As the violent tip pressed against Rocco's backside, he felt himself slipping into a state of resignation — Ah, it's over...
But just as it pushed harder against him, something came into focus in his blurred vision.
Beyond the lace curtains, he saw someone raising what looked like a vase high above, aiming it at Ares.
"...!"
Right after a moment of silence, a loud CRASH! echoed through the room, and at the same time, part of the lace curtain tore apart.
The vase had been smashed right over Ares' head.
As Ares' stunned face slowly tipped over in what felt like slow motion, Rocco who is wearing a similarly dumbfounded expression, caught his collapsing body without thinking.
"Rocco! This way!"
As Ares collapsed and the blood trickling from the back of his head, a voice filled with urgency rang out.
That voice snapped Rocco out of his daze, and his body instinctively sprang into action.
Shoving aside Ares' limp body, he rolled across the bed in quick, desperate movements.
