nanako, shattering her dignity to cement the twisted bond he shares only with Sawa. In this chapter, the cruelty is profound: Kasuga’s guilt is merely fuel for Sawa’s domination. They yearn to escape the town, yet they remain tethered by the psychological trauma of using each other as mirrors for their internal hell. Every slap, insult, and embrace from Sawa hollows out Kasuga, leaving him an empty vessel. As the townspeople’s suspicion curdles into ostracization, the duo retreats further into the delusion that only they grasp the true absurdity of existence. It is not the radiance of youth, but a desperate, twitching smile before the flood. By the end, Kasuga recognizes that the boy he once was is permanently extinguished, consumed by the darkness he thought he could control.