It was a message from Mom Cheadle.
Dio was not at all surprised by it.
After all, he had messaged her not long ago, just as he left the Oushang Inn.
In that message, he had told her about Sherlock Yorkshire's sudden appearance, adding his own deductions and guesses.
And the message Mrs. Yorkshire had now sent confirmed one of his guesses.
Namely, Sherlock had not picked some random day to hand his card to that gambler.
Mrs. Yorkshire mentioned in her message that fourteen days ago had been her birthday!
Missing for three years, but he still remembered his wife's birthday-
Dio lowered his eyelids, feeling a subtle sense of familiarity.
In a sense, this was much like [Ging creating the ideal adventure environment for Gon's training in Greed Island].
Both were cases of neglecting the main job while pouring effort into minor details.
He was not even as good as Ging in this respect. What was so impressive about remembering a birthday? Dio knew Cheadle's birthday too, and could even recite Mumuzawa's.
But Mrs. Yorkshire, far away in the Minbo Republic, clearly did not think that way.
She seemed deeply moved-
That was what being lovestruck did to people. Luckily, Cheadle was normal.
Even so, after Dio's reminder made Mrs. Yorkshire realize that Sherlock was "celebrating her birthday" this way, she stopped asking Dio to investigate.
There were many reasons.
First, the subtle timing all but confirmed that the Sherlock Yorkshire who had appeared was the real person.
No one else would bother with something so pointless.
Second, since he had not appeared again after showing himself once, that meant he was still caught up in something he could not get away from.
That same concern was why Mrs. Yorkshire had not previously sought out a Nen user