Ark Simulator, Am I Not Without a Physical Body?

"A bar? Let me make this clear, I don't drink."

Su Rui paused for a moment. Considering his own situation, he felt it was best not to drink alcohol when the host wasn't around, since it might... cough cough.

In short, Su Rui took this matter very seriously.

Skadi didn't object, simply nodding. "Bars also have non-alcoholic drinks."

For example, Bloody Mary sounds like a very intimidating cocktail, but in reality, it's just a fruit juice that's been dyed red.

Skadi thought to herself, a strange sense of joy in her heart, as she followed Su Rui toward the Rhodes Island bar.

However, behind Su Rui and Skadi, a small blonde figure was following them at a distance.

Skadi is a warrior, primarily facing the Seaborn, and doesn't have a strong reconnaissance awareness, but Su Rui can clearly see through her Scanning Vision that it is Ifrit.

What is she doing here instead of going to class?

Su Rui was a little confused. While walking and talking with Skadi, she dialed Ifrit's number directly.

Ifrit, who was hiding in the corner, was startled. She hurriedly took out her phone, answered the call, and asked with lingering fear:

"Su Rui ~ Why did you call all of a sudden? I almost got caught!"

"Why are you following me for no reason?" Su Rui didn't say anything, but his voice came through Ifrit's phone. After all, there was no need for Skadi to know.

Ifrit cautiously glanced at Skadi's retreating figure, who was still walking alongside Su Rui, before answering Su Rui's question:

"Of course, I'm checking on you, just in case you get kidnapped by some bad guys."

"What nonsense are you spouting?" Su Rui asked, utterly bewildered. "I'm an adult! How could I possibly be kidnapped by bad guys? You should worry about yourself first. If you get caught skipping class, you'll get a spanking, and I'll spank you too!"

"No, I still want to follow and see." Ifrit ignored the advice and continued to follow behind Su Rui to see what was going on.

As for spanking, if you just tell Saria the situation, Saria will probably speak up for her. After all, Ifrit isn't stupid; does she think she can't see what's going on between Saria and Su Rui?

On the contrary, Su Rui, despite being an adult, seemed to lack any vigilance, and was easily tricked into going.

Ifrit instinctively wanted to give Saria the flowers, but then she remembered Su Rui's hacking skills and that she couldn't make the call. So she decided to follow her and tell Saria later if there were any problems.

And so, Ifrit followed behind Su Rui, walking together toward the bar.

Su Rui didn't mind causing a small adventure, but there was one thing he needed to make clear:

"You understand that drinking isn't allowed? If you want a drink, I'll buy you one later."

"Okay, okay, I definitely won't drink."

Ifrit patted her chest and assured them, and so she quietly followed Su Rui and Skadi into the bar.

Initially, the bar's doorman didn't want Ifrit, a minor, to enter, but she overheard Ifrit's reason:

"I need to keep an eye on my husband so he doesn't get kidnapped; he's a bit too naive."

"Hey, how old are you? Still keeping an eye on your parents?"

The gatekeeper couldn't help but chuckle, and then he heard Ifrit say, "That's Vouivre from earlier, you should have seen him, right? He went in with the white-haired man and another white-haired woman."

The gatekeeper paused for a moment, then nodded and let Ifrit in.

There weren't many reasons. First of all, in her opinion, the boy Vouivre, whom the child was talking about, did seem like someone who could easily be abducted. He had that kind of friendly and relaxing aura that made her want to abduct him too.

There was a small reason for this: the gatekeeper was a little jealous of the white-haired woman who had "kidnapped" Su Rui. It was only a tiny bit, and it wasn't because she couldn't get such a handsome young man that she let Ifrit in to cause trouble.

Skadi was certainly not as sinister as Ifrit had assumed; she simply wanted to spend some time with Su Rui, the boy she seemed to like, and to soak in the reassuring atmosphere around Su Rui.

Skadi led Su Rui to the bar counter and casually ordered a drink from the bartender. When the bartender looked at Su Rui, he was taken aback for a moment. "Hello, what would you like to order?"

"It shouldn't contain alcohol, and it's best if it's sweet."

Su Rui tapped the table. "I just came to accompany a friend."

Just then, a figure radiating a sweltering aura approached. Without turning around, Su Rui knew it was Rhodes Island's Elite Operator, Blaze.

Huang greeted Su Rui warmly, "Hey, how can you come to a bar and not drink? Since you're here, you must be an adult, right? My treat, how about a drink?"

