Ark Simulator: Didn't I Have No Physical Form?

"... Is Su Rui even an adult? Don't you feel guilty about using him like this?"

"Of course Su Rui is an adult! Why does everyone say that?"

The Candle Knight glanced at Su Rui, who was idly munching on a cookie while holding a teacup beside him. Any normal person wouldn't think Su Rui looked like a mature adult, would they?

Maria noticed the Candle Knight's gaze, turned her head to look at Su Rui in confusion, and then saw Su Rui's appearance.

Maria was momentarily speechless; the scene made it difficult for her to refute the Candle Knight's words.

However, Su Rui noticed the looks in Maria's and the Candle Knight's eyes and could roughly tell what they were thinking. She took a sip of tea and said somewhat indistinctly:

"I'm an adult, much older than you all. It's just that most of the time, I don't need to be on edge. Being able to do what I love is a luxury, and I want to enjoy it."

Although Su Rui's theory is worth considering, both Maria and the Candle Knight felt that there was no need to discuss the topic anymore.

Volume 5, Chapter 282: Maria suddenly understood.

Maria glanced at Su Rui, who was still munching on a cookie, and sighed. Her gaze towards the Candle Knight became firm and serious.

"I'm not joking, Su Rui is indeed an adult. There's no need to continue discussing this matter. So, Candle Knight, what did you originally want to say to me?"

"It's nothing, maybe I might need Su Rui's help... I have a feeling that way."

[Is this some kind of telepathic connection unique to literary girls?] Su Rui thought to Maria with some doubt. However, Maria was not in the mood to respond to the Candle Knight at the moment. She was just worried that Su Rui might be led away by the woman in front of her.

On the surface, Maria said nothing, only nodding. "I can't make decisions for Su Rui, and besides, Su Rui probably can't go too far."

The Candle Knight said nothing, but simply focused his gaze on Su Rui, awaiting Su Rui reply.

Su Rui waved her hand. "If you need help, I should be able to, but not now. Well, if we're lucky, Old Deng will probably let me help you when you really need it."

When Su Rui mentioned "Old Deng," he was referring to the Upper System, since Su Rui's choice of who to serve as the system for ultimately depended on the decision of the Upper System.

"... Thank you. There's a song about you in a family collection of poems that describes your appearance, so I'd like to give it a try. I won't bother you any longer."

Having received a response, the Candle Knight stood up, smiled at Su Rui, and then turned and left the players' lounge.

Su Rui and Maria were left looking at each other in bewilderment. "Su Rui? You actually appeared in such a distant era?"

Maria thought Su Rui was just joking, and looked at Su Rui in surprise.

"I don't know, I originally thought it was just a joke."

Su Rui glanced in the direction the Candle Knight had left, puzzled. He had no idea he had actually appeared so many years ago. Logically speaking, those time periods shouldn't have been of any value, right?

Unable to figure it out, Su Rui directly asked the Upper System, "Old Deng, are you listening to me? What's going on?"

Don't worry, it's nothing important.

The Upper System is playing the riddle game again. Su Rui rolled her eyes, said nothing more, and didn't press the matter further.

He couldn't directly confront the Upper System, nor could he simply beat her up to force the Upper System to tell the truth. So, he had no choice but to accept it.

The idea that "bad children should be disciplined" is wrong.

The sudden display of subtitles from the Upper System startled Su Rui, who glanced around warily:

"What? You want to come and beat me up? I'm not afraid of you."

There's no need for that right now.

"Tsk, Old Deng, what's with all the bluster? It's all nonsense."

Su Rui rolled her eyes in annoyance, ignoring the Upper System's words, and simply got up and took Maria's hand:

"Alright, we've finished chatting, it's time for us to head back."

"Okay, I understand."

Maria nodded, and realizing that Su Rui wouldn't leave her like that, the corners of Maria's mouth couldn't help but turn up.

Once outside, Su Rui and Maria saw Zofia leaning against the car, looking at them with annoyance. Noticing Su Rui and Maria approaching, Zofia glared at them.

"So you guys finally decided to come out? What were you doing in there for so long?"

"We spoke with the Candle Knight about the Knight Tournament."

Maria opened the car door and got in, asking, "Auntie, where are we going next?"

"Of course we need to find somewhere to have lunch. Aren't you guys hungry?"

Zofia, sitting in the driver's seat, turned around and looked Su Rui and Maria up and down in the back seat, muttering to herself:

"I thought you two were doing something intimate while I was away. No wonder you weren't hungry; I've been getting hungry waiting."

