#include<iostream>
#include<queue>
using namespace std;
char arr[110][110];
int color[26], visit[110][110], dx[4] = { 1,-1,0,0 }, dy[4] = { 0,0,1,-1 };
queue<pair<int, int> > q;
int main() {
int n, m;
char king;
scanf("%d %d %c", &n, &m, &king);
for (int i = 0; i < n; i++) {
for (int j = 0; j < m; j++) {
scanf(" %c", &arr[i][j]);
if (arr[i][j] == king) {
q.push({ i,j });
visit[i][j] = 1;
}
}
}
int ans = 0;
while (!q.empty()) {
int r = q.front().first, c = q.front().second;
q.pop();
for (int i = 0; i < 4; i++) {
int nr = r + dx[i], nc = c + dy[i];
if (0 <= nr && nr < n && 0 <= nc && nc < m) {
if (visit[nr][nc] == 0 && arr[nr][nc]!='.') {
visit[nr][nc] = 1;
if (color[arr[nr][nc] - 'A'] == 0) {
ans++;
color[arr[nr][nc] - 'A'] = 1;
}
}
}
}
}
printf("%d", ans);
return 0;
}