Ark Simulator: Don't I Lack a Physical Form?

Yela: "!!!" (As expected! You still won't give up!)

They both saw shock, embarrassment, and... a hint of annoyance at being caught red-handed in each other's eyes!

Almost simultaneously, both of them instinctively tried to hide the blankets behind their backs, but it was clearly too late.

"Holy Maiden, what brings you here so late at night?" Yela spoke first, her voice low and icy as she questioned.

"I... I got up to check if the fireplace was out, and also... to give Su Rui a blanket, in case he catches a cold." Enya's cheeks flushed as she tried to remain calm, her voice barely audible. "Yela, what about you? Why aren't you asleep either?"

"It's my duty to patrol at night and ensure safety," Yela lied without batting an eye, her dark eyes fixed on Enya. "Adding a blanket is a small matter; the Holy Maiden needn't trouble herself. I can handle it. It's late and the dew is heavy; please go back to your room to rest." As she spoke, she was about to step forward.

"No need! I can do it myself!" Enya immediately stepped aside to block Yela, her tone carrying a hint of barely perceptible urgency. "Yela, you should go and rest too, everything's fine here."

"Protecting the Holy Maiden is my top priority. How can I rest if you don't?" Yela stood firm, her tone unyielding. "Please return to your room, Holy Maiden. Leave this to me."

"I said I don't need it!" Enya said, her voice rising slightly in urgency.

Su Rui seemed to be startled from her sleep. She unconsciously frowned, mumbled something, turned over, and hugged her tail in her arms even tighter.

The two fell silent instantly, watching Su Rui nervously until his breathing became steady again, at which point they breathed a sigh of relief.

"Look! I almost woke him up!" Enya said in a low voice, giving Yela a reproachful glare.

"You raised your voice first," Yela retorted coldly.

The two were locked in a stalemate once again, staring at each other, neither willing to back down. A silent tension hung in the air. Their target was Su Rui, but their "destination" was completely different— Enya wanted to take her back to the outer room of her bedchamber, while Yela wanted to drag her back to her room for "strict supervision."

This standoff couldn't go on. Enya's eyes darted around, and she decided to change her strategy. She softened her tone and said in a conciliatory voice, "Yela, how about this? We... move Su Rui to... the soft couch in the outer room? It's more comfortable there. We can take turns keeping watch over him at night? That way, it's safer and we can take care of him at the same time?" She tried to find a compromise.

Yela refused without hesitation. "No! The couch is too close to your bedchamber, it's not safe! It must be isolated!" She wouldn't budge on matters of principle!

"Then... then what do you suggest we do?!" Enya was getting annoyed.

Yela's dark eyes flickered, as if she had made up her mind. She took a deep breath and, in a very low voice, proposed a groundbreaking solution. "Since we each hold our own views and neither of us can convince the other, nor can we trust the other to 'take care of' him alone... then there is only one way."

Enya was taken aback. "What method?"

Yela's gaze swept over the sleeping Su Rui on the floor, then turned to Enya, her tone carrying a sense of resignation... "Take him... to my room. Then... we... will 'guard' him together."

Enya: "!!!" Together?! To Yela's room?! To spend the night with Su Rui?! This... this is outrageous! What will people say if word gets out?! What about the saintess's reputation?! What about the maid's honor?!

But... what Yela said next made her waver.

"This is the only solution that can simultaneously satisfy 'close care' (for you) and 'absolute security monitoring' (for me)," Yela's voice was cold and rational. "In my room, we can both look after each other and supervise each other to ensure nothing goes wrong. It's much better than... like now, where we're wary of each other and even sneaking in at night to 'kidnap' each other." Her words incisively exposed the awkward situation between the two.

