Dear Diary,


    Tobias and his party have been visiting the dungeon a lot this week. I was relieved to see them. It is comforting to have them around, even if I can''t help but hesitate to interact with the directly. I just didn''t know why they stayed away for so long and I was worried about scaring them away. I guess that worry was unnecessary, though.


    They''ve slowly been working their way through all of the challenge rooms on the first floor. They even took on my emperor rock slime a second time. I guess they must be worried that I''ve changed things in their absence. I know they want to report everything as accurately as they can to the adventurers'' guild that hired them.


    When they finished their work on the first floor, they came to see me of their own accord. They were all so kind and greeted me so warmly that it was a bit confusing at the time. After having it explained that it was simply tradition to not enter a dungeon for a month after a new floor is unlocked, everything made a lot more sense. Unfortunately, it seems they have to return to their families now. I am a bit sad to see them leave, but I know they can''t stay forever. They have their own lives to live, ones that will likely be much shorter than my own.


    Mirabella was kind enough to give me a copy of the map she had drawn of the first floor of my dungeon while the others expressed their regrets about not being able to purchase me something better. I don''t know why they are under the assumption I would expect such an extravagant gift, I''m more than overjoyed for the thoughtfulness of being offered even the map. I''m just glad I haven''t actually scared everyone away by doing something wrong.You could be reading stolen content. Head to Royal Road for the genuine story.


    They were also kind enough to give me some advice about how to improve the dungeon. Apparently, the hallways are a bit dark and difficult to navigate. It totally slipped my mind that such a thing would even be a problem! I can see in the dark the same as I can in the light now that I''m a dungeon master, so everything looks the same to me. I guess I can''t quite help but forget some of the things that would have been more obvious were I still truly human, as unpleasant as that thought is.


    Of course, I can''t entirely be blamed, though. I haven''t actually received anything I can use as a proper light source. Tobias remedied that by giving me his personal magic lantern as an additional tribute, which was sweet on his part, but makes me feel rather guilty. I''ll have to make good use of it to show my appreciation.


    Still, there is a lot of work I still need to do. I''ve barely just started on the second floor, there is a lot that still needs to be done before the floor will be anywhere near half way complete. I was sort of procrastinating before, but, now that I know people will visiting my dungeon again, I should work hard from now on!


    -Violet