Thank you for playing!
I went with a very bare-bones with the story, but I do hope to create a deeper story in future versions.
The interest system can take a while to get the hang of, something to keep in mind is that your monsters' "attack" and "defend" moves also add/subtract points. So if you used "Agitate" but your monster used "defend" it would only go up one point. I hope to explain the system better in the future as well.
Good to know you enjoyed the artwork, and thank you for the feedback. :)