Ark Simulator, Aren't I Supposed to Have No Physical Body?

"Wow~ You're really something."

Then, before Zofia could react, Su Rui used a joint lock to pin her to the ground.

"How about that? I'm pretty good, aren't I? You weakling~ I was just too lazy to bother with you before, but my fighting ability is beyond doubt!"

The premise is not to use one's own body, since Su Rui's own body has never been trained, and even with perfect predictive ability, it may not be able to keep up with the speed of her thinking.

"Damn it, don't think I've already lost!" Zofia tried to struggle, but Su Rui sat on her back and she couldn't move.

Maria silently pleaded with Su Rui, "Su Rui, be gentle, she's my aunt after all."

"Don't worry, I'm just proving my strength to her."

As Su Rui stood up from Zofia, she said, "However, from now on, I will be your coach."

"Tsk, you jerk... I'll get my revenge later."

Zofia gritted her teeth at Su Rui, but then she saw Su Rui take off her helmet, revealing Maria's face, and make a face at her.

"Maria?!" Zofia's eyes widened in surprise.

Volume 5, Chapter 269: Children, that's not me.

Seeing Zofia's surprised expression, Su Rui smiled and deliberately mocked her using Maria's body and voice:

"Oh dear, isn't Auntie supposed to be very strong? I took her down in no time. She's so frail."

After saying that, Su Rui hid directly in Maria's mind, leaving the space to Maria and Zofia, while she watched the show from inside Maria's head.

Maria was worried that Su Rui's actions might anger her Aunt Zofia, wondering how Su Rui would handle her aunt's temper, when she saw her aunt looking angry.

"Maria! What did you mean by those words?!"

Zofia stood up angrily, looking at her niece who had spoken rudely to her. Although Maria's demeanor had indeed made it difficult to get angry, Zofia couldn't calm down no matter how she thought about those words.

"I... I... Auntie, that wasn't me!"

Seeing Zofia's angry expression, Maria became flustered and incoherent, waving her hands as if trying to defend herself, but unable to find a suitable reason.

"What? It wasn't you? Wasn't it you just now? You even knocked me down while wearing armor, oh~ I see, you discovered how powerful this armor is and wanted to show it off to me, right?"

Zofia grew angrier as she spoke, and reached out to grab Maria's horse ear on the top of her head, causing Maria to cry out in pain.

"Watch me teach you a lesson, Maria! I think you're just asking for trouble!"

As Zofia spoke, she tried to pull Maria into the castle.

However, unexpectedly, Zofia did not punish Maria directly. Instead, she made Maria sit down and looked at her with annoyance:

"Alright, Maria, tell me, what did you mean by what you just said? Was that not you? Is there something wrong with you?"

"Huh?" Maria was taken aback, lowered her hands from her cheeks, and stared blankly at her aunt. She had thought Zofia would punish her directly.

Zofia rolled her eyes in annoyance. "Alright, stop talking nonsense and tell me what's wrong with how you looked in that armor earlier."

"Actually..." Maria asked Su Rui somewhat guiltily in her mind, 'Can I tell my aunt about this? Maybe...'

"No problem, the previous hosts have already told everyone, though not directly, of course."

Su Rui didn't seem to care much at this point. Zofia wasn't as stubborn as Młynar, and besides, even if Zofia wanted to do something, she couldn't just split Maria's head open and drag Su Rui out.

Maria nodded, then breathed a sigh of relief and looked at Zofia, who was staring at her with bright eyes:

"Aunt, actually, someone has been living in my mind lately. He is Su Rui, whom I introduced to you before. My armor and sword were designed and made under Su Rui's guidance."

Zofia paused for a moment, looking at Maria in front of her, feeling that her niece was a little unfamiliar:

"You mean, Su Rui was controlling your body just now?"

"Yes, just now, it was indeed Su Rui."

Maria looked at Zofia sincerely, with an expression that said, "I love telling the truth," which made Zofia fall silent.

