After a while, the meeting finally began. Haruna and Hiyori entered the conference room together, where the heads of the Demon Hunter Association had already gathered alongside the older members who remained affiliated with the Ichinose Family.
The atmosphere inside the room was unusually serious, with nearly everyone present wearing a solemn expression. Judging by the number of influential people who had been summoned, this was clearly not an ordinary meeting. Even the older members who rarely attended gatherings like this had made time to come, suggesting that whatever they were about to discuss was important enough to demand everyone's attention.
At the front of the room sat Ichinose Hisashi, the father of Haruna and Hiyori. He was already preparing to begin the meeting, looking over the people gathered before him with a stern expression. He had apparently been waiting for everyone to settle down before finally addressing them.
