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

"Suri? Why are you showing me these?"

Talulah looked at the materials that Su Rui showed her with suspicion. They were about how the emperor controlled the country, how he could implement his policies reasonably and without resistance, and various practical examples that Su Rui had found from all over Terra.

"You'll be able to use this. Take your time reading it. I still have more here. I'll give you a few questions to try later."

Suri continued speaking, then fell silent again, not answering Talulah's question.

"Are you trying to groom me to be an emperor?"

Talulah muttered to herself, but Suri, who was focused on her, didn't notice. Talulah glanced around and, apart from noticing Alina smiling at the students below, there was nothing else noteworthy.

Oh well, I'll just treat it as a way to kill time.

With this in mind, Talulah began reading the information that Suri had presented to her, and used her consciousness to turn the pages directly.

What Talulah didn't notice was that after Suri's thoughts and inexplicable actions, the system's materialization progress increased again, even reaching 60%.

Soon, the banquet began. Under the careful consideration of Frostnova and Talulah, the nobles who had been placed under house arrest received some preferential treatment, but at Suri's request, it was only for tonight.

But that's not important. What's important is that the party in front of us is only for students, and Talulah, as one of the prisoners, has also been invited by Frostnova to attend.

Suri didn't care about the reasons for the party, but given this opportunity, he naturally wanted to try the food from Ursus.

Suri was referring to the drinks and snacks like ice cream, since this was Ursus, and Suri hadn't tried vodka ice cream before.

Volume 2, Chapter 104: Frostnova: You are not Talulah?

"Can I borrow your body to eat something?"

"Of course, no problem."

Talulah had no objection to Suri's small requests, however, she did have her own:

"However, you can only try non-alcoholic foods and drinks; you cannot drink alcohol."

"...Your body is that of an adult, so why can't you drink alcohol?" Suri was a little confused, even a little aggrieved. What was Talulah guarding against?

Are you an adult?

Talulah smiled and countered with confidence, while Suri did not...

"I'm an adult, I have kids, what do you say? I want to drink."

Suri's words made Talulah's face stiffen, and then she asked with trembling lips, "When did you have the child?"

Why hadn't Su Rui mentioned this before?

"That's not important. What's important is that I'm an adult. Let me drink, okay?"

Suri's tone carried a hint of pleading. Normally, Talulah would have agreed without hesitation, but today's situation was a bit special.

Talulah asked with a serious expression, "Can you tell me about the child? Your child is outside? Should we not help you bring the child back?"

Talulah could certainly guess that Suri's child must be being cared for, and might even be the child of the previous host.

She didn't say these things out of kindness, but rather to try and find out more information.

How much affection does Suri have for me now? Talulah glanced at the system's materialization progress as she asked.

After spending time together, Talulah realized that the so-called progress of the system's materialization was actually Suri's affection.

The so-called debt owed by the previous host was a lie told by the higher-level system.

In fact, Talulah was already 90% certain. The so-called negative 60% was because Suri didn't want to separate from the previous host, so her favorability towards her was negative.

Then, Talulah was pleasantly surprised to find that Suri's system materialization progress had reached sixty percent.

Why did it suddenly rise so much?

Talulah fell into deep thought, then noticed Suri's unusual behavior earlier:

Did Suri like me more because she thought I had great ambitions?

Feeling that her guess was probably correct, Talulah, who had originally been uninterested in the so-called conquest and only considered it as playing along with Suri, suddenly perked up.

In that case, becoming the Queen of Ursus isn't such a bad thing... When the time comes, I'll make Suri my queen.

Talulah's lips curled into a smile, then Suri's voice jolted her back from her reverie:

"Talulah? Are you listening?"

"Huh? Yes, I'm listening. Go ahead and tell me."

“My children are doing well, staying with Honeysuckle… You haven’t thought about going to see them, have you?”

"It's nothing." Talulah looked embarrassed and somewhat guilty as she looked away, then quickly changed the subject.

Anyway, she had confirmed her guess. After Su Rui materialized, there was enough time for her to give birth to the child and raise it for a while. So, that was enough.

With this thought in mind, a glint of light flashed in Talulah's eyes, and she was about to agree to Suri's request.

However, in the end, she still wanted to fight for a little more benefit for herself.

