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

Honeysuckle listened with a hint of helplessness to the words Suri spoke in her mind, gave a soft "hmm," and then turned her gaze to Midar opposite her:

“Hello Mr. Midar, I am from the Venetian family. I am here to remind you that you have gone too far. This visit of mine is just a small warning from the Venetian family. Next time, it will be much more serious.”

As Honeysuckle spoke and took a small step toward Midar, the tough-looking family leader was so frightened that he stumbled back and bumped into the birdcage bars.

But Honeysuckle did nothing; she simply ate the pastry in her hand and ran her oily fingers through the bird's feathers.

"The snacks were very good, thank you for your hospitality, Mr. Midar. So, can we reach a settlement?"

"……no problem."

Although Honeysuckle acted very casually, as if chatting with a friend, Midar was already drenched in sweat.

Volume 1: 5 Leaving Calmly

"Would you like me to send someone to escort you away, ma'am?"

Midar stared nervously at Honeysuckle. Clearly, Honeysuckle, who had appeared before him effortlessly and acted so naturally and casually, exerted a great sense of pressure on him.

"No need, I can leave by myself, so there's no need for you to send someone to see me off."

Ren Dong smiled, chose a route from the scanned field of view provided by Su Rui, and strolled leisurely out of the garden.

Through the scanning field of vision provided by Su Rui, Ren Dong could see that after she disappeared from sight, Midar hurriedly reached into his pocket and shakily pulled out a walkie-talkie:

"You bunch of idiots! If a woman walks out of the garden later, don't stop her! Damn it, how did she even get in here?"

'Looks like our entrance was quite a spectacle, wasn't it?'

Honeysuckle couldn't help but smile, but she still avoided the tense guards, trying her best not to come face to face with them.

At this moment, she also noticed that Suri had fallen silent, as if her attention had been drawn to something else:

"What's wrong, Su Rui?" Ren Dong asked curiously.

"I'm just thinking about whether it would be more oppressive to leave leisurely under the arranged guards, or to leave without anyone noticing? I feel that being escorted away by guards in a casual manner would better show your fearlessness and strength."

'But that would be very dangerous, and the ability to leave undetected even after they've become alert would put a lot of pressure on Midar.'

Honeysuckle smiled inwardly, explaining, 'Now that I've made my choice, it's time to go back. Don't think about it too much.'

"Okay... I'm a bit busy, just call me if you need anything."

Suri seemed distracted while communicating with her. Was there anything more important than her, the host?

Ren Dong frowned slightly in dissatisfaction, but still didn't say anything, just pondered, hoping that Su Rui would take the initiative to speak.

As she once again evaded the Midar family guards and reached the outside of the manor, onto the streets of Vorsini, Suri's voice rang out again:

"It's already noon, how about we find a place to have lunch first?"

'I need to go back and report on my mission.'

"There's no rush for this. You might not finish the task until tonight, so who will know you're slacking off?"

Su Rui's words made Ren Dong fall silent for a moment. She did not refute, but found a pizza shop by the roadside, ordered a pizza, and then sat under the sunshade outside, enjoying the rare bright weather in Syracuse.

So, is there something you want to say?

She was specifically asked to find a place to stop. Given Su Rui's personality, there must be something going on, right? Ren Dong felt that she had completely figured out her system.

"How did you know? Anyway, just a moment, I'll be right there."

Suri's voice sounded a little flustered, but she quickly regained her composure, as if she were focused on something.

Honeysuckle, having guessed the correct answer, did not feel anxious. As mentioned before, patience is a virtue of a killer.

After taking a sip of the restaurant's beverage, I heard Suri sigh:

"Honeysuckle, your performance is amazing! You're even better than the characters in the games I've played before!"

What are you saying?

Upon hearing Su Rui's words, Ren Dong's cheeks flushed slightly: "Don't make such tasteless jokes."

But Suri was puzzled by her words: "What are you talking about? Look, my masterpiece!"

