My Second Chance In Life In Another World

CHAPTER 38: FATHER

The silence remains; no one dares to say anything. Conrad just lost his henchman, who sacrificed his life for him, and Father, on the other hand, was on his knees and cannot believe what he just did—he killed a civilian. Even if you say that they're in the wrong here, killing someone was not an option. A father can be sentenced to jail or sent to the battlefield for ten years.
 
"I'll make you pay for what you did." Carson mumbled while looking at Father.
 
When Father was about to speak, we heard two voices that were coming towards us.
 
"Man, this place was a mess." "Did that guy really do this?" Said by a man
"I cannot believe that that skinny guy can do something like this," replied another.
 
When I look at where those voices are coming from, I see two familiar faces; these were the two knights that were sent to investigate when we requested assistance in the knights' quarters. When they saw us and the dead body, they were surprised and ran towards us.
 
"What happened here?" "Who killed him?" said the knight.
"That guy killed Conrad with his magic; aren't magicians not allowed to use magic on civilians?" "Arrest him this instant," said Carson.
"Wait, is that true?" Asked by another knight
"That's an accident he covered for Carson; he's not the one I'm aiming that magic for," answered Father while panicking.
"See?  "           "That guy just confessed that he's about to kill me; arrest that guy already," Carson said.
"We can't do anything if that's true, even if you're a magician who serves this kingdom." "If you violate the rules, you'll be sentenced to jail or ten years on the battlefield," said the knight, who then started to walk towards Father to restrain him.
 
Father cannot say anything, but if this continues, Father might really get punished. I need to do something. What will you think? You need to think about how to solve this problem.
 
"Uncle William didn't do anything bad; they tried to kill us, and uncle William just protected us," Chris said to the knights.
"They kidnapped me, and that one tried to kill me if Will didn't get here," Chris added while pointing at Ruel, who's lying on the ground.
"Uncle William didn't do anything wrong; they're the bad guys here, so don't arrest him," said Chris, who then started to cry.
"You little brat, shut your mouth." "That guy just went crazy and killed my henchman; didn't you understand that?" Carson said
 
Chris got startled by Carson and couldn't say anything. It's my time to say something, and if I don't say anything now, I'm sure I'll regret it.
 
"This thing only happened because you kidnapped Chris, right?" We just attacked your mansion because we want Chris back, but what did you do? "Tell us about your hatred for this kingdom and offer to join your revolution, and then when we refuse, you tried to kill us, isn't that right?" I said
"You brat, shut up!" Said by Carson
"Your daughter died?" "I don't care about that." "Just because your daughter died, do you think you have permission to kill anyone you want?" I said            Carson bit his lips in frustration because he couldn't say anything.
"And you knights, if you had just tried to help us when we requested your help, then this wouldn't be like this; it's also your fault," I added.
"No matter what you say, kid, your father killed someone, and that's an undeniable fact, so just shut up there," replied the knight.
 
These knights think that they can do anything they want; they realize that they would get punished for what they did, so they just want to pass on all the sin to Father and cover what they did. I know what they're about to do, but I can't do anything. I'm just a ten-year-old kid. I can't do anything to oppose them, but I know someone who can, and all I need is to return him to his usual self.
 
"Father, are you just going to continue doing nothing and just let yourself be arrested?" "Are you just going to leave Chris and I here?" I said.
"Father, I know you. I know that you just did that to protect me. "I don't care about what they think about you, but for me, you're still the father that I love and will always respect, so stand up and return to your normal self." "Don't let yourself be the victim of these pieces of trash." I said to Father
 
When Father heard what I said, he started to cry. I now know why Father became like that when he killed Conrad. It's not because he killed a person, and it's not because he will get arrested; it's because he's scared that me and Chris will hate him for what he did; he's scared that we'll be scared of him after what he did, but now that he's heard what I said, it's as if what he was like earlier was all a joke, and he stands up and looks towards me.
 
"Will, thank you. "I'm sorry that your father needs to rely on you, but now don't worry about anything; just leave it to me," he said, then smiled.
"Are you already finished with your father-son conversation?" "If you're already finished, then let me restrain you, and don't fight back if you still treasure your life," the knight said.
"And who said I'm the one who's getting arrested here?" Asked by Father
"Huh?             Did you go crazy already? Who else is going to get arrested? "It's only you, hahahaha," said the knight, then started to laugh.
"I don't want to show this if possible, but it seems like I have no other choice." Father said, then opened his wallet and got a card from it, then showed it to the knight.
 