"Aunt!" Maria heard Zofia's words and blushed, looking at Zofia with resentment.

However, as Maria looked at Zofia, a sudden realization dawned on her. "Oh yeah, why didn't I think of that? Damn it! I should have eaten Su Rui first, and then taken Su Rui out to play."

In this way, even if someone wants to take Su Rui away, she can use her connection with Su Rui to directly and openly refuse their request.

"Hmm, you should be thanking me, Maria. I'll decide where we'll have lunch."

Zofia saw Maria's shy expression in the rearview mirror, and a smile involuntarily crept onto her lips. Then she started the car and, without saying a word, drove Su Rui and Maria away from the vicinity of the arena.

It must be said that the most important quality for journalists is speed, after all, they need to get the news out before their peers, whether it's a press release or a newspaper article.

Just as Maria and Zofia arrived at a restaurant and found a suitable place to sit down, before the food even arrived, Su Rui turned on the TV directly with the electronic remote control.

The first thing broadcast on television was about the kiss between Su Rui and Maria during the Candle Knight Tournament performance that morning.

The host embellished the story of Su Rui and Maria's kiss, making everyone blush. Even Zofia, who wasn't involved, couldn't help but blush and look away from the television.

Maria, covering her cheeks in embarrassment, couldn't help but let out a wail. "Su Rui, didn't you say this would be reported in a positive light?"

"I've already said it, the story wasn't reported in a bad way, was it? The host only questioned your tendency to engage in lesbian practices; he didn't directly accuse you."

Su Rui ignored Maria's reaction and simply started eating the appetizers that had been served.

"But like this..."

Before Maria could finish speaking, Su Rui gave her an annoyed look:

"Alright, stop thinking about it. Hurry up and eat. How about I show you the clips and press releases I edited?"

As she spoke, Su Rui pointed to the television, and the content on it suddenly changed, turning into a news anchor righteously accusing Maria of possible connections to human trafficking and crimes against minors.

Seeing Maria's stunned expression, Su Rui sneered, "So, you still underestimate journalism. These guys will do anything and say anything for clicks and attention."

Volume 5, Chapter 283: Offering Loyalty

Lunchtime passed pleasantly amidst Maria's astonished and incredulous expression. Su Rui said nothing, but as she watched Maria, she couldn't suppress the ever-growing corners of her mouth.

After lunch, the expected thing happened. "Ugh, I'm not going out. How am I supposed to face anyone? Now everyone knows I'm a bad guy with masochistic tendencies!"

Maria covered her cheeks, too afraid to move, but the more she did so, the happier Su Rui became.

After all, it wasn't Su Rui who felt embarrassed, and with that thought in mind, Su Rui reached out and grabbed Maria's wrist:

"I was just about to head to the shopping street to see if there are any popular snacks in Kazimierz. Let's walk and see as we go."

As long as he could see Maria so shy and about to explode, Su Rui felt that even if people misunderstood him, it wouldn't be unacceptable. As long as Maria, whose emotions were even more explosive than his, was by his side, Su Rui felt that he couldn't accept his own state.

"I don't want to. I'm not a bad person. I haven't been involved with prostitutes. Su Rui is an adult."

"Yes, yes, of course I'm an adult. Okay, let's go, it'll be a bit tiring for me to carry you alone."

As Su Rui and Maria continued forward, Zofia couldn't help but smile.

"Alright, I won't disturb you two young lovers any longer. I'll drive you there and then leave immediately, okay?"

"Of course, no problem, thank you Auntie!"

Maria wasn't in the mood to answer. Su Rui turned to Zofia with a sweet smile and winked at her.

"I... I understand." Zofia was captivated by Su Rui's smile, and her heart trembled slightly before she calmed herself down a bit:

"Alright, hurry up and go. If you're slow, I won't take you there."

As she spoke, Zofia walked past Su Rui and Maria. From an angle where Su Rui and Maria couldn't see, the corners of Zofia's mouth involuntarily turned up, and she even couldn't help but lick her lips.

What right does Su Rui have to say she's not a child? Besides, she's acting a little too tempting, making it hard for Suri to resist.

However, Zofia still didn't show her emotions. She led Su Rui and Maria to the shopping street that Su Rui had specified, and then stopped her car.

"Alright, we've arrived. You should get off now. Call me when it's time, and I'll come pick you up... Oh, and if you want to stay overnight, that's fine too. Remember to call me. But actually, staying at home is better. My castle is much better than the hotels outside."