Enya's face instantly turned bright red! Being directly exposed by Yela for her "leopard-stealing" intentions filled her with shame and embarrassment. But... thinking about it carefully, Yela's words seemed... to be the most "reasonable" solution at the moment? Although it sounded shocking, in this secluded Snow Mountain Monastery late at night, it didn't seem entirely unacceptable? At least, she could keep an eye on Su Rui, and Yela could rest assured... It was better than letting Su Rui sleep here alone, or being "monopolized" by the other party?

A strange feeling, a mixture of adventure, excitement, and... a hint of secret anticipation, welled up in Enya's heart. She looked at Yela's dark eyes that shone brightly in the darkness, then at Su Rui on the ground, who was sleeping like an angel (if you ignored her ears and tail), completely unaware of what was happening. She bit her lower lip, and finally... nodded as if possessed!

"Okay... alright." Her voice was barely audible, and her cheeks were burning.

Yela seemed to breathe a sigh of relief, a barely perceptible hint of... relief flashing in her dark eyes. She nodded. "Let's not delay, be careful."

Thus began a bizarre "joint operation".

The two carefully crouched down and unfolded their respective blankets. Enya gently covered Su Rui with her soft down blanket, carefully tucking the corners in. Yela, on the other hand, wrapped Su Rui, along with the down blanket, tightly with her thicker animal skin blanket, leaving only her furry head exposed.

Volume 18, Chapter 1110: After some deliberation, I compromised.

Then, Yela gestured to Enya to help support Su Rui's legs, while she herself stretched out her arms, steadily passing them under Su Rui's knees and back, and with a little force, lifted Su Rui, who was wrapped up like a "blanket roll," into her arms!

Su Rui seemed to sense the movement in his sleep, shifted restlessly, and uttered a few indistinct murmurs. But perhaps the blanket was too warm, or perhaps the embrace was too secure (Yela's arms were incredibly strong, holding him very firmly), he did not wake up. He simply snuggled closer to Yela, found a more comfortable position, and continued to sleep soundly, even purring a little louder.

Enya and Yela exchanged a glance, both seeing a hint of tension and... excitement at the prospect of success in each other's eyes. Holding their breath, Yela held Su Rui in her arms, while Enya protected her from the side. Like thieves, they tiptoed and moved extremely slowly... toward Yela's room next to Enya's.

Yela's room was extremely simply furnished: a hard bed, a wardrobe, and a desk; it was so clean it was almost uninhabited. Yela gently placed the rolled-up Su Rui on her hard bed (she hesitated for a moment, but couldn't bear to let him sleep on the floor), then exchanged glances with Enya.

What to do next...? Really sleep together?

The atmosphere instantly became extremely awkward and... ambiguous.

Finally, Yela broke the silence. She pointed to the inside of the bed and whispered to Enya, "Your Holiness, you sleep inside, I'll sleep outside." She took on the responsibility of "guarding" herself.

Enya blushed, nodded, took off her shoes and shawl, and carefully climbed onto Yela's hard bed, lying on the innermost side, facing Su Rui.

Yela also took off her cloak and outer garment (underneath she was still wearing her neat maid outfit), blew out the dim oil lamp on the table, and then lay down fully clothed on the outer side of the bed, also on her side, facing Su Rui, and deliberately maintaining a certain distance.

In the darkness, all was silent. The only sounds were the faint breathing of the three people and Su Rui's continuous, soft gurgling.

The bed was hard and uncomfortable, but neither Enya nor Yela could fall asleep. They could clearly feel the body temperature and breathing of the other person beside them, and... the warm and reassuring aura emanating from the "culprit" sandwiched between them.

Su Rui seemed completely unaware of where he was. He was sleeping soundly, even unconsciously turning over to lie flat on his back. His arm slipped out from under the blanket and draped over Enya, while his fluffy tail unconsciously brushed against Yela's cheek.

Enya: "!!!" Her body instantly stiffened! Her cheeks turned bright red!

Yela: "!!!" Her cheek tickled as the tail swept across her face. She instinctively tried to dodge, but in the end... she just tilted her head slightly and didn't move.

