Ark Simulator, don't I have no physical form?

"You...you are..."

"Alright, don't be nervous. Come with me. I need your help with something."

After saying this, the spokesperson pulled the company staff away, not forgetting to add before leaving, "Don't worry, things are moving in a positive direction."

Zofia pursed her lips. Of course she knew about this, because Suri and Maria had already gone to cleanse the entire Kazimierz. The business alliance was a joke in front of Suri.

As the spokesperson left, looking out at the night sky, a sense of unease crept into her heart: 'Ms. Cilantro, I'm counting on you.'

The "Coriander Lady" he mentioned was already getting tired of constantly hunting down the unsuspecting representatives of the business alliance.

Suri stopped in a small alley, put away her armor, and went to a 24-hour convenience store.

'What are we supposed to do?' Maria asked herself, a hint of doubt in her mind.

“Our work is done.” Suri shrugged. “I want to get something to eat and relax.”

'Tired? But surely we can't wipe out all the bad guys in Kazimierz by ourselves, right? I know a few good snacks~'

Maria smiled too, and in Suri's mind, she offered him a suggestion: 'Sometimes I'll sneak out for a nice treat when Uncle isn't home.'

"Hmm, sounds good." Suri nodded, went to the convenience store, and at Maria's suggestion, bought a few snacks she had never seen before. Then, under the eager gaze of the clerk, she took a photo with her.

"It seems you're already quite famous. Even if you weren't Ms. Vanilla, you could still make a lot of money from your popularity, right?"

“But that’s not our goal.” Maria ignored Suri’s teasing: “Being able to clear the name of the Nearl family and do something for Kazimierz, we’re doing the right thing right now.”

"Yes, yes, yes." Su Rui nodded, then looked behind her with some surprise:

"Oh my? I didn't expect to run into you by chance. Are you taking advantage of this opportunity to slack off?"

Suri turned his head and looked at Hinterlea, who was hesitantly looking at him from the shadows behind him.

"Why that expression? I didn't mean to do anything." Under Su Rui's questioning gaze, Hinterlea sighed and stepped out of the shadows to stand in front of Su Rui:

"...Hello, Miss Maria, nice to meet you."

"What's so great about meeting you? I asked you to deal with those people from the Business Alliance before, and you're still doing those tasks, aren't you? You haven't forgotten about me, have you?"

Suri looked at the somewhat stiff Hinterlea strangely, then Hinterlea appeared even more sorrowful:

"I thought you wanted to conceal your identity."

"There's no need. We'll be friends from now on, and you can meet me on Rhodes Island too."

A smile involuntarily crept onto Suri's lips as she reached out and patted Platinum on the shoulder.

"Work hard, and your vacation and wonderful life are waiting for you. I have no reason to lie to you, right? After all, I already have other plans for Kazimierz, and there's no place for you here. You don't need to worry about me keeping you here to work overtime."

Hinterlea nodded, glanced at the snacks in Su Rui's hand, her eyes flickering, and then said goodbye to Su Rui: "In that case, I won't disturb your rest any longer."

"Hmm, goodbye."

Suri nodded and said goodbye to Hinterlea in a cheerful mood: "Hinterlea seems a bit silly."

'She's probably just worried about disappearing after they find out who I am, right?'

Maria saw things much more clearly than the carefree Suri, but she also felt a little helpless: 'Suri, don't reveal my identity so easily, it'll cause trouble.'

"What kind of trouble are you referring to? I've already told Zofia about my plans for a major purge in Kazimierz. Do you think Ma'na won't know by then?"

'That's it...'

Maria looked like the sky had fallen. Even though Suri couldn't see Maria's expression, she could feel her grief... Speaking of which, Maria should be considered to have lost her parents, right?

"Don't worry, if Marner has any objections, we'll just calm him down with our fists."

I still hope things don't escalate to that point.

If Maria were in control of her body right now, she would definitely want to cover her face with her hands. Right now, she just hopes that Suri will change the subject, at least allowing her to escape reality for a while.