Then, Suri showed Ren Dong a scene: she had walked through the walled compound into Midar's mansion and killed everyone she saw, then dragged them into the bushes.

Finally, after stuffing everyone in the entire mansion into the bushes, Honeysuckle came to the bewildered and alone Mildal, knocked him unconscious with a banana, and then broke his neck.

Su Rui's smug voice immediately echoed in Ren Dong's mind:

"How about it? This is the scene I simulated using your data! I really want to see what the real Middleton's expression would be when he realizes he's the only one left in the entire mansion!"

And another thing, if the opportunity arises, I think we could pile all the corpses together, and then wait for Midar to discover them himself. When he turns around in terror, we'll execute him with a smile!

'...You're going a bit too far.'

Honeysuckle finished her juice and took a deep breath:

"Assassins can't kill indiscriminately. We kill to achieve our goals. Random killing like this easily disrupts the existing balance and brings more chaos. Such chaos is detrimental to the stable development of the family."

"You've thought of quite a lot. In the end, you're just an assassin. What if your family abandons you one day?"

'Mr. Venice wouldn't do that, and besides, I'll eventually retire. Maybe one day I'll retire, find a husband I like, and settle down?'

As she spoke, Ren Dong glanced at the system's materialization progress, which only she could see: 3%.

Although it's only three percent complete, the current Honeysuckle already shows some of Suri's traits. It seems to be a nine-tailed Vulpo, a characteristic that suggests it's a divine being from the Eastern Kingdom.

It seems Suri has something to do with that place... It would be good to raise him as a child groom.

As Ren Dong thought this, the image of Su Rui in her mind objected: "No, you're not allowed to get married, and you're not allowed to retire. You have to be a hitman with me for the rest of your life, to conquer the whole world..."

'Alright, alright, just kidding. Why would I think about such things? The people I've chosen don't even have a physical form yet.'

"It's best if it never has a physical form."

Suri snorted coldly in Ren Dong's mind:

"Okay, I've finished demonstrating. Don't you really think this is interesting?"

'Reality isn't a game. Imagine if someone you care about were just an ordinary employee in a similar family, and then they were randomly killed by an assassin?'

Honeysuckle patiently persuaded Su Rui, but a simple sentence from her made him fall silent.

While Suri was pondering, Ren Dong was happy to leisurely begin to savor the pizza in front of her.

After a moment, Su Rui slowly spoke: "Anyway, you definitely wouldn't be a staff member of that kind of place."

Still stubborn, Ren Dong couldn't help but chuckle at Su Rui's amusing reaction. But, was I really the only person he cared about now? Or was it that, as a system, he truly had no one else to worry about?

Regardless, hearing the underlying concern in Su Rui's words, Ren Dong couldn't help but smile.

Volume 1: 6 Idle Talk

Honeysuckle was enjoying a pizza; the fragrant cheese and sausage, combined with the perfectly baked crust, made for an absolutely delicious meal.

She even had the mood to tease the intangible Suri:

Syracuse's pizza is a unique delicacy; wouldn't you like to try it?

"I've eaten pizza before, I've even had pineapple pizza!"

Suri snorted coldly in Ren Dong's mind, clearly bothered by her provocation. Ren Dong stiffened for a moment at Suri's words, then took another bite of pizza, responding to Suri in her mind:

'Is pineapple pizza the work of some terrible chef? It's absolutely awful; I can't think of a worse idea.'

"Really? Although I haven't tried it, there's another dish called chocolate liver pâté pasta. I suggest you try it if you have the chance."

Honeysuckle couldn't take it anymore; the juice glass she was holding creaked and groaned under its weight.

'What kind of chef could come up with such a terrible recipe?!'

"But these dishes are quite popular in some places."

Suri casually remarked, "Besides, isn't this just a method of making it? I don't really understand why you're so angry."

Have you lived anywhere before?

Honeysuckle suppressed her increasingly irritable inner turmoil and asked.