"... Maria." Zofia murmured softly, so much so that Maria couldn't hear her clearly at first. Therefore, Maria moved slightly closer to Zofia, trying to hear what her aunt was saying.

Then, Zofia pinched her horse ears on the top of her head again, making her cry out in pain, "Auntie, stop pinching! My ears hurt so much! I already told the truth!"

"What truth did you tell? I think you've read too many fairy tales; you think you can convince me with such a lame excuse."

Zofia looked at Maria was still struggling and yelling, with displeasure. "I already know the answer without you saying it. You've just entered your rebellious phase and want to express your uniqueness."

"No, that's not true!" Maria finally had Zofia release the horse ears from her head, and looked at her aunt with a pitiful expression:

"What I just said is the truth."

"You still dare to talk? Watch your ears!" Zofia glared at Maria, and her little niece shrank back in fear.

At this moment, Su Rui spoke from Maria and Zofia's phones:

"Alright, Aunt Zofia, Maria is right. I do indeed live in Maria's mind right now."

"Yes, Su Rui is a beautiful Kuranta boy with white hair and red eyes, he's really good-looking!"

Maria's eyes lit up immediately, and with Su Rui's support, she became more confident.

"I think you've got something wrong with your head; you need to see a doctor."

Zofia crossed her arms and looked at her little niece. "Then tell me about Su Rui and you, okay? What's he like exactly?"

"She can directly view her phone; Su Rui can directly control the phone to display her image!"

Seeing that Zofia seemed about to believe her, Maria quickly took out her phone from her pocket and showed it to Zofia.

Then, Zofia saw Su Rui appear from her phone screen and greet her:

"Hello, Auntie~ I'm Su Rui. Now you can formally introduce yourselves, right?"

"Hello... I've already told you I'm only a few years older Maria and the others, you must know that, right? Why do you still call me aunt?"

Zofia originally wanted to properly introduce herself to Su Rui, but she couldn't hold back because of how Su Rui addressed her.

"Alright, let's get straight to the point. I did indeed use Maria's body just now, and those words were mine."

As Su Rui spoke, she looked at Maria and said, "So, can I borrow your body again to prove something to my aunt?"

Maria nodded, agreeing to the exchange with Su Rui. As a result, Zofia noticed that Maria's aura had become very inviting, a stark contrast to Maria's usual demeanor.

"I see." Zofia nodded, then glared at the grinning Su Rui: "Don't call me aunt, or you'll regret it!"

Since Su Rui is using Maria's body, she must be able to feel Su Rui's pain, right?

But Su Rui's expression was dismissive, as if to say, "I expected this all along."

"Hmph, if you try to pinch my ears, I'll just switch Maria out. She'll be the one who gets hurt then, so I'm not afraid, Aunt."

"Tsk tsk, you can't just keep doing this, can you? Have you thought of any solutions?"

After the joke, Zofia began to show concern for her niece.

Volume 5, Chapter 270: This adult can't even cook!

"Of course, my presence in Maria's mind will only last for a short time. After that, I will be able to have a physical form that can be maintained for a short period of time, which is the image you just saw displayed on the phone."

As Su Rui spoke, she got up and walked to the kitchen, grabbed a few bottles of drinks, placed them on the table, and then looked at Zofia:

What would you like to drink?

"Don't act like this is your home."

Zofia was slightly resentful, but still grabbed a drink, not forgetting to remind her, "Don't drink alcohol on Maria's body!"

"Of course I know that, that's why I only took non-alcoholic beverages."

As Su Rui spoke, she didn't sit down, but turned around and went back to the kitchen, where she brought back a few more bottles.

"You're not planning to drink all of these beverages, are you?"

Zofia looked at Su Rui lying on the sofa in a very unladylike manner with a hint of helplessness. "You've ruined Maria's image."

"After all, I'm not a girl, so why should I maintain a ladylike demeanor?"

Su Rui didn't seem to mind, opened a drink, and chatted with Zofia while drinking it:

"By the way, our next heavyweight opponent will be coming up soon. I think his name is Left-Handed Knight? What a strange name."

