Ark Simulator, Don't I Have No Physical Form?

Zofia glanced at the time and realized there was still about an hour until midnight. She looked at Su Rui with a puzzled expression.

"Are you ready?"

"Hmm, we can prepare the rest around eleven o'clock." Su Rui leaned against the door frame, but her mind was already browsing the internet.

"That's really lazy," Zofia muttered, pursing her lips.

"This is how I cook. You'll have to eat my cooking anyway, so you should be grateful for anything. Don't be picky."

Su Rui rolled her eyes, went to Zofia's side, and lay down on the sofa. "I'm sleepy, I'm going to take a nap. Maria will handle the rest."

Volume 5, Chapter 271: I'll Do the Typing

Although Su Rui said he would cook, he ended up slacking off and only prepared the ingredients for lunch, leaving the rest to Maria under his guidance.

Even so, Maria and Zofia were still amazed by the dishes Su Rui had prepared and eagerly awaited the day when Su Rui would actually cook for them again herself.

However, Su Rui kept putting it off, and even when it came time to duel with the Left-Handed Knight, Su Rui still hadn't agreed.

Zofia drove Maria to the arena, but instead of heading to the stands, she stayed by Maria's side and watched her.

"Auntie~ why are you looking at me like that?" Maria felt a little shy under Zofia.

"What? I'm just curious. You said Su Rui put his armor and sword into his System Space, so I wanted to see how you changed your armor."

Zofia made no attempt to hide the curiosity in her eyes, and followed Maria directly to the players' lounge, where she sat down and stared intently at Maria, observing her closely.

"Okay..." Maria agreed shyly and immediately switched bodies with Su Rui.

"Hey, hello Auntie!"

After obtaining Maria's body, Su Rui immediately greeted Zofia.

Then, when Zofia Hongwen tried to pinch his ear, he used the System Space to swap Maria's armor and sword with his own clothes.

The sudden change startled Zofia. Before she could react, she noticed that Su Rui's clothes had transformed into armor.

"This is truly amazing. I'm starting to believe what Maria and you are saying."

Zofia clicked her tongue in amazement as she looked Su Rui up and down, now clad in armor. "Don't lose too badly, or you'll embarrass Maria."

"I'm sure I'll win." Su Rui rolled her eyes in annoyance and turned to walk towards the arena.

Amidst the cheers from the arena and the enthusiastic chatter of the host, Su Rui, listening to the seemingly distant lively atmosphere from the corridor, stepped into the brightly lit arena from the dimly lit corridor.

The sudden change in light made Su Rui close her eyes, feeling a little uncomfortable.

Fortunately, there was a segment before the match to introduce the game, build up the atmosphere, and encourage the audience to place bets, so by the time the match started, Su Rui had already adjusted to the lighting.

However, Su Rui didn't forget to brag to Maria in her mind. "Even without the adaptation to the light, the outlines displayed by the Scanning Vision are enough for me to defeat that knight called Left Hand with my eyes closed."

"Oh yeah, yeah, yeah, Su Rui, you're the best! It's time for the competition, so be serious!"

Maria reminded Su Rui, somewhat helplessly, not to get distracted, and then saw the Left-Handed Knight strolling leisurely toward them.

He seemed very confident in his abilities and intended to easily bully Maria?

Unfortunately, this time the one facing the left hand is Su Rui, Su Rui more confident in his own abilities.

"Hmph, instead of running away, you're walking towards me?"

Holding a long sword, Su Rui strolled leisurely to her left.

The other person seemed lost in memories. "I was once defeated by your sister, but you are different. Do you think you can be my opponent? You may be very talented, but right now, you are just a rough diamond."

As he spoke, Zuo Shou brandished his spear at Su Rui, who had come close enough, seemingly intending to use this move to send Su Rui flying.

However, unexpectedly, with a clang, Su Rui raised his hand and used his longsword to block the spear coming from his left hand, and then thrust out his sword, making Su Rui barely dodge.

