*It's finally beginning!*
Even before the fight against the Flood Dragon started, Rita had covertly used *Another Happy Day* to adjust Rick's luck. She'd also brought along a spare *Another Happy Day* skill stone—one she hadn't yet handed over this month—as a backup, planning to find a way to replace it later. Now, despite it being under six hours since she last modified Rick's luck, she used it again to lower his luck to 1.
Meanwhile, Zoey took out the skill stone Rita had given her and crushed it, increasing her own luck to 10.
Unlike an equal contract, a pet contract doesn't require both parties to sign. The owner simply writes their name and then lets the blood of the beast soak the contract. If the beast still has enough strength, it can reject the contract. This is why they generally wait until a creature's health is below 20% or even 10% before attempting a contract—it minimizes the creature's chance of resisting.