"Yes, Zuo Shou's strength is still quite good. Although he lost to Margaret, he is still a very difficult opponent for Maria."

Zofia's expression also turned serious. She was about to analyze the combat techniques of the left hand for Su Rui and Maria when she saw Su Rui smile at her:

"No need for battle analysis or anything like that. I'll just use Maria's body to fight for her, directly helping Maria gain combat experience. Guaranteed win, bro!"

"What does your victory have to do with Maria?" Zofia scoffed. "Maria has to grow on her own."

"No, my connection with Maria is special. So after I won once, Maria gained the experience, and that's why Maria can win too."

Su Rui shook his finger, looking completely nonchalant. "Left Hand is nothing but trash to me. Just watch as I easily and spectacularly win a highly entertaining match."

"You mustn't let yourself get defeated by them."

Seeing Su Rui's state, Zofia didn't say anything more. From her duel with Su Rui just now, it was clear that Su Rui's combat experience was indeed very rich.

Having finished discussing the battle, Zofia, seeing Su Rui's leisurely and nonchalant demeanor, changed the subject again:

"The chef isn't home today, what are we having for lunch?"

"You just finished breakfast, and you already want lunch?"

"Making a plan isn't illegal, is it?"

Su Rui paused for a moment, looked at Zofia who had spoken, and nodded to her. "In that case, I want to eat monkey head mushrooms and bird's nest, steamed lamb, steamed bear's paw, steamed deer tail..."

"Stop!" Zofia interrupted Su Rui's recitation of the menu, rolling her eyes at him in annoyance.

"I'm not cooking today. Since you want to eat it, you can make it yourself. If you can make it, you can eat it."

"What are you talking about if there's no chef?"

Su Rui rolled her eyes, glanced at the time—it was past ten. Hmm, it really was time to make lunch.

With this thought in mind, Su Rui sat up from the sofa:

"In that case, shall we make lunch together?"

"What? Lunch needs to be prepared starting at 10 a. m.?"

Although Zofia was a little confused, she still followed Su Rui and went to the kitchen with him.

As a result, Zofia was of little help and was kicked out by Su Rui:

"You're so useless, Auntie! You're such a grown woman and you can't even cook!"

After being told that by Su Rui, Zofia was kicked out of the kitchen by Su Rui.

"Honestly, how can you talk to a girl like that?" Zofia sat down on the sofa, annoyed, and picked up her phone. "Maria, can you hear me?"

"Sure, Auntie, what's wrong? Su Rui said I can use my phone to communicate with you too."

Maria's voice came from the phone. Zofia's mood eased slightly, but she was also a little annoyed. "Why are you calling me aunt too? Don't forget, you'll be in control of the body more often later."

Even while hiding inside her phone, Maria couldn't help but shiver.

However, after the initial minor conflict, the conversation between Maria and Zofia inevitably shifted to Su Rui.

Zofia looked at Maria on her phone, her tone slightly sarcastic:

"Speaking of which, observing you this way is quite a novel experience. Doesn't Su Rui get bored staying inside all the time?"

Maria was visibly taken aback for a moment, then showed a somewhat disappointed expression, her horse ears drooping down.

"I don't know, I haven't asked Su Rui. But it'll probably be boring, right? There's nothing in here, just a few photos."

"That's why I said, this little girl just doesn't know how to be considerate." Zofia smiled, a hint of undisguised smugness in her eyes. "If I were to be Su Rui's host, I could definitely fool him completely."

Maria's lips curled into a slight smirk of displeasure. "Auntie~ but I'm Su Rui's host~"

At least, this is something that cannot be changed, and nothing my aunt says can bridge this gap.

"Yeah, what a pity. Want to guess what Su Rui is planning to cook?"

Maria finally found a topic of conversation and smiled smugly, saying, "I know that. I can even see what Su Rui sees directly. He's doing..."

"Alright, lunch is almost ready. We'll deal with the rest later."

Su Rui's voice suddenly rang out from the kitchen doorway while Maria and Zofia were talking, startling them.