"Speaking of which, what was Miss Hinterlea doing here? Are there any important figures from the business alliance here?"

"No, she just came over to eat something while on a mission. Come to think of it, shouldn't I let her rest and go back to work tomorrow? I never thought I was exploiting someone else too."

'Then you could message Miss Heartlea and tell her to take a break.'

"No." Suri shook her head, rejecting Maria's suggestion. "We need to resolve this issue as soon as possible, otherwise, it'll be difficult to find a vigilant rat. At worst, we can just give Hinterlea a bigger reward later."

Volume 5, Chapter 276: I did it, so what?

After resting briefly on the street, Suri and Maria switched back into their bodies, and Maria followed the path Suri pointed out to her familiar Horror Martin Bar.

Pushing open the door, I could hear the sounds of discussions about business partnerships coming from inside the bar; Koval's loud voice was quite noticeable.

"Zofia, didn't you say Maria would be back soon? Why isn't she back yet?"

No sooner had she finished speaking than the people in the bar heard the door open and saw Maria walk in.

"Maria? You're back! How did things go?"

"Don't worry, Aunt, it's alright. I'm just a little tired. Could you take me home to rest?"

"Okay, I understand. I'll drive you back."

After saying that, Zofia ignored the curious Koval and the others behind her, and pulled Maria to her car outside the bar, where she started the car.

"Speaking of which, what exactly did you and Su Rui do?"

As Zofia drove, she kept asking Maria what had happened, but after a pause, Maria didn't hear a response and glanced at the rearview mirror in confusion.

Then they saw Maria lying in the back seat, seemingly fast asleep, in the rearview mirror.

"Hmph, looks like you are indeed a bit tired~ Then you should get some rest."

Zofia chuckled softly in a low voice, then slowly and smoothly drove her car directly to her home.

In fact, Maria was not asleep. When Zofia asked her, the girl trembled slightly, though Zofia couldn't see it clearly in the darkness of the night.

Maria was genuinely afraid that Zofia would actually ask her.

Maria was somewhat ashamed to talk about the specific things she had done.

"What's there to worry about? They'll probably find out about it from the newspapers tomorrow anyway."

'Isn't there any way to stop the news from appearing?'

"I can indeed stop the news and newspapers from appearing."

Maria instinctively wanted to ask Suri for help, but then she heard Suri say the following:

"However, that would make you seem a bit guilty. Believe me, Zofia and Maena aren't that naive. They will understand you. Besides, you only did a part of it. The vast majority of it was done by the Unarmored Alliance."

Even so, wasn't this all caused by me?

Why think so much? You should just go to sleep.

Suri didn't want to explain anymore: "Those guys deserve to die. Okay, don't think about it too much. I'll explain to them later how rushed the materialization process is."

'...I won't tell you!'

"Anyway, it's already at a fairly high level, right?"

Even without Maria saying anything, Suri herself had a feeling, and Maria, after a brief argument with Suri, also slowly fell asleep.

However, the girl's mood brightened somewhat as she witnessed the progress of Su Rui's materialization.

Although what happened tonight was somewhat rushed and chaotic, at least it was something Maria was very happy and pleased about.

So, after spending the night, Maria, who had been busy all night, naturally woke up late.

Moreover, Zofia, who was supposed to wake Maria, didn't come to wake her today.

So Maria didn't wake up until almost noon.

Maria woke up groggily, drew back the curtains, glanced at the bright sunshine outside, and exclaimed in surprise, "It's almost noon!"

Maria's exclamation startled Suri, who was still sleeping in, and she muttered under her breath, somewhat annoyed:

"What are you yelling about so early in the morning? You little rascal!"

Maria didn't hear Suri's words clearly because Maria immediately became excited upon hearing Suri's voice and said:

"Suri! It's already noon!"

"Hmm, what else? It's almost noon now, there's still an hour to go... so what?" Suri couldn't understand why Maria was making such a fuss and being so noisy.