Su Rui was satisfied that Huang hadn't misjudged his age, but he turned to look at Huang, his eyes flashing through Huang's medical records and prescriptions from the past few days, and smiled as he asked:

"I remember you weren't allowed to drink these past few days, right, Blaze? That was Kal'tsit's personal instruction."

When Kal'tsit was mentioned, Blaze instinctively flinched, glancing around warily before finally letting out a sigh of relief after confirming that Kal'tsit wasn't there.

"Don't say that, it's just a little bit, it should be fine."

"Why don't you try some juice? It's on me."

Su Rui pushed her juice towards Huang, then asked the bartender for another glass.

"Oh, and get that little girl over there a glass of juice too," Su Rui said, without turning around, but gesturing to Ifrit, who was peeking at them from behind.

The bartender glanced at Ifrit, who was sitting in the shadows not far behind Su Rui, said nothing, simply nodded, and did as he was told.

However, Huang, who was next to Su Rui, turned his head to glance at Ifrit, only to be glared at fiercely by Ifrit. Huang turned his head back unconcerned and looked at Su Rui in surprise:

"How can a child be allowed in a bar? Are you a child yourself?"

"..." The smile on Su Rui's face gradually disappeared, and her gaze towards Huang became less friendly.

Huang looked at Su Rui with some confusion, but before he could ask, Su Rui's cold voice rang out:

"I'm going to tell Kal'tsit about you sneaking over to drink."

"Hey? No way! You're acting like a good kid tattles on their parents! Can you let me off the hook? I'll buy you snacks!"

Huang's pleas for mercy had no effect; instead, they made Su Rui even more unhappy.

Volume 4, Chapter 231: Taking the Child Out

A moment later, Kal'tsit grabbed Blaze by the collar and arrested the Big Cat who had been secretly drinking, while Su Rui sat in a chair, smiling and waving goodbye to Blaze.

Of course, Skadi also had to say goodbye. Su Rui, holding Ifrit's hand, said to Skadi:

"Alright, I should take Ifrit back now, otherwise her homework will be over. Rhodes Island is a very friendly place; if you have any problems, just ask someone for help."

"Um, can we come out together later?" Skadi looked at Su Rui, her eyes filled with hope, like the look a child has when they want a fun toy.

"Of course, if I have time, going out with you is no problem at all."

Su Rui nodded, but based on his past experience with hosts, it was highly likely that he wouldn't have much free time.

After leaving with Ifrit, Su Rui took Ifrit back to Silence's place while simultaneously checking Ifrit's statements:

"Remember, Ifrit. Let's pretend we just happened to run into each other today, and we walked around together. I even helped you with your homework, okay? Oh, and let's get started when we get back. I already know what homework the teacher assigned, so hurry up and finish it first, then we'll play games."

Ifrit. Since Su Rui hadn't been kidnapped, she didn't need to worry so much. Now, the most important thing was to go back and play games with Su Rui.

When Silence returned to his dorm at noon, he saw Ifrit in the living room, sitting on the floor with Su Rui, playing a large game that seemed out of place.

Silence asked, somewhat puzzled, "You sent two messages too?? Why are you back so early today?"

Having rehearsed her story with Su Rui, Ifrit easily dealt with Silence. Silence even checked Ifrit's homework, which was very accurate, and with Su Rui's help, the mistakes had been corrected.

Seeing Ifrit so focused, Silence couldn't help but smile with satisfaction and reached out to pat Ifrit's head.

"Well done, Ifrit. Rhodes Island will be arriving in Siesta soon, you can relax there."

"Okay! Silence!" Ifrit and continued playing the game with Su Rui.

Time passed gradually on Rhodes Island. Su Rui spent most of her time with Saria, as things on Rhodes Island gradually settled down, and Saria began her research, often staying in her experiments.

Although Su Rui would stay in the same lab with Saria and watch her do all sorts of research, the experiments were so boring that Su Rui actually spent most of her time playing video games, and she would also play games with Ifrit after class or after school.

Fortunately, after several days of driving, Rhodes Island finally arrived in Siesta, a warm and sunny city.

It feels like being at the seaside... at least the artificial lake looks very large.

Su Rui looked at Ifrit was also wearing a swimsuit, beside her, with a puzzled expression, as if she wanted to go out and play with him.

"I remember you said you wanted to set up a barbecue stall in Siesta, or did you already save up enough pocket money?"

"Of course not! It's my first day here, so I want to see what this city is like first!"

Ifrit reached out and grabbed Su Rui's wrist, leading him towards the outside of Rhodes Island: "Let's walk, let's go out and play!"

