Dumbledore's Appearance Fee

Vincent had always been good at making up stories.

To prevent anyone from noticing afterward, he would still be the protagonist this time.

It did not matter whether the attack and disappearance were real. As long as they insisted that the scapegoat Voldemort had done it, that would be enough.

Forget investigating—the Japanese Ministry of Magic would probably personally send them back home.

Of course, Legilimency or Veritaserum remained a possibility, but under Dumbledore's watchful eye, they would not dare even if they had the nerve.

As for after everything was over...

"Professor, why not discuss it with Headmaster Abe? Have him become headmaster of Hogwarts, and you can suffer a little at the Magic Institute instead?"

Dumbledore agreed with a chuckle.

Unfortunately, that was impossible.

The best approach was naturally to cooperate with the Minister of Magic.

But Ashiya Takuma was rigid and stubborn by nature. The odds of persuading him were practically zero.

He neither coveted wealth nor lusted after women. He was always the first to arrive and the last to leave, and the outside world gave him nothing but praise.

"Professor, if I went to the Ministry of Magic to turn myself in now, do you think Department Head Ashiya would agree to play this important role?"

"You know the answer very well."

Takuma's character could be trusted, but those pulling strings behind the scenes were another matter.

They dared to target Vincent, who had several little halos over his head. Once they returned home, they would definitely dare to lay hands on Rinne.

If they wanted to pin the blame firmly on Voldemort's head, they had to deal with those people first.

"Professor—" Vincent smiled ingratiatingly. "How about giving me a few more days?"

Dumbledore counted on his fingers. "There are eight days left before