"I'm not the rough diamond you're talking about. If you're going to talk about something, you can consider me an unparalleled treasure." Su Rui said casually, the longsword in his hand gleaming with golden light. With a spin of his waist, a golden sword light was slashed out, forcing Zuo Shou, who hadn't made much of a distance to himself, to dodge again in a sorry state.

The host on the platform exclaimed in surprise:

"I never expected this scene. The Left-Handed Knight, who is always so composed on the field, is now in such a sorry state when facing our Nearl family's young knight, even more so than when he faced the Radiant Knight! Is this the Nearl family's talent?"

"Tsk, that constructive moderator!"

After dodging Su Rui's sword energy with a roll, he punched the ground with his left hand in dissatisfaction before standing up, his gaze towards Su Rui becoming serious.

"Your skills are quite good, but your movements have too many flaws!"

As he spoke, he charged straight at Su Rui, brandishing his spear as if he wanted to knock Su Rui down with a single blow.

"My weaknesses only appear numerous; in reality, I have no weaknesses."

Su Rui slightly turned her body to dodge the spear in her left hand, and took the opportunity to close the distance between them, swinging her longsword again.

The golden sword energy struck the Left-Handed Knight directly at point-blank range.

The burst of sword energy, carrying immense force, blasted the Left-Handed Knight away, sending him tumbling several times across the ground in his armor before finally coming to a stop.

"It's time to settle this, although you must have bet on losing from the very beginning, right?"

Su Rui's voice startled Zuo Shou: "How did you know?"

"You don't need to know. In short, I really can't believe you'll lose."

Su Rui flicked her wrist. "I'll make sure you lose badly, so the odds won't be so high."

In reality, while Maria, as a contestant, cannot openly place bets, she already possesses considerable fame as Miss Coriander, making it more than enough for her to hire a few people to place bets for her. Those who do this work will also be paid. As for trying to embezzle Maria's money... it has already been proven that this is not feasible.

"Don't think you've already won!"

Although he had gambled that he would lose, and although his strength was indeed inferior to "Maria's," the Left-Handed Knight was now completely out of control.

He regrouped and charged at Su Rui, attempting to knock Su Rui away from below.

However, this move played right into Su Rui's hands. Seizing the opportunity, Su Rui lightly jumped up, stepped on the tip of the Left-Handed Knight's spear, and used the momentum to jump to a high place.

As the Left-Handed Knight instinctively looked up, the blade in Su Rui's hand shone with golden light once more, his armor billowed air backward, and he accelerated his descent, the tip of his sword pointing towards the ground.

Volume 5, Chapter 272: Thank you, Auntie!

Although he had already seen Su Rui falling rapidly from the height, the Left-Handed Knight had lost his chance to dodge because he had lost his balance earlier.

Before he could even get up, he saw Su Rui holding a golden longsword and plunging it into the ground not far from him.

With the burst of energy, the massive shockwave, along with the blasted concrete surface of the arena, sent the Left-Handed Knight, who was lying on the ground, flying away.

With a series of impacts, his left hand was blasted off the field and landed below, meaning he was eliminated as soon as he was knocked out of range.

"Look! Our little knight has defeated the arrogant Left-Handed Knight with unimaginable strength! Let's cheer for her!"

Su Rui looked up at the enthusiastic audience. Many spectators who had just come to watch the excitement were cheering, while quite a few who had bet on their left hand to win were cursing.

But none of this mattered to Su Rui. He raised his longsword in a victory pose and then walked towards the players' lounge amidst even louder cheers.

Maria thought to Su Rui, with a hint of jealousy, "I never knew I could do something like this."

"You just lack practice and skill. At least, after seeing my method this time, you should have learned it by now, right?"

'Hmm, I saw how you used Originium Arts. I can use those techniques next time too.'

Maria's tone was filled with undisguised joy. Su Rui's combat skills had been transmitted to her almost simultaneously with the battle, like a one-on-one lesson, imparting knowledge flawlessly.

Back in the lounge, Su Rui saw Zofia still sitting in the chair, legs crossed, as if she had been waiting for him.

"Didn't you go watch the game?" Su Rui was taken aback and looked at Zofia with a puzzled expression.

"Maria told me that you can edit the match directly into a video, which is much more detailed than watching it in person, isn't it?"

