Ark Simulator: Don't I Have No Physical Body? Chapter 86

"Including the maid I met at the beginning?" Su Rui was taken aback, then understood why the maid was only surprised to see her but didn't say anything more.

"Of course," Talulah said, picking up Su Rui and placing him on Talulah lap, then gently stroking Su Rui cheek.

"It seems you are quite adept at using magic... even the Black Snake might not be as skilled as you."

Su Rui rolled her eyes in exasperation. Talulah's ability was practically a basic version of the Scanning Vision, wasn't it? Although it was a super simplified version, it could still serve its purpose.

"Wasn't this all to find you?" Talulah chuckled, suddenly standing up and looking down at Su Rui now had nowhere to escape.

"So, my queen, did you return this time just to see me?"

"No, actually, I'm here to deliver a package to you."

As Su Rui spoke, she conjured the package meant for Talulah and placed it beside her, gesturing to Talulah, "Take a look quickly."

There was no other way; after all, Su Rui's hands were currently restrained by Talulah, and she couldn't move them on her own.

Talulah glanced at the package but didn't seem to care. "This isn't particularly urgent. Let's talk about you first. How many hosts have you had? How have you been so far?"

"This is the third one. So far, I'm doing pretty well. Apart from a little excitement in my life, nothing much has happened."

Su Rui glanced at Talulah's desk, then used her Scanning Vision to find the snacks inside. She opened the drawer, picked out a small cake, and answered Talulah's questions somewhat indistinctly while eating it.

"Really? That's fine too." Talulah nodded.

Volume 3, Chapter 174 Talulah's Accusation and the Counterattack

Although Su Rui doesn't have a physical form yet, Talulah isn't going to give up so easily. She still doesn't want Su Rui to leave, even if it's just to keep Su Rui by her side and let her feel the reassuring aura Su Rui exudes.

"So, Su Rui, when will you be able to have a physical form?"

"Even if you ask me, I wouldn't know the answer to this. After all, the Upper System won't tell me information directly. Although Exusiai tell me... oh, Exusiai said she doesn't want to tell you."

"She won't mind, will she? After all, she's your host, and sooner or later you'll develop a relationship like this, so there's no need to worry about it so much."

Talulah smiled and released Su Rui's wrist, then sat back down on the sofa and patted her thigh at Su Rui.

Su Rui glared at her, annoyed, but still sat on the armrest next to Talulah: "So, what other twisted logic do you have? Say it all!"

"Of course, although this is not your body, isn't the body just a container for you anyway?"

Talulah smiled and explained, "So, whether it's the physical body or not, as long as the inner self is you and I are close, isn't that enough?"

"... I still can't quite accept it. Let's talk about something else first. Have you finished your work for today? I can help you." Also, Exusiai seems to dislike Talulah; she's even unwilling to share the progress of her face materialization.

Su Rui shifted her gaze somewhat uncomfortably, moved slightly on the armrest, and looked at the documents beside her.

"Let's not talk about work at this time; these documents aren't difficult for me."

Talulah spoke, she leaned against Su Rui, closed her eyes, and felt the gentle and relaxing aura emanating from Su Rui.

"Oh, right, I just remembered something."

As Su Rui spoke, she reached out and pinched Talulah's horn, gently stroking it with her fingers.

"What?" Talulah gently raised her head, so that Su Rui wouldn't have to release Talulah's horn because of her sudden movement.

"Of course it's the Inner Guard. They just watched me sneak in without reporting to you or stopping me. Isn't that dereliction of duty?"

As Su Rui spoke, she couldn't help but feel annoyed. "What if you really encountered this situation? Would they continue to neglect their duties like this?"

With this thought in mind, Su Rui couldn't help but complain angrily, only to hear Talulah laughing loudly.

"Hey, I'm worried about you, what's with this reaction?"

"Because the Inner Guard discovered you a long time ago and sent me a message."

"But I didn't receive anything... Are you using some kind of special magical communication? Like your spies?"

Su Rui paused for a moment, looked at Talulah, and then realized something: not all information needs to be communicated electronically; he had been careless.

"Yes, I never imagined that even my queen would have things she missed."

