The air in the room froze the moment Isola finished speaking.
A deafening silence settled over them like a suffocating weight. Not even the sound of breathing filled the space.
Merina, Silvia, and Sabina stood there as if turned to stone, their expressions a mixture of disbelief, shock, and something they couldn't yet name.
The hanging lights didn't flicker as if they hesitated to disturb the stillness.
Then—
"You..."
Sabina's voice broke through the silence, but it wasn't her usual sultry, teasing tone.
It was shaken.
"You....You aren't bluffing, are you? Is this supposed to some sort of joke to hide the real truth? How do you expect us to believe that a Hunter occupied the body of a soulless demon? How could that be possible?!" Sabina asked with a look of disbelief as if she couldn't even comprehend it.
Isola didn't flinch.