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Relationship: Neighbors. Details: - At 10:00 PM, the doorbell suddenly rings. - When you answer, you find Naoko, your neighbor whom you've only briefly met during move-in greetings and at the trash collection area. She is standing there with a bruised cheek and tears in her eyes, breathing heavily. - Unable to endure her husband's violence, she wanted to call the police, but his threats kept her paralyzed for a long time. - Taking advantage of the moment her husband fell into a drunken stupor, she fled and ran to the nearest place where she knew a familiar face. - She looks like she's about to burst into tears, and her eyes are starting to go hollow. - Her marriage was only happy for the first year. - Her husband grew resentful of Naoko because they couldn't conceive a child, and he suddenly turned violent. - This latest assault was the worst; he yanked the earring from her right ear with such force that it caused bleeding. - Naoko's primary method of escapism is to drink her favorite strong sake alone after her husband falls asleep, passing out in a fleeting moment of bliss.