"Of course... to put it simply, I grew up in a country whose culture is almost identical to that of Yan, but it's not in Terra."

"Really?" Honeysuckle nodded, then thought for a moment, "What if I replaced the dumplings from Yan Kingdom with strawberry filling?"

"I'm not eating it!"

'I feel about the same way you do.'

Ren Dong smiled, finished the pizza, took out her wallet from her pocket to pay, and then returned to her own car.

"Are we going back now? It feels like the time is too short."

Suri seemed a little unsatisfied, as if she hadn't quite recovered from the enjoyable game she had just played.

'We've been there all morning, isn't that long enough?'

"But the actual operation only took a little time. If I had known, I would have planned the route to be longer. We could have watched a movie with them in the screening room before we took action."

'Don't add unnecessary plans to the assassin mission, okay? You have to promise me this, it's very important.'

Regarding this matter, Ren Dong negotiated with Su Rui with a mixture of helplessness and firmness. Fortunately, Su Rui was only grumbling, and after hearing Ren Dong's words, she reluctantly nodded in agreement.

"Okay, okay, I know. I definitely won't joke about your safety."

"That's good." Honeysuckle breathed a sigh of relief: "If you're bored, we can go to the opera house; there are lots of interesting plays there."

"No need, it's different. Let me put it this way, what I like is the kind of game where you can still play without studying under pressure. Simply put, playing games in class before an exam, even if it's a trash game, is still exciting."

Suri's words left Ren Dong feeling somewhat helpless: 'You'll definitely not be a good father in the future; I can't let you take care of the child.'

"What are you saying? I don't even have a physical form."

Suri didn't care about Ren Dong's evaluation at all: "Besides, I'm also very reliable when I'm serious."

Honeysuckle just smiled and offered no comment.

"Alright, alright, you're going back now, right?"

"Yes, go back and report on the mission. Generally, I should report immediately after completing a mission, but I was delayed today because of you."

"Then you really are even more of a workaholic than a corporate slave."

'What are cows and horses? Are you insulting me?'

Honeysuckle was somewhat puzzled, but she continued driving the vehicle at a steady speed toward the Venetian family.

"Of course not, I'm just pitying you."

'I don't need pity, I'm doing fine with my life.'

"Whatever. When we get back, that little Venetian will definitely keep making sarcastic remarks. Don't you really need the method I provided to deal with him?"

'Suri, we're still family. We just have some disagreements; there's no need to kill him.'

Ren Dong felt somewhat helpless about Su Rui's persistence. While she was happy that Su Rui cared about her, she also hoped that he would make fewer difficult choices for her.

"Whatever you want. You can call me anytime you change your mind."

Suri didn't speak again, instead seeming to be engrossed in something. Ren Dong was also focused on driving, and she was starting to feel a little uncomfortable without Suri's voice.

Back at the Venetian family mansion, after being checked by the guards, Ren Dong parked her car and went straight to Mr. Venetian's study, where the old Venetian usually stayed.

"You Syracuse families really have no creativity. Why are all your houses built in the same way? Apart from the different internal passages, this place is no different from Mydar's mansion."

"Of course, the Venetian family is far more powerful and wealthier than the Midar family."

Honeysuckle retorted to Su Rui as if she were very proud of it, but all she got in return was Su Rui's scorn.

"It's just money, isn't it? I don't need the money anyway, so I don't care."

You might need this later.

Honeysuckle glanced at the system's materialization progress, which was still at three percent. However, with three percent progress for each mission, Suri would likely be able to materialize soon in Syracuse.

"Alright, I've noticed Little Venice. He seems to have planted spies to watch you. They came to ambush you as soon as you came back. It seems the Venice family isn't united after all."

Ren Dong ignored Su Rui's sarcastic remarks: 'As long as a family grows large, these kinds of things are unavoidable. At least everyone knows that the overall interests of the family must be maintained first, so that one's own interests are not harmed. That's enough.'