Tokyo.
Matthew and Dumbledore walked through the bustling streets.
During the previous Eight-Team Tournament.
Kiyomi, Mahoutokoro's headmistress, had been instructed by Diadem Voldemort to repair the Vanishing Cabinet in the Room of Requirement.
As a result, she had happened to run into Hermione while she was out wandering at night.
This had caused Diadem Voldemort's little scheme to fail and exposed some of his tracks.
After that incident, both Matthew and Dumbledore believed that Diadem Voldemort might be hiding in Japan.
During this time, Dumbledore had continually used his international connections to help search Japan for clues about Diadem Voldemort.
Today, he had suddenly received a suspicious lead and asked Matthew to come verify it.
Rather than acting alone as he had in the stories, Dumbledore now had a capable helper. He had directly brought Matthew along to investigate.
"Professor, if the café you mentioned is called Maid Party, then this should be the place." Looking at the maids acting cute outside the café, Matthew's expression turned a little strange. How could a café aimed at anime fans have information about Voldemort's Diadem Horcrux?
"Hmm—Is this also ordinary Muggle attire? I recall that maids referred to servants in aristocratic households in ancient Muggle society... Have servants' clothes become part of everyday fashion?" Dumbledore asked in confusion, still unaware of what was about to happen.
For a moment, Matthew didn't know how to explain it. He could only suggest, "Let's go in and take a look first. That person might come by today."
"Oh, and your appearance is a little too conspicuous for a place like this. I've also been in the news rather often lately, so I could easily be recognized. I suggest we change our appearances before going in."
Dumbledore knew Matthew understood Muggles better than he did, so