As Zofia spoke, she clapped her hands at Su Rui: "Speaking of which, judging from your expression, you must have won very easily, right?"

"Of course, with me on the field, there's no way we can lose."

As Su Rui spoke, she stored her armor into her System Space and winked at Zofia:

"I'll send you the battle footage later when we get back. Now, you should head back."

"Of course I know." Zofia stood up and patted the person recording the secret conversation on the shoulder. "Let's go, I'll drive you back."

"I understand, Aunt." Maria nodded, which surprised Zofia, who looked at Maria with some confusion.

"Maria? You've switched back already."

"Yes, shall we go home?"

"Well, speaking of which, you and Su Rui have very different personalities." Although they look exactly alike, you can actually tell them apart as soon as they open their mouths.

On the way back, Su Rui's voice came directly from the car stereo:

"Beep beep beep, listen up, you people in the car! You've all been arrested. We advise you to stop the car and surrender!"

"What wicked plan are they hatching this time?"

Zofia completely ignored Su Rui's words and continued driving; she was already somewhat familiar with Su Rui's personality.

"It was Młynar who called. I think he's calling to question you."

Maria tensed up and instinctively sought advice from Zofia and Su Rui: "What should we do?"

"What else can we do? We'll just answer the phone. I don't believe he can do anything."

Zofia snorted and urged Su Rui, "Answer the phone, I'll talk to him."

Młynar and Zofia have never had a good relationship. They've argued several times about Maria and the Nearl family, to the point that Zofia doesn't want to talk to Młynar anymore.

However, this Knight Tournament is Maria's chance, and with Su Rui around, it's almost impossible for anything to go wrong.

Therefore, Zofia will fight for Maria's interests, and she will also make sure that Młynar stays out of the way.

"Hello? Młynar Maria is here with me. What can I do for you?"

As soon as the call connected, Zofia greeted Młynar on the other end without any hesitation.

Where is Maria?

"You're sitting in the back seat. What's wrong? Is there something you can't tell me?"

"Has she not planned to give up yet?"

"Didn't you watch the game, uncle? Maria won beautifully, what reason is there to give up?"

Although Zofia hadn't watched the match, she could at least tell from Su Rui's expression that Su Rui had won beautifully.

"The Commercial Union won't let this go easily; it's not too late to back down now."

"Hmph, Maria will be fine." Zofia didn't know how to refute this, but given that Su Rui was present and couldn't be separated from Maria, neither the Commercial Union nor the Armorless Union could do anything to Maria.

"Let Maria talk to me." Młynar was getting tired of arguing with Zofia, and his tone became more forceful.

But Maria's thoughts were simple. "I will not quit the Knight Tournament, Uncle."

"You hid with Zofia to avoid me, right?"

Młynar's words left Maria speechless for a moment. She couldn't very well tell her uncle that he was right, could she?

"... Never mind, be careful."

In the end, Młynar said nothing, only gave a word of advice, and then hung up the phone.

Maria and Zofia both breathed a sigh of relief, while Su Rui said with a bit of a laugh:

"Looks like Młynar is pretty scary to you guys~"

"Who would be afraid of that guy who always has a stern face and bows and scrapes to his boss?"

Zofia gave a somewhat disgruntled snort, while Maria, standing beside her, tried to comfort her, saying with a hint of pity:

"Auntie, Uncle works very hard to earn money, please don't say that."

Especially after learning how Młynar earned money and supported the Nearl family, Maria respected her uncle even more. Of course, this recognition made Maria even more determined to maintain her identity as Miss Coriander and win the Knight Tournament championship.

Zofia was momentarily speechless after hearing Maria's words, then sought Su Rui's approval:

What do you think, Su Rui?

Su Rui paused for a moment, then said, "... I also think that Młynar doesn't deserve to be punished like this. He just has a bad temper, and after all, Maria is involved."

"Fine, fine, you're all on Młynar's side, so it's like I was wrong." Zofia rolled her eyes.

Su Rui didn't forget to comfort her, "Auntie, don't be angry, you're the best, thank you for protecting Maria ~"

That's more like it.