In the darkness, both of them could feel the tension in each other's bodies and... accelerated heartbeats.

What... what's going on here?! The saintess, her maid, and a handsome young man with beast ears and a beast tail are all crammed onto a hard bed... sharing a bed?! If this scene were to get out, it would shock the entire Terra!

However, amidst this extreme awkwardness and absurdity, a strange, warm, and reassuring feeling quietly arose. Listening to Su Rui's steady breathing and gurgling sounds, and feeling the real presence of the two people beside her, an unprecedented feeling of "home" enveloped the simple room.

After an unknown amount of time, the tension and awkwardness were gradually replaced by exhaustion and warmth. Enya was the first to succumb to sleepiness and drifted off to sleep, even unconsciously moving closer to Su Rui. Yela, with her eyes open in the darkness, remained vigilant for a long time before finally closing her eyes slowly amidst Su Rui's rhythmic snoring and the steady breathing of the two beside her.

The first rays of dawn struggled to pierce through the thick, leaden clouds of Kjerag and the frost-covered windowpanes, bringing a hazy glow to Yela's simply furnished room. The air was filled with a mixture of the crisp scent of snow, a faint smell of pine, and... something indescribable, a warmth that belonged to the human body.

Su Rui (Snow Leopard version) slowly awoke from a deep sleep in an extremely warm, soft, and... crowded embrace. The moment consciousness returned, the first thing she felt was an unprecedented sense of comfort and security throughout her body. It was as if she were soaking in warm water, every cell lazily stretching out. Two distinct yet strangely blended scents lingered around her nose—one was a familiar, gentle scent belonging to Enya, with a pure, herbal fragrance; the other was colder, more restrained, with a hint of metallic and leathery texture—was it... Yela's scent?

He groggily shifted his body, trying to stretch, but found himself seemingly... unable to move? His body was tightly enveloped by something warm and soft. His cheek felt as if it were pressed against some kind of warm, smooth... skin?

He opened his eyes slowly, confused. His obsidian-like eyes, filled with the bewilderment of someone just waking up, adjusted to the dim light.

The first thing that caught his eye was a magnified, serene sleeping face so close to his. Her long, silvery-white hair, like a brocade woven from moonlight, spread across the pillow, a few strands playfully brushing against his cheek, causing a slight tickle. Her long eyelashes drooped like butterfly wings, casting soft shadows on her fair skin. Her lake-blue eyes were closed, and the corners of her mouth were slightly upturned, carrying a contented and peaceful smile. It was Enya. She was sleeping on her side, facing him, one arm still unconsciously draped over his waist, her breathing even and deep.

Su Rui's brain went blank for a few seconds. Enya? How come she... is so close to me?

He instinctively wanted to turn his head to see what was happening on the other side. As he moved, his cheek brushed against a different touch—the smooth fabric with a slightly cool body temperature (the collar of Yela's maid outfit), and... a strand of black hair that fell down, carrying a cool fragrance.

He tilted his head slightly, his gaze passing over his shoulder (he realized he was wrapped up like a silkworm cocoon), and saw another face.

Yela was also sleeping on her side, facing him, but her posture was noticeably more restrained, maintaining a subtle distance between them. Her black hair was perfectly styled, and even in her sleep, a lingering wariness seemed to linger between her brows. Her breathing was lighter and shallower than Enya's, as if she might wake up at any moment. But at this moment, her tightly closed eyes and relaxed lips softened her usual coldness and sharpness, revealing a rare, weary gentleness.

Su Rui: "!!!"

Volume 18, Chapter 1111: Escape is Not Impossible

Su Rui instantly snapped awake! His brain felt like it had been doused with ice water! Fragments of last night's memories flooded back—he was sleeping on the carpet... and then... it seemed... he'd been moved?... and then... this was... Yela's room?! Enya and Yela... slept on either side of him?! He... he'd been sandwiched between them all night?!

A tremendous sense of absurdity and intense shame swept over him like a tsunami! His cheeks, ears, and neck turned bright red in an instant, visible to the naked eye, all the way to the base of his tail! He... he had actually... shared a bed with two women all night?! Even though they were separated by blankets and clothes, this close, almost embracing sleeping position was, to him, simply... an utter disgrace!

He suddenly wanted to sit up! To escape this "gentle haven" that made him so uncomfortable!

However, the moment he moved, the arm belonging to Enya, which was resting on his waist, tightened instinctively, as if trying to hold onto him tightly even in his dream. At the same time, a very soft, displeased nasal sound came from behind him, as if Yela had been startled.

Su Rui's body froze instantly! He dared not make any sudden movements, afraid of waking the two of them and facing an even more awkward situation. He could only lie there stiffly, staring wide-eyed at Enya's sleeping face so close to his, feeling Yela's faint breathing behind him, his heart pounding wildly, almost leaping out of his chest!

This is... this is outrageous! What on earth happened?! How did he end up in this state?!

Shame, embarrassment, and a strange... guilt intertwined, almost suffocating him. He desperately needed to do something to break this agonizing deadlock, at least... to express his dissatisfaction and protest!

His gaze fell on Enya's fair and smooth face, so close to his own. A... mischievous thought (or rather, an urge to vent) welled up in his mind.

He carefully and very slowly pulled his bushy tail out from under the tightly wrapped blanket. The tail was a little messy from being squeezed all night, but it was still soft and fluffy.

Su Rui held his breath, a wicked glint flashing in his dark eyes. He controlled his tail like a flexible whip (a soft-haired version), and gently, with a hint of vengeance... slapped Enya's cheek with the tip of his tail!

The movement was very light; it was more like a "brush" than a "pat." The soft, furry touch felt like a feather tickling you.

"Hmm..." Enya unconsciously uttered a muffled murmur in her sleep, her brows furrowing slightly, but she didn't wake up. Instead, she subconsciously snuggled closer to Su Rui, her cheek almost touching his neck!

Su Rui: "!!!" He froze, his tail twitching back in fright! His cheeks turned even redder!

No! I need to find a different target!

His gaze then shifted to Yela behind him. Yela was sleeping rather properly, her face a little far from him. Su Rui thought for a moment, then cautiously stretched out his tail again, this time targeting Yela's arm draped outside the blanket...

The tip of its tail lightly brushed against Yela's bare wrist.

Yela's reaction was far more intense Enya's! Her body trembled violently, and her dark eyes snapped open! There was no trace of the confusion of just waking up in her eyes, only a sharp, eagle-like alertness and... a hint of annoyance at being disturbed! Her gaze instantly locked onto... Su Rui's bright red face, so close to her, and... the tool of the crime that hadn't yet fully retracted—that big, fluffy tail!

Their eyes met! The air froze instantly!

Su Rui's heart skipped a beat! She'd been caught!

Yela's dark eyes narrowed dangerously, her voice low and hoarse from just waking up, laced with a chilling murderous intent. "What... are you doing?" She clearly believed that Su Rui was engaging in some kind of inappropriate harassment!

Su Rui opened his mouth, wanting to explain, but shame, indignation, and embarrassment left him speechless for a moment.

Yela's angry shout also woke Enya up on the other side.

"Hmm... what's wrong?" Enya opened her eyes groggily, her lake-blue eyes still heavy with sleep. When she saw the scene before her—she was practically lying in Su Rui's arms, while Su Rui's face was flushed and her eyes were darting around in a panic, and Yela was glaring at Su Rui with an icy expression—she instantly snapped awake! Her cheeks flushed crimson!

"Ah!" she gasped softly, like a startled rabbit, and tried to jump away from Su Rui! But because she had been hugging him so tightly, this movement caused the blanket wrapped around Su Rui Su Rui sway as well!

This sudden movement shattered the fragile balance!

