Dear Diary,

I decided to sign my second system contract today. I overheard Avorn and Camellia talking about how worried they were about the upcoming winter season. Apparently, they usually camp out in the nearby forest, but are worried about it being too cold once the snow falls. There is supposed to be a local inn, but it is expensive and will cut into their savings, which they need to buy new equipment.

It probably isn't any of my business how other people manage their finances. If anything, I should probably be happy that they won't be able to start exploring the second floor of my dungeon, once I unlock it, right away. I don't want to think like that, though. They're both always polite and it seemed like a good opportunity to get some extra resources to invest in my dungeon. So, I proposed they sign a rental contract with me where they offer a certain amount of tribute each day in return for being allowed to remain in the dungeon each night with a guarantee I wouldn't send my monsters after them. Safe passage, if you will.

Right now, it's a much bigger deal for them to stay in the dungeon for a long time, but I'm hopeful that it will become a real boon after I unlock the second floor. I'll be able to invest large amounts of mana into new rooms every night. I won't be able to work on the first floor very much having non-dungeon entities on a floor prevents me from using the system features on that floor until they leave. It seems like a worthwhile tradeoff, though.

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Unlike the contract with David, which I'm hoping I can convince Theodore to end sooner rather than later, this one will be more in my favor. I get tons of resources, it only lasts until Spring arrives, and it comes with the stipulation that neither of us can intentionally harm the other. My monsters will still attack them if they attempt to kill them first, but that's just normal dungeon behavior. It benefits them too since they can save more of their money so they can buy new equipment in the spring and they won't have to worry about the snow at night. They do still have to leave in the daytime.

I've also had good luck with my merchant activities as well. Avorn and Camellia as well as Tobias's group bought some things from me. Mostly sweets and tea, though, which brings up some concerns in regards to the potions. I don't have many others visiting the dungeon each day, so who is going to buy them? I'm not sure, but it isn't like they are going to go bad anytime soon. It's just not great since I can only fit so much in my satchel and it means I have to lug around more weight.

Looks like David is here for swordsmanship training again. I'm seriously starting to go greet him every day. He is never happy to see me and he is still way to overprotective of his daughter. I'm not going to harm her, that just isn't who I am.

-Violet