"We did so much last night, what's wrong with taking a little rest today? We don't have to participate in the Knights' Tournament today."

"...Um, sorry, I got a little too excited."

Maria thought about it carefully and realized what had happened. Somewhat embarrassed, she lowered her head and tried to change the subject:

"Speaking of which, what was Su Rui trying to say just now?"

"I didn't mean to say anything."

Suri yawned: "Alright, now that we're all awake, let's get up. Oh, by the way, Zofia is waiting for you downstairs... she's already seen the news."

"Huh? What should I do then? Suri? Help me think of a solution!"

Maria instinctively covered her mouth, afraid that Zofia would know she was awake and then come up to question her about all the good things she had done.

"Don't worry, just go down there, I'll take care of the rest."

As Su Rui spoke, she yawned, looking confident of victory.

Maria was also relieved by Suri's attitude. After changing her clothes, she went downstairs and arrived at the lobby on the first floor. Zofia was sitting there watching TV, holding a wine glass in her hand, seemingly thinking about something.

"...Auntie~"

Maria greeted Zofia somewhat awkwardly upon seeing her, worried that Zofia might be angry about the matter.

"Hmm? Maria? You've come at the right time. Come and see today's news."

Unexpectedly, upon seeing Maria, Zofia simply looked up and greeted her, then handed Maria a newspaper, got up, went to the television, and seemingly adjusted something before inserting a videotape into the projector.

Maria saw the newspaper report about the large-scale attack on the Business Alliance, which stated that the Business Alliance was currently leaderless and that the news was being released in the name of various business media outlets.

Then, right after Maria put down the newspaper, Zofia came to her side and used the remote control to turn on the television and play the videotape:

"Alright, there are also news reports; take a look at them too."

As Zofia spoke, she saw the news anchor on the screen giving a serious account of the huge chaos that had occurred the previous night.

"Logically speaking, such a big matter is something that even the media can't figure out in a short time. It's probably something that has been planned for a long time... Could it be related to Su Rui and you? I thought you just went to teach the Wuzhou Alliance a lesson."

As Zofia spoke, she looked at Maria with a questioning gaze.

Maria was speechless for a moment, but fortunately, Suri spoke up for her: "It was my plan~"

Volume 5, Chapter 277: It's materialized? The person is mine.

"We simply borrowed Maria's body to eliminate a few deserving individuals, then had the Platinum-ranked leader of the Unarmored Alliance assist us. The rest can be handled by the Platinum-ranked leader. This will save us a lot of trouble, am I right, Maenna?"

Suri's words startled Maria and Zofia. It was then that Maria remembered to use the scanning vision that Suri had told her about before to observe the surroundings. She then discovered that Marna was standing at a window high up in the castle hall, looking in their direction.

Realizing he had been discovered, Marner stopped hiding and jumped out of the window into the hall.

“The people you killed certainly deserved it, but what you didn’t mention was that there were two Xuan Ties and several important figures from the business alliance.”

"Really?!" Zofia stared at Maria in surprise. "You guys actually did something so big last night. I thought you just went to a branch of the Unarmored Alliance and wiped out some people."

"I... I didn't know at first either; it was Suri who made the decision."

Maria was somewhat incoherent, after all, this was not her plan in the first place.

Zofia nodded: "But isn't Suri on you? So what's he thinking?"

Marner also came here and sat on the sofa a little further away, looking at her niece:

"I've felt something was off about you, Maria. So it's because of this ghost named Suri...?"

"Suri isn't a ghost! He'll have a physical form soon!"

Maria, on the contrary, was somewhat angry about this matter and looked at her uncle with dissatisfaction, defending Suri.

"Really?" Maenna paused for a moment, then nodded, carefully observing Maria's expression. "You have feelings for Suri?"

"Huh? I... I didn't say anything!"

Maria blushed instantly at Marner's words and tried to defend herself, but found that she couldn't lie to her own heart.

After seeing Maria's behavior, Manna and Zofia already understood Maria's thoughts.