Alex looked down and saw some kind of scarlet writing on the green slab of rock at the Shoraionji Temple’s entrance...

[Alex, it’s been a month. You have been missing for a month. None of us knows your situation, but I believe you are undoubtedly still alive. The neighborhood of the small temple is no longer safe. Some trialists appeared and targeted us, so we plan to return to our previous residence first. If you see this message, come and meet us quickly.]

In other words, this writing was le