Being a Summoner on our Evolved Earth

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Vicki spoke up at this time, "Will the changes to our souls effect our physical bodies when we return to them?" 

"Yes, over time your soul will start to apply changes to your physical body, such as raising its strength to match, and some physical changes." 

"What about for someone who is sealed in something? What happens when their soul returns?" Lucia asked for Aegis sake.

"If their soul gains enough strength here, then when they return, so long as they are not weaker than the person who sealed them, then they should be able to break free with some time and effort." 

Lucia looked joyfully at Aegis. Aegis was also pleasantly surprised to hear this.

"What is the accuracy of the information you've been telling us?" Ray suddenly butted in.

Everyone went silent.

 "Well, given my lacking understanding, who knows? It could all be true, or it could all be false, but I don't know for sure." Vivi said in a sneering voice while narrowing its one eye.

Suddenly, Lucia started to have a piercing headache. She let out a sharp gasp and clutched her head.

"Lucia what's wrong?" Aegis quickly went to her side to support her.

"Contract... I didn't complete a contract..." Lucia said struggle to speak. She quickly turned away from the others and started summoning.

[Summon Bruno].

As soon as Bruno appeared she fumbled in her space for the bundle of carrots she was holding onto and shoved them in front of Bruno's face.

"Wait, where am I?" Bruno ignored the carrots and asked as he looked around.

"Please take your carrots first!" Lucia asked while the pain throbbed in her skull.

Bruno obediently took the carrots and the pain started to subside. Lucia let out a sigh of relief and massaged her temples.

"I forgot the passing time in here is slower than outside. I'm two days or more late on my promise with Bruno and had to deal with the punishment." Lucia explained to everyone. "As for your question Bruno, we're in a dungeon where time is slower. Also we fled the city so I'm sorry I couldn't give you a carrot each day. I have given you all the carrots that would add up to a weeks worth now, if that is fine with you."

Bruno nodded, and the contract appeared and turned to ashes to signify completion.

"I'll be sending you back first Bruno. Train hard to reach tier 2. It's important. Take care." Lucia bid farewell as she cast [Recall Bruno]. 

"Wow, you just summoned and dismissed it without asking its opinion." Ray jabbed.

"I wasn't in the mood after that piercing headache." Lucia grumbled. "Any other questions for Vivi?"

"Is there a raider under your group's control in this dungeon still?" Ray asked.

"No, you freed him back in the arena." 

"Oh, that guy that kept calling me Princess." Lucia remembered. "Are there any limitations to using the dungeon?" 

"Well no, not really. If you conquer each floor to the end, then the dungeon can basically be considered your home with renewable resources. There is a garden, pond, and well with the mansion to make it easy to live by yourself. And you can collect mana crystals from the floors when they respawn the next day." Vivi explained some details while secretly thinking, 'If you just stay here obediently, we can ignore you...'

"What's the curse on the door for?" Aegis asked. "If it was trapping the raider, then it would have been broken by Lucia when she used remove curse on him before."