What miasma level do you want to stay under to avoid the bad dreams? I'm trying to farm in a dungeon but want to avoid those. It only says "high miasma".
Wow, you have less than a 1% chance of beating the first boss at level 7 on day 2 on the hardest difficulty.
Levels matter less than Engrams. He was easy enough with lvl 2 fire, which allowed me to kill the tentacles before he grabbed me. I was level 7 or 8, and was on day 10ish. Make sure you train agility at school.
Having just beat crisis mode completely with a virgin/0 defeats run, I'd say:
Healing > Combat > Synthesis(This includes Dark Synthesis) > Fire & Lightning > Explosion & Exploration Engrams
Train agility and HP(You get a free swimsuit after saving Haruki, but you can buy one beforehand to make 1st boss easier) everyday.
Don't fear corruption, it doesn't really have any negative affect other game over at 100, but it's pretty hard to accidentally gain it. Remember, miasma can be reduced with just 5 SL from Memoria, you don't have to get a message, and you can take these items with you.
Motivation Headband and Blaze Ring will take you a long way into the game.
Once I got Soul Eater the game became a walking sim until post-game content made it hard again.