The knight's face suddenly changed expression from laughing; his expression suddenly became as if he were in sudden despair.
 
"Y-you can't fool me; that card is fake; you, a lowly magician, don't even have the rights to face the Quarter family, so you can't possibly have that; that's a fake," said the knight, denying something while panicking.
"Unfortunately, this is a genuine one, and I can tell them what happened here, and with just one word from them, the knights of this city will be sent to the battlefield for ten years or even be sentenced to death," Father said.
 
I don't know what that card is, but that card seems to be owned by someone of such high status that even the knights feared them. I don't know how Father got that, but thanks to that, he's now the one who's controlling the conversation.
 
"So what would you say, you lowly knight?" Asked by Father
 
The knight with the bitter face got to his knees and bowed to Father; the other knight followed suit and got to his knees too. Father's acting was so great that if I didn't know him, I would also be scared of him with that personality he's using right now.
 
"What's happening here?" "Why are you bowing to him all of a sudden?" "What's that card for?" Carson spoke with a confused tone.
"Shut up, you criminal!" Shouted by the knight
"Huh?  "           "Just earlier, you were on my side, but now you are calling me a criminal?" Carson said
"I said shut up!" Shouted by the knight
 
Carson cannot do anything but shut up after the knight glares at him with an intent to kill.
 
"The house Quarter uarter ordered me to arrest Carson because he's attempting to start a revolution." "I let my niece get kidnapped so I can also see how the knights move if ever something like that happens, but you disappoint me." "Just one word of mine can change your future, so watch what you say."
"Yes sir!"             Shouted by the Knights
"I tried to kill Carson because what was ordered to me was dead or alive, but suddenly his henchmen jumped in, so I accidentally killed him," Father said.
"I'll offer a good trade to the two of you. If you refuse, I'll tell the house Quarter what happened, but if you agree, I'll keep my mouth shut. "So what are you going to choose?" Father added
"We agreed and were thankful for your consideration!" said those two knights at the same time.
"Good, now tell them that Carson was the one who killed that guy, and arrest Carson with that guy lying on the ground." "Don't ever tell about my existence because this is an undercover mission, do you understand?" Father asked
"Yes sir!"             The knights said
"Hey, are you really going to follow that guy?" Aren't you knights? Why are you following that guy's order? Are you really going to pass his crime on to me? "Where's my justice?" Carson said.
"Shut up!"             Said the knight before heading towards Carson.
"We're leaving now." "Do what I say, and I'll also do what I promise," Father said.
"Yes sir!"             Said by the knights
 
After that, Father carried me while Chris was walking, and the three of us headed towards the exit of the mansion. While we were walking, I asked Father something.
 
"Father, what is that card?" I asked
 
Father hesitated for a moment before telling me, but after that, he smiled.
 
"You're mature enough, so I'll tell you, this card was proof that I am serving the house quarter," Father said.
"House Quarter?"             I asked
"Yeah, one of the four great noble houses is why those knights suddenly became scared of me," Father said.
"But is it true?" "What you said earlier is that you are ordered by House Quarter to kill Carson?" I asked
"No, that's not true; that's a lie." That's why, when we get to the capital, I need to go to the house quarters and apologize and tell them what happened. "If I didn't do that, and they suddenly knew what I did, I would get killed." Father answered.
"Why did you take that risk?" I asked 
"Because you also risk your life, what kind of father am I if I cannot do what my son can? hahaha," said Father, then laugh
"Chris," Father said, "I'm sorry that you saw something like that, and thank you also for standing up for me."
"No, you only did it to save me and Will, right?" "I'm still scared, but it won't change how thankful I am to you, uncle William," said Chris.
"Thank you, Will and Chris; I'll make sure that next time you will not experience something like this," said Father
 
After that, we continued to talk about trivial things while heading towards the exit of the mansion. Conrad's death was still on my mind, but I chose not to talk about it because I know that they're also thinking about it but keeping quiet because the three of us know that we can't do anything about it.