"I understand, Auntie~, please stop talking." Maria shyly, not daring to look at Zofia's face.

Su Rui, however, didn't care. With Maria in such an awkward situation, he wasn't embarrassed at all.

Su Rui, holding Maria's hand, greeted Zofia as they got out of the car, "Let's go out and have some fun! See you later, Auntie!"

Only after Su Rui had pulled Maria some distance away did Zofia, sitting alone in the driver's seat, finally catch her breath, her cheeks flushed with frustration. "Honestly, why call me 'aunt'? I'm only a few years older than Maria and Margaret; they should call me 'sister'."

However, there wasn't much to say right now. Zofia felt she needed to calm down a bit, so she started the car again and drove straight to her familiar bar, intending to talk to Old Kowal and the others about Maria and Su Rui.

I feel it's time to start preparing for Maria and Su Rui's wedding.

With this in mind, Zofia began her operation.

Su Rui, holding Maria's wrist, couldn't help but smile happily amidst the admiring glances of passersby on the street.

"Shall we go eat something over there?"

"Didn't we just eat?" Maria asked, a little confused, but she still followed Su Rui and was pulled by him toward the food stall.

"So what? Just because we've had lunch doesn't mean we can't have snacks!"

Su Rui said matter-of-factly, pulling Maria to buy four snacks from the food stall.

"Su Rui, we can't eat too much."

As Maria said this, she saw Su Rui give her a mysterious smile, "Don't worry, I'll eat two portions by myself."

"But I can't eat two servings right now."

Maria looked somewhat embarrassed, and Su Rui nudged her with her shoulder:

"Don't worry, I knew you couldn't finish two portions, so one is for someone else."

"Huh?" Maria was taken aback for a moment, then saw Su Rui take the four snacks from the shopkeeper, hand one to her, and give the other to... Centaurea, who had appeared there at some point?

"What is she doing here?" Maria stared wide-eyed at Centaurea, thinking to herself that she might as well have just let her eat both portions; she should have gritted her teeth and eaten both portions anyway.

Meeting Maria's gaze, Centaurea glanced somewhat guiltily at Su Rui: "I've finished my work. Su Rui said Rhodes Island won't arrive for a while, so I'm not working during this time, so... I came out shopping."

Maria was speechless, but Su Rui nodded, seemingly unconcerned.

"I know that, and I didn't blame you. Just rest well after you've finished your work. I already transferred your payment to you, right?"

"Yes, thank you, boss." Centaurea nodded, while Maria looked puzzled. "But there's no money missing from my account?"

"Of course not, because this funding was allocated from the accounts of Commercial Union."

As Su Rui said this, a smug smile crept onto her lips, "The Commercial Union is actually the real culprit that has been exploiting Centaurea, so isn't it normal for them to spend the Commercial Union's money?"

"That makes sense." Centaurea nodded, her gaze towards Su Rui now tinged with respect. "By the way, boss, thank you so much for those two Lazurite."

Although Commercial Union were the main reason, the most important and direct ones who exploited Centaurea were those two Lazurite. The thought that Su Rui had given her the opportunity to teach them a lesson filled Centaurea with gratitude as she looked at Su Rui.

"Hmm, so what did you do with those two Lazurite guys? Did you kill them?"

Su Rui was a little curious. He hadn't managed it carefully during this period; as long as it was generally running normally, he couldn't be bothered to pay attention.

A gleam of excitement flashed in Centaurea's eyes. "Killing them would be too easy for them. I gave them a good beating and assigned them a lot of work. They will continue to work for Miss Coriander, so please feel free to order them around!"

Volume 5, Chapter 284: Is the little pony still innocent?

As she spoke, Centaurea excitedly pulled several photos from her pocket and showed them to Su Rui: "These are pictures of me teaching those two Lazurite a lesson; you might really like them!"

As he spoke, he was about to hand the photo to Su Rui.

"Let me take a look, Maria, why don't you take a look too?"

As Su Rui spoke, she leaned closer to Centaurea and looked at the photo in her hand. Although Maria was somewhat displeased with Su Rui and Centaurea's closeness, she still leaned closer to Centaurea and looked at the photo in her hand.

These photos were likely taken by the Armorless Union's men, since Centaurea used both hands.

In the photo, Centaurea stands next to two bruised Lazurite, making a victory V sign, looking like Churchill making a defiant gesture after attending an enemy's funeral.

There's more than one photo; there are also several Centaurea strikes a cool pose while beating someone up, looking triumphant as she steps on two Lazurite tiles.