Talulah spoke, a smile involuntarily crept onto her lips. Did this mean that she could take advantage of Su Rui's inability to discover her plans, and then scheme to capture each of Su Rui's previous hosts, lock them in her basement, and have Su Rui keep her company every day?

With this thought in mind, Talulah couldn't help but smile happily, only to be tapped on the head by Su Rui.

"What's wrong? My Queen, it hurts so much~" Talulah looked up at Su Rui with a pitiful expression.

"What's there to say? The way you look at me, I can tell you're up to no good."

"How could I possibly do anything bad to my queen?"

Talulah smiled and reassured Su Rui, "By the way, did you really come here just to deliver a package?"

"Otherwise what?" Su Rui gave Talulah an annoyed look, then reached for the briefcase that was supposed to be handed to Talulah earlier.

"Here, open it yourself. The password is ****."

After speaking, Su Rui looked at Talulah in front of her, watched her take the suitcase from her hands, and then opened it before explaining:

"This is a package that Wei Yenwu had Penguin Logistics deliver to you. He's a relative, so I didn't even look inside. Oh, by the way..."

As Su Rui spoke, she took out Exusiai's phone and pointed it at Talulah in front of her. "Smile, I'm going to record you opening the package."

As she spoke, Su Rui stood up from Talulah's lap and sat down on the desk in front of her, carefully taking a picture of Talulah's expression at that moment.

"You really are reckless."

Talulah smiled helplessly, looking at the contents of the suitcase. There was nothing special: a few toys that Talulah cherished as a child, a photo album, and several letters from Wei Yenwu, Chen Huijie, and Wenyue.

"... What would you do if I got angry right now?"

Talulah suddenly looked up at Su Rui, causing Su Rui to instinctively take a step back.

"What do you want to do? This isn't my body; it'll be a big problem if you hurt it."

But Su Rui was already sitting at the desk, with nowhere to retreat. He could only watch Talulah put the briefcase aside, then got up and came back to him.

Talulah had no intention of hurting Su Rui; she simply reached out and pinched Su Rui's chin, bringing her face close to his, her tone suggestive:

"But I'm feeling a bit down right now, could my queen keep me company for a while?"

As she spoke, Talulah leaned closer. "Even if it's just to stay here a few more days and show me the scenery?"

But Talulah seemed to be in a really bad mood at the moment, so she was about to reach out and force Su Rui to stay there.

Suddenly, "Su Rui" slapped Talulah's hand away, looking at her irritably. "Su Rui already said it's not possible now, don't you understand?"

"Are you Su Rui's host?"

Talulah immediately realized that the person in front of her had changed, and she stepped back with some disgust. If it weren't for the approachable aura emanating from Su Rui, she wouldn't have thought of getting close to the person in front of her.

You can call me Exusiai.

Exusiai stood up from her desk, hands on her hips, and looked at Talulah: "I swapped bodies with Su Rui so you could meet, not so you could bully him."

"He and I were always lovers; now that you've appeared, you seem a bit superfluous."

Talulah watched Exusiai stared back at her defiantly. Exusiai, unfazed, looked directly into Talulah's grey-gold eyes.

"I said, you two, stop arguing."

Su Rui's voice came through the phone. "How about we go for a walk in the garden?"

Volume 3, Chapter 175: Talulah: You're going a bit too far.

"I don't want to go to the garden with this guy who's trying to tie me up right away."

Exusiai crossed her arms and glared at Talulah with annoyance.

Talulah scoffed, "I'm not interested in you either. I just like Su Rui."

Neither of them was willing to give in, so they stared straight at each other, letting out disdainful snorts, until Su Rui's helpless voice rang out:

"Okay, don't be angry, alright? Can I borrow Exusiai's body and go for a walk in the garden with you, okay?"

Meanwhile, in a conversation only Exusiai could hear, Su Rui used a pleading tone. "I'll find a way to make it up to you later, okay? Exusiai help me with this~"

Exusiai was secretly pleased, glanced smugly at Talulah in front of her, and nodded. "Since Su Rui has made this request, I won't hold it against you."

After saying that, Exusiai agreed to Su Rui's exchange and returned to the consciousness space.