Seizing the opportunity, Su Rui disregarded his shame and only wanted to escape this "place of trouble"! He suddenly tried to sit up!

"Trying to run?!" Yela's eyes flashed! She acted almost reflexively! Swift as lightning! One hand, like an iron clamp, instantly pressed down on Su Rui's shoulder! A tremendous force struck, and Su Rui, who had just lifted his body slightly, was forcefully... pressed back onto the bed! A muffled "bang" was heard!

"Ugh!" Caught off guard, Su Rui's back slammed heavily onto the hard bed. Although it didn't hurt, she felt incredibly humiliated!

Almost at the same time, Enya, due to inertia, tripped over the blanket while trying to escape, lost her balance, and cried out. Instead of escaping, she fell back onto Su Rui again! And this time, she landed squarely on his chest!

Su Rui: "!!!" With a "wolf" in front (Yela's suppression) and a "tiger" behind (Enya's advances)! He was completely "sealed" on the bed! He couldn't move!

"Let me go!" Su Rui was both ashamed and furious, struggling with her hands and feet, her cheeks flushed red as if they were about to bleed! A disgrace! An absolute disgrace!

"Don't move!" Yela hissed, tightening her grip on his shoulder, her dark eyes flashing with cold light. "Tell me! What were you trying to do just now?!" She clearly still remembered what happened with the tail.

"I... I didn't mean to do anything!" Su Rui's voice trembled with anger. "I just wanted to get out of bed!"

"You need to harass people with your tail to get up?" Yela didn't believe it at all, her tone icy.

"I was... I was waking you up!" Su Rui was speechless, filled with shame and indignation.

"Wake us up?" Enya, nestled against Su Rui's chest, looked up, her lake-blue eyes filled with a hint of confusion and... unexplained shyness? She used her tail... to wake us up? This method... is a bit too... intimate, isn't it?

"Shut up!" Su Rui yelled angrily at Enya, who was on top of him.

Enya was startled by his shout, her eyes instantly reddening. She pouted, looking aggrieved, "Su Rui... you're yelling at me..."

Volume 18, Chapter 1112: This is fake crying.

Su Rui: "..." He looked at Enya's tearful appearance and his heart skipped a beat, and he unconsciously loosened his grip.

Seeing that Yela seemed about to cry, Enya frowned even more deeply, but she didn't loosen her grip on Su Rui's hand at all. Instead, she said coldly, "Your Holiness, this person's behavior is improper and his intentions are unclear. He must be thoroughly interrogated!"

Thus, in Yela's room that morning, an extremely chaotic and ambiguous scene unfolded: Su Rui was pinned down on the bed by Yela, Enya was half-lying on top of him, all three were disheveled (mainly Su Rui's robe was in disarray), their hair was messy, their faces were flushed, and they were entangled together. Su Rui struggled in shame and anger, Yela coldly suppressed him, Enya complained aggrievedly... It was a complete scene of a major accident after being caught in the act!

Looking at the two women on top of him, one looking aggrieved and the other radiating murderous intent, Su Rui felt a deep sense of powerlessness wash over him. He gave up struggling, slumped onto the bed in despair, closed his eyes, and forced out a sentence through gritted teeth:

"... Fine... Do with me as you please..."

This is unbearable!

Su Rui's desperate and self-destructive words, "Kill me or torture me, it's up to you," were like an ice cube thrown into boiling oil, instantly freezing the tense atmosphere in the room for a moment.

Yela's hand on Su Rui's shoulder loosened almost imperceptibly. The sharp killing intent in her dark eyes momentarily faltered, as if she were taken aback by Su Rui's sudden "playing dumb" attitude. Interrogate him? How? Should she really drag him out and beat him up? She had only instinctively felt that Su Rui's "harassment" with his tail earlier was suspicious, coupled with the embarrassment and anger of waking up to find the three of them in bed together, which was why she had taken such a forceful approach. But Su Rui's "do as you please" attitude left her somewhat... at a loss?

Enya, who had been half-lying on Su Rui's chest with a wronged expression, was stunned by Su Rui's indignant tone. She raised her teary, lake-blue eyes and looked at Su Rui's tightly closed eyes, his thin lips pressed together, his stubborn expression as if he had been utterly wronged. The slight grievance in her heart was instantly replaced by immense guilt and remorse. Yes... just now... it seemed... she was the one who had climbed on top of him first? And... last night... it seemed that she and Yela had also "stolen" the sleeping Su Rui into bed first?

After a brief silence, Su Rui, overwhelmed by immense shame and humiliation, suddenly opened his eyes! His obsidian-like eyes burned with raging fury; the blush that had settled on him earlier had now completely transformed into a furious crimson! He glared intently at Yela, who was right next to him and still holding his shoulders, then abruptly turned to glare at Enya, who was clinging to him, looking guilty. His voice trembled slightly with extreme anger, carrying a veiled accusation:

"The guilty party accuses the innocent first... You two! Don't you have any sense of reason?!"

His voice wasn't loud, but it boomed like thunder in the silent room.

"I slept alone on the carpet last night! I slept soundly!" Su Rui was so angry that her tail bristled, whipping violently in the limited space, making soft "smack, smack" sounds as it hit the bed. "It was you! It was you two who sneaked over sometime during the night! And put me on this lousy bed! And... and sandwiched me between your legs! And now look what's happened! It's dawn! You're awake! And you're turning the tables on me?! You're blaming me for bothering you?! Blaming me for misbehaving?!"

He grew angrier as he spoke, his chest heaving violently, glaring at Yela: "You! What are you doing holding me down?! Did I want to run away? You tied me up here! Is it wrong for me to want to go back to my own 'bed' (carpet)?!" He then abruptly turned to Enya: "And you! What are you crying about, lying on top of me?! Did I tell you to lie on top of me?! You fell here yourself! I even thought you were too heavy!"

Su Rui's barrage of accusations, delivered with crystal-clear logic and irrefutable facts, completely stunned Yela and Enya!

Yela: "!!!" Her hand on Su Rui's shoulder froze completely. A rare... panic and... guilt flashed in her dark eyes. Yes... what Su Rui said... seemed to be... entirely true? Last night, she and the Saintess "conspired" to move him over while he was sleeping... This morning, she was the one who woke up first, mistakenly thinking Su Rui used his tail... And, it was indeed she who pushed Su Rui back onto the bed...

Enya: "!!!" She lay frozen on Su Rui's chest, completely petrified! Her cheeks instantly turned bright red, as if they were about to bleed! Every word Su Rui said felt like a whip lashing at her conscience! That's right! She was the one who suggested it first... no, she was the one who started it... no, she and Yela together... "stole" Su Rui! And just now, she really lost her balance and fell back onto Su Rui! Good heavens! She was just complaining that Su Rui was being mean to her?! This... this is simply... so unreasonable!

A wave of overwhelming shame washed over Enya. She sprang up from Su Rui, scrambling to the inside of the bed and pulling the blanket tightly around herself, leaving only her deep blue eyes, brimming with utter embarrassment, visible. Her voice was barely audible, trembling with sobs. "I... I'm sorry! Su Rui! It's... it was our fault... we... we shouldn't have..."

Yela's reaction was more direct. As if burned, she abruptly released her grip on Su Rui's shoulder, leaping from the bed like a startled cheetah, taking two large steps back until she was against the wall! An unnatural blush spread across her cheeks, reaching her ears! Her dark eyes were filled with shock, embarrassment, and... the disarray of having her thoughts exposed! She pressed her lips tightly together, her gaze darting around, not daring to look Su Rui in the eye, much less Enya! For the first time in her life, this powerful, always calm and composed "maid" (goddess) experienced what it meant to be "utterly speechless" and "socially dead"!