Actually, Ifrit wasn't just going out to play. Another reason was that Saria's research needed another day to reach a certain stage of completion, so she didn't have time for it and was worried that Su Rui might be kidnapped while she was out playing.

Therefore, Saria offered Ifrit an irresistible deal: if Ifrit spent a day with Sue in Siesta, they would get half the price of the game console.

Ifrit gets to spend time with Su Rui in the city and even get paid for it; Ifrit's making a killing!

In addition to Ifrit's existing savings, and with the reward from Saria, she should only need to run a barbecue stall for one day to raise enough money to buy a game console. As for the game... Su Rui will take care of that.

However, Ifrit gradually learned the importance of planning ahead; she might take a fancy to some toys or even want to buy a game console later on.

In short, even though the money was almost gone from the investigation, Ifrit decided to set up a barbecue stall in Siesta for a few more days to save up some money for her savings.

Of course, the main focus now is to spend time with Su Rui and have a good time in Siesta.

Ifrit put away her scheming thoughts; of course, even if she hadn't, the bright sunshine and the noisy streets of Siesta would have kept her distracted.

After all, Siesta is using a music festival as a gimmick for its promotion this time, so even though the main performances haven't started yet, different stages have already been set up on the streets of Siesta for musicians to perform, or for tourists who are in the mood to improvise.

Ifrit wasn't particularly interested in singing, but she still glanced at Su Rui beside her, her eyes sparkling:

"Su Rui, do you want to try singing too?" Su Rui's voice is so beautiful, she must sing very well too.

At this moment, Ifrit had no idea that if Su Rui's singing was truly good and attracted a lot of people, her job today would become very difficult.

After all, a little girl is just a little girl; it's normal for her to like playing.

However, Su Rui wasn't really interested in singing at this moment; she simply reached out and touched Ifrit's hair.

"No need, I don't want to sing right now. Let's go find something to eat. There's ice cream and small cakes over there."

"Yay! Silence usually doesn't let me eat too many snacks, saying they're bad for my health."

Ifrit let out a cheer, Su Rui didn't stop Ifrit. After all, it was only for today; wasn't the point of enduring most of the time to indulge herself occasionally?

So Su Rui and Ifrit went to a stall and bought two ice creams. As for the small cakes, Ifrit picked and chose but couldn't find any she liked, and Su Rui didn't choose any either.

Ifrit asked, somewhat puzzled, "Su Rui doesn't want to eat a cupcake?"

"I still prefer ice cream and drinks, and besides, there's so much to see here. We can't just eat our fill at one place."

As Su Rui spoke, she raised an eyebrow at Ifrit, gesturing for the little girl to hurry up and follow:

"I hope Ifrit doesn't get lost."

"Don't get lost." Ifrit came to Su Rui's side and took his wrist.

Volume 4, Chapter 232: A Greeting, Fleeting Sunset?

However, for Su Rui, even just taking Ifrit around and buying some snacks to try easily attracted other people's attention.

After all, Vouivre was a handsome young man with white hair and red eyes, and he possessed an aura that made people feel at ease and wanted to be close to him.

So, Su Rui and Ifrit attracted a lot of attention after walking only a few steps, but most people didn't come closer.

However, it's inevitable that some people will try to strike up a conversation with you.

For example, these women in front of me who are trying to invite Su Rui are only wearing swimsuits... although Su Rui is currently only wearing swimsuits like Ifrit.

"Hello, would you like to come and have some fun with us? We've been in Siesta for a few days now and are quite familiar with all the mains."

"No, thank you, I have my own plans for today."

Su Rui politely declined the advances of the man and woman who were staring at him with shining eyes, and pulled Ifrit away from her and her companions.

Ifrit glared at them fiercely before following Su Rui forward.

However, Su Rui noticed an interesting conversation taking place behind her using her Scanning Vision.

"Speaking of which, you weren't actually planning to invite her out, were you? She looks really pretty, but she doesn't look like she's even an adult."

"What do you know? She just looks young; she's definitely an adult."

"Really? I don't want to be misunderstood and have to make a statement because of something like this."

"What nonsense are you talking about? I haven't even succeeded yet, have I?"

Su Rui rolled her eyes, putting the conversation out of her mind, and continued to enjoy her leisurely time with Ifrit. Rhodes Island could do something similar, but it was still not as big as a Mobile City.

Many parts of Rhodes Island have been assigned to different functions, which is interesting to explore, but for those who just want to eat and stroll around, Siesta is still more suitable as it is now.

As she watched the curious or amazed gazes of passing travelers, Su Rui flicked the spiked Vouivre tail behind her and tightened her swimsuit a little uncomfortably.