At the same time, seeing that the materialization process had reached fifty percent, Exusiai n't help but smile happily.

Getting both compensation from Su Rui and progress on Su Rui's physical transformation—there's no better deal than this!

Exusiai simply closed the window for observing the outside world, then opened the game to pass the time.

Watching Su Rui get close to other women would naturally Exusiai uncomfortable, so it would be better to just not watch in the first place and focus on playing games.

With this in mind, Exusiai hummed a little tune and began her game.

Meanwhile, Su Rui, who had regained control of Exusiai's body, looked at Talulah and said, "Speaking of which, why don't you take a look at the letters your family wrote to you first?"

"Those things aren't urgent. By the way, I'd like to write back to them after I finish reading the letters. Could you please ask Penguin Logistics to help with the delivery? I'll offer a generous reward."

"Of course, no problem." Su Rui nodded.

"Then let's go for a stroll in the garden outside." Talulah smiled.

Since Su Rui has already agreed to her request, it means he must wait until Talulah finishes replying before he can leave.

Therefore, during this time, Talulah can spend time with Su Rui without worrying that Su Rui will run away halfway.

Feeling pleased with her successful plan, Talulah waved to Su Rui and headed towards the garden.

"You probably don't want to be seen by others, right? I've already sent the servants here to another place."

"Still using magic? You didn't use control spells on everyone in the palace, did you?"

Su Rui looked at Talulah with a puzzled expression, feeling that Talulah's controlling nature had become a bit too strong.

However, Talulah met Su Rui's gaze calmly, without the slightest awkwardness.

"Yes, after all, I have too many enemies. Although all my apparent rivals are gone, there are definitely still some who are planning to take action against me."

That makes sense.

Su Rui nodded. Those nobles who showed no signs of resistance weren't necessarily entirely trustworthy. Some might have had ulterior motives but hadn't left any evidence, just waiting to get close to Talulah and then betray her.

Thinking about it this way, Su Rui felt that Talulah's actions were quite reasonable; in fact, he even felt that Talulah was not cautious enough.

"I think we could replace all the servants with machines. I mean, I have a way to create mechanical bodies that look almost identical to humans. What do you think?"

Su Rui looked at Talulah, only to see her lips twitch.

"Isn't that a bit too extreme?" Talulah said with a somewhat helpless expression. After all, people need to communicate with others, don't they?

"No, my robot can think, and it's no different from a normal person... in terms of appearance and thinking ability, at least there's no difference."

Su Rui assumed Talulah was genuinely conflicted about the differences between robots and humans, so she continued her sales pitch, "And..."

But before he could finish speaking, Talulah reached out and pulled him into the depths of the garden:

"Okay, stop thinking about it so much, just spend some time with me..."

With that, Talulah led Su Rui into a small pavilion deep within the garden.

This is a great place to rest; it's quiet and no one will bother you.

Talulah then took out some snacks and drinks from the cabinet next to her and placed them on the table, then looked at Su Rui:

"I remember you don't like cold places, so I turned this garden into a greenhouse, but you like ice cream, so I put a refrigerator here so you can relax comfortably."

As she spoke, Talulah stepped aside, showing the opened refrigerator. "What flavor do you want? Vodka ice cream?"

"No, I have to go back today. I'll have the non-alcoholic ice cream then."

After thinking for a moment, Su Rui declined Talulah's offer.

A dark glint flashed in Talulah's eyes, but she still smiled.

"Actually, it will take me some time to read and reply to those letters, and it might be quite late by the time I finish writing them. So, you can stay here overnight; there's no need to go back so early."

As she spoke, Talulah stared intently at Su Rui, awaiting his reply, "You can send a message to the people who came with you, telling them they don't need to wait for you."

"Okay, but I really can't stay too long, three days at most."

If this goes on any longer, Vulpisfoglia and the others might not be able to resist barging in to check on things, right?

Talulah's eyes flashed with satisfaction. It seemed she could keep Su Rui here for three days. Even if it was only three days, it would be enough to make her happy.

With this thought in mind, Talulah reached out and picked up a glass of ice cream with added alcohol, placing it in front of Su Rui: