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

Having come to terms with herself, Zofia even felt a little regretful that she had only forcibly kissed Suri in the tavern before.

Meanwhile, Suri and Maria looked at the box Maria had placed on the bed, which was overflowing with 0.01 after it was opened, and exchanged bewildered glances.

"How about... we try it out?" Maria's cheeks were flushed, but she couldn't help but look at Suri.

"Isn't that necessary? I don't think it's necessary... Speaking of which, are you in your fertile period right now?"

Suri looked at Maria with a puzzled expression, which made Maria look away shyly: "I'll tell you about that later, but there's really no need for it now."

Maria said, stepping aside to let Suri put the things away: "But actually, I don't really want to use these things no matter what..."

"Hmm, so I think Mom sent me this gift just to embarrass me. That guy, on the surface he's such a serious and earnest leader, but behind the scenes he's full of bad intentions."

Maria didn't seem to mind at all. Instead, she placed her hands on Suri's shoulders, her slender, warm fingers slowly tracing Suri's neck.

"I think this was done very well. This incident reminded me of something."

"Don't let these strange things remind you of anything. Wouldn't it be better to focus on other things during the day? I still have time to play games, and I have the whole night to myself."

Suri felt that it was unnecessary to force this matter, but Maria disagreed. Reminded of this, Maria's blue eyes began to sparkle with pink hearts.

Ignoring what Suri wanted to say, Maria temporarily released Suri's shoulder. Just when Suri thought Maria had been persuaded and felt a sense of pride, he heard a "snap" sound.

That was the sound of the room door locking. Su Rui's smile froze, and she turned to look in the direction of the door.

"Maria, what are you doing?"

"Of course, it's so you can't escape!"

Maria's laughter gradually turned somewhat comical as she approached Suri step by step.

Volume 5, page 296: Follow me into the house.

While Suri was forced by Maria to engage in a deep conversation with her, Zofia was in her room contemplating her next move.

Margaret, meanwhile, was watching the news in Kazimierz, hoping to extract some credible information from it. Then, she waited for Shining and Nightingale.

Suri and Maria's duo queue game continued until late at night, but Maria, covered in sweat, couldn't rest peacefully on her bed. Instead, Suri pulled her up and took her into the bathroom.

"Okay, Suri, let me wash up a bit and then go to sleep, okay? I'm a little sleepy."

Maria grumbled and whine to Suri, clearly too sleepy to keep her eyes open.

But Suri reached out and patted her cheek, her gentle, smiling tone uttering words that sent a chill down Maria's spine:

"In that case, I'll go down alone to see our aunts who are still waiting for us, and tell them you fell asleep from exhaustion, okay?"

"No, no! Why are our aunts still waiting for us? Su Rui, why didn't you tell me?"

Maria immediately became more alert, placed her hands on Suri's shoulders and pulled him into the bathroom, turning on the shower.

"Ouch~ It's so cold! Can't you test the water temperature first?" Suri shivered instinctively, trying to move away but Maria pulled her back.

"No, our situation is a bit urgent. We need to go downstairs to see my aunt and the others right away. We can't let them misunderstand!"

"Is it possible that anyone could guess our relationship under these circumstances? What's there to hide?"

Although Suri grumbled in dissatisfaction, she didn't dodge, only shivering slightly from the cold water.

"I can wash myself. Okay, let me get used to it first. You go and take care of yourself."

"We're running out of time!"

Maria turned the water on full blast and quickly washed away the sweat from both of them. Then, she pulled Suri to dry off and hurriedly changed her clothes. Without paying attention to matching, she simply grabbed a piece of clothing and put it on, then pulled Suri downstairs.

"There's no need to be in such a hurry. Since they've already waited this long, it's okay for them to wait a little longer."

Maria didn't accept Suri's persuasion at all. When she hurriedly dragged Suri down the stairs, she realized that what Suri said wasn't entirely unreasonable.

Maria saw that Zofia, Margaret, Shining, and Nightingale were all sitting in the lobby on the first floor, with the TV volume turned down low because everyone was actually chatting and not paying attention to the program.

After being drawn by the commotion of Maria pulling Suri downstairs, everyone's attention turned to Suri and Maria.

Zofia's eyes flickered, and she looked at Maria, who was "pinned" to the stairs by everyone's gaze, with a half-smile:

"What's wrong, Maria? Come down quickly, we're all waiting for you."

"Oh, sorry, Suri and I were playing games, so we didn't see the message."

Maria tried her best to maintain her composure and appear normal before pulling Suri downstairs.

"Of course you didn't receive the message, because they didn't send you any message at all. I just felt that this situation really needed you to be there."

As Suri spoke, she pulled Maria, who was standing on the stairs in a daze, and led her downstairs.

Maria sat down somewhat awkwardly, instinctively pressing herself against Suri's body, thigh to thigh, hoping to relax a little in this tense moment.

"Sister, what are you talking about now?"

Maria looked at her older sister. At this moment, it was more appropriate to ask her more serious and earnest sister for help. Maria was always worried that her aunt would do something bad.

Margaret did not disappoint Maria; after hearing her words, Margaret nodded.

“We originally wanted to discuss the next steps for the business alliance, but Zofia said it wasn’t necessary.”

So just now, it was actually Zofia who led the four women downstairs talking about what Maria and Suri were doing upstairs.

First of all, there's no need to guess about duo queueing. What Zofia is more curious about is how Suri and Maria will duo queue.

Unexpectedly, although Shining seemed as cold and aloof as a lake, she showed an unusually enthusiastic side when Zofia talked about Suri.

Although the language was relatively subtle, Shining's attitude, which was different from usual, was still quite obvious.

Of course, there's no need for Maria to know these things; it would only make her feel embarrassed.

As the older sister, Margaret felt it was her duty to take care of her younger sister's feelings.

Zofia also felt there was no need for Maria to know that she was talking behind Maria's back, and smiled as she replied, "That's just how it is. The current business alliance is still under Suri's control, so there's no need to worry about anyone trying to sabotage things behind the scenes."

"Yes, the rest of the matches just need to proceed normally, and no one can interfere."

Suri was very confident about this matter, and Zofia nodded, her smiling eyes carrying a meaningful meaning:

"So, what are Suri's plans for the upcoming matches?"

"Of course it's a normal competition, but I won't participate this time. I'll just sit in the audience and watch Maria work hard on her own."

As Suri spoke, she patted Maria's thigh, drawing everyone's attention to Maria.

Next, we should pay more attention to the Candle Knight, the Kheshig Knight, and the Infected Knight who was the champion last time: the Blood Knight.

In short, Suri personally believes that although Maria is slightly lacking in combat experience, with Suri's help in making predictions in advance, it won't be difficult for Maria to win the championship even without using the various functions of her armor.

However, no one, including Margaret, paid attention to Maria because of Suri's actions. Instead, they watched Suri casually lie on her side on the sofa, still waiting for her to continue the topic.

"...It will be easy for Maria to win the championship. Do you have any other questions?"

Suri looked at the women in front of her with some curiosity, wondering what they were waiting for.

Margaret looked around and, noticing that none of her companions seemed inclined to speak, broke the silence:

"The situation of the infected in Kazimierz is not very good either. I would like to ask, Suri, what are your arrangements for the infected?"

“Easy.” Su Rui snapped his fingers and pointed to the big screen.

Volume 5, Chapter 297: Sprint! Kill Them!

As Su Rui pointed to the large screen, the previously dark screen lit up without anyone noticing.

Based on the previous situation in Kazimir, and the fact that the business consortium had been secretly planning to modify Plot Zero for some time, a relatively better plan was presented.

It can not only change the condition of those infected, but also gradually change the Kasimir people's perception of them.

Su Rui's explanation was rather lengthy, to the point that he himself became somewhat impatient towards the end.

Maria, who was next to her, even fell asleep on Suri's shoulder after the initial tension subsided and she was overwhelmed by a renewed wave of sleepiness.

"...Okay, that's about it. If you need anything, you can refer to the materials I sent you. I'm going back to sleep now."

As Suri said this, without looking at the reactions of the others, he picked up Maria, who had been sleeping on his shoulder for a while, and they went upstairs together.

Seeing that it was almost time, the others also decided to take a break. Zofia got up and walked past Suri, whispering in his ear, "Get some rest."

"Of course." Although she didn't know why Zofia suddenly said that, Suri took it as a normal greeting.

With these thoughts in mind, after returning to their room, Suri and Maria collapsed onto the bed, covered themselves with the blankets, and fell asleep immediately.

The next morning, Suri and Maria were both woken up because Margaret had returned. Zofia, perhaps suddenly driven by a competitive spirit, actually dragged Maria along to do morning exercises with Margaret.

Moreover, Suri, who originally wanted to sleep in, was also dragged along.

This awful daily routine of being dragged out of bed for morning exercises continued for several days until Maria's duel with the Candle Knight finally arrived, at Maria and Suri's request, Zofia gave them a day off.

"It was a terrible experience. Anyway, the exercise didn't do any good for me. I'm going to skip all my morning workouts from now on."

Suri watched Maria don her armor, poised for battle, and patted her breastplate, producing a few muffled thuds.

"Come on, you have to win big."

"Okay, I'll do my best to win! Then let's figure out a way to skip morning practice together, okay?"

“Great idea~” Suri smiled at Maria and watched her walk into the contestants’ entrance passage.

That being said, Suri doesn't need to exercise because her body can't maintain that level for long, but morning exercise is still very necessary for Maria.

So, I can skip morning exercise all by myself, and besides, someone has to be the one to draw attention to the problem.

With this in mind, Suri also came to the audience seats.

Before the duel, a brief conversation took place between the Candle Knight and Maria in the arena.

The Candle Knight, as serene as a lake, slightly raised his head and met the gaze of Su Rui, who was looking down from the high platform.

The little deer's eyes flickered as she looked at Maria opposite her:

"Isn't Suri participating in the match today? If so, my knights won't make a move."

Maria nodded: "Although Suri isn't here, he's always been by my side."

Maria was referring, of course, to Suri and her telepathic connection, but Viviana, who had not yet experienced this, knew nothing about it.

After a brief silence, the match began.

The duel between Maria and the Candle Knight, both trained, was spectacular. Their Originium Arts shimmered with exquisite and dazzling light, attracting the attention of almost everyone in the arena.

With Suri's special reminder, Maria won the match with a narrow and hard-fought strike, and the duel came to an end with the dazzling light of Originium Arts.

"I hereby declare the winner of this match to be the Knight of Shine!"

Maria ran quickly back to the players' preparation room. Suri had already arrived when the victory was announced and was waiting for Maria to run over breathlessly so she could hug her tightly.

"Alright, alright, I know you're great. Congratulations on winning this match."

As Suri said this, she reached out and patted Maria on the shoulder:

"If we don't leave now, those reporters will surround us. What do you think? Let's go quickly."

Maria nodded, picked up Suri, and then, still in her armor, walked outside.

"I'll take Su Rui and we'll break out of here!"

With this in mind, Maria led Suri to the exit, where they found a dense crowd of reporters blocking the entrance.

"What's wrong, Maria? Didn't you say you were going to lead me out? Just charge! Crash them all through the air!"

Suri nestled in Maria's arms, eager to stir up trouble for Maria.

But Maria wasn't as carefree as Suri. She smiled helplessly, looked left and right, and tried to find another way.

Just then, Maria heard Margaret's voice: "Maria, over here."

"Sister?!" Maria's horse ears stood up happily as she turned to look at where Margaret was, only to suddenly feel Suri being pulled away from her arms.

Maria instinctively became alert, but when she turned her head, she saw it was Zofia: "Aunt?"

"Alright, stop dawdling, unless you want to be mobbed by reporters asking questions."

Zofia gave Maria a disapproving look: "Keep up with Margaret. She's planning to train you again later. You showed a lot of problems in this match."

"Huh? But I just finished the competition." Although Maria was somewhat reluctant, the situation was urgent, so she had no choice but to give up arguing.

However, there's still one question: "Aunt, what are you and Suri going to do?"

"Of course... it's to distract you. Su Rui and I will draw the reporters' attention away, you leave quickly, and we'll follow you."