Talulah then put on a somewhat troubled expression: "Actually, I don't drink often either. Suri, what if you drink too much and get drunk?"

Lying. Talulah has a high alcohol tolerance. After acquiring the identity of the immortal black serpent, Talulah drank quite a bit when socializing with nobles. However, Suri didn't pay attention and instead watched the live stream instead of the banquet.

Talulah was betting that Suri hadn't noticed this.

As expected, Suri paused for a moment after hearing Talulah's words, then asked clearly in Talulah's mind again in a somewhat pleading tone:

"Talulah, may I have a drink?"

Su Rui also has her own methods. By making her tone slightly more tactful and adding a touch of coquetry, she is almost always successful when interacting with Ren Dong.

However, sometimes, after Su Rui and Ren Dong acted coquettishly, it always seemed like Ren Dong's pair of bright blue eyes were about to turn blood red.

However, Su Rui only cared about what she got. After acting cute, she could get almost anything she wanted. So, Su Rui always felt a little ashamed of this method, but she was also very proud of it.

It's a trump card that I'm not really willing to use proactively.

And when facing Talulah, Suri's trump card indeed worked.

Talulah's hand trembled slightly—no, her whole body seemed to tremble, her grey-gold pupils quivering as if she had been frightened.

"What's wrong with you?" Suri asked worriedly. He shouldn't be scary, right? Why was Talulah acting like she was frightened?

"No, it's nothing."

Talulah covered her cheek, then smiled and nodded: "Then I'll reluctantly agree to your request."

Even when she spoke, Talulah's voice trembled slightly, which made Suri feel somewhat insecure.

What exactly happened? Could it be that he didn't achieve his goal by acting cute, but instead subconsciously applied a fear buff to Talulah or Honeysuckle while doing so?

This also explains why Honeysuckle's eyes turned almost completely red, and Texas next to her was in a similar state at the time... It's hard to understand. Never mind, let's eat first.

Suri put those troublesome thoughts aside and strolled around the playground of the party in Talulah's body, casually picking up her favorite snacks or drinks and enjoying them.

The party food was plentiful, so there was no need to worry about not being able to eat. Su Rui ate slowly and occasionally showed a happy smile.

Talulah's reaction even surprised Frostnova. After all, the two of them were at the banquet, and Frostnova naturally noticed Talulah, who had unintentionally attracted the attention of many students with her smile and "innocent" charm.

Students admiring Talulah's beauty had almost formed a circle around her, but Talulah herself, engrossed in eating, didn't notice.

Frostnova frowned. Could it be that Talulah, who was a bit dull and not very charming, could have this side to her?

Although Frostnova herself didn't have much to say about Talulah, she just felt that Talulah's tired appearance was a waste of her beautiful face.

But now, seeing Talulah's unintentional display of innocence and allure, Frostnova fell silent.

'Could it be Suri?' Frostnova absolutely refused to believe it was Talulah, so she decided to go up and ask.

At this moment, a student who was watching also walked towards "Talulah," causing Frostnova to frown and quicken her pace.

Volume 2, Chapter 105: Su Rui: Draw your sword!

Suri, who was controlling Talulah's body, didn't care about the surrounding gazes. Although she vaguely noticed that a few people seemed to be looking at her, it was normal for eye contact to happen in such a crowded place.

Moreover, since Suri is currently in control of Talulah's body, he doesn't need to worry about issues of face or communication.

In any case, controlling Talulah's body was like hiding completely under a long, fully-covering robe; he didn't need to worry about being recognized.

So Suri didn't care about the stares around her and slowly savored the vodka ice cream she had just received.

It tastes great; the sweetness of the ice cream blends with the taste of alcohol, making it delicious while also giving off a slightly dizzying, stimulating sensation.

This experience of being mentally foggy was novel for Suri.

So, he couldn't resist and ate a few more bites.

So much so that he walks with a slight wobbly gait.

In reality, Talulah herself doesn't have a bad alcohol tolerance, but Suri really likes this dizzy feeling, so she actually looks like she's drunk.

'Suri? It seems someone's come looking for you?'

Talulah stayed in the corner of her mind, watching Suri control her body and observe her in this form from a third-person perspective, which made her feel as if she had opened up a new world.

Normally, she would be oblivious to her own appearance, so why would she find her