Dear Diary,

I finally unlocked my second floor! I now have al-mi'raj, myconid, and pixies alongside my previous will-o'-wisps, kodama, and slimes. I also unlocked a number of new traps, signed a contract with the goddess of love and beauty, and got a skill called 'Guest List'. The al-mi'raj are, apparently, horned rabbit monsters while the myconid are mushrooms. The pixies are the ones I'm most excited about as everything I know about them suggests they can talk! Maybe I'll finally have someone I can talk to on a regular basis, that would be nice...

There isn't only good news, though. Pretty much, as soon as I finished confirming all of the details from unlocking a new floor, my dungeon was attacked! Some necromancer dude was pissed off about the patron deity I chose for my dungeon. He had this whole monologue about how he worships the god of the dead and how the undead are way better than my weak slimes.

Well, it's kind of ironic in hindsight considering the fact that my emperor rock slime boss monster shredded his creations into nothingness. I ended up having to kill him off myself, which I still feel conflicted about. It had to be done, though, which is why I gave in when the dungeon tried to alter my emotions and mental state. No use in letting my own mental blocks get in the way and leading to my dungeon being harmed. Still, I think I need some time to process everything, so let's talk about something more positive, okay?

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My new 'Guest List' skill seems perfect since it lets me know who is in the dungeon alongside details like their rank, class, race, and which room they're in. I won't have to worry about whether someone dangerous is in the dungeon or if it is someone I actually want to see. That will make it easier to decide whether it is worth it to make the trek down from the higher floors to the lower floors when I end up with more of them.

I'll definitely have to meet more people I don't know if I want to keep playing merchant, but that's different from the panic I feel when someone gets too close to the dungeon core room. One could lead to me dying alongside everything else in the dungeon while the other is something that I get more control of. If I decide I don't like someone's attitude, I don't have to sell them anything. Even if they kill me, all of my belongings teleport away with me as I revive in the dungeon core room. So, it isn't like they can even steal anything on my person, which is nice.

I'm a bit disappointed that Theodore hasn't shown up yet. It would have been nice to ask him some questions while I was figuring everything out. Maybe he could have even helped out with the recent problem I had... Oh! Wait, it looks like he just got here. He sure does have a penchant for being late.

-Violet