"Mr. Bonnano..." The child's mother hesitated, her body trembling like a leaf.
Joseph Bonnano tilted his head slightly and looked at the child's mother. "Mrs. Appaloosa, remember what I once told you..."
"Here, you can speak your mind freely, just as you used to..." He raised a hand. After all, he was now the master of this estate. "A wizard's memory can't be that bad, can it?"
Joseph Bonnano's subordinate clearly didn't think so. Ever since delivering the message earlier, he had remained in the sitting room.
The moment he heard Mrs. Appaloosa speak, he immediately went on guard, one hand already resting on the grip of his pistol, ready to retaliate at any moment.
After becoming familiar with things over this period of time, he had gained a rough understanding of the magic wizards could perform.
Although Mrs. Appaloosa had no wand, he knew very well that wizards possessed techniques for casting spells without one. As Joseph Bonnano's subordinate, he had to take precautions.
"Mr. Bonnano!" Mrs. Appaloosa swallowed, craning her neck as though she had finally gathered her courage. "You must be careful of that Hogwarts student! My husband..."
"Oh?" Joseph Bonnano cut her off rudely. "What about your husband, Mr. Appaloosa? Did his short-sightedness leave him no choice but to accept MACUSA's death sentence?"
"When I first heard the news, I actually felt sorry for him." He sighed and shook his head, looking deeply regretful. "If only I had known him back then..."
"As long as a lawyer had pulled some strings, the sentence could have been changed to life imprisonment. He could even have served it here, treating this place as his prison. What a shame..."
"But now, it seems..." His tone shifted, and a cold, harsh gleam flashed through his narrowed eyes. "The death sentence