🍁Nine Ancient Obelisks

—If he received my message and checked the time, he should be here soon. But if not... —the scholar took a few steps around the room. —Reasoning mathematically, he didn't end up in Risku with you, nor with the Knights with me. They would have remembered him at the administration, and it's unlikely he could teleport from one temple to another. That leaves 5 locations, one of which is a station, and in the other two, I didn't notice any traces of him. From one o'clock in the afternoon to ten o'clock in the evening, there are three possible transitions, so the probability of him seeing my note at least once is one hundred percent. I suggest we wait three hours. If he doesn't return by then, it means he fell into a trap in Smile, Dame, or Temple, or somewhere along the way.

—...By the way, regarding the talismans... —he takes out the dark talisman and the bandana. —Would you at least consider this? I'm assuming that our opponent, having failed one ambush, will prepare for the second one with certainty, and that means without your abilities, we'll be in a very difficult situation, if not hopeless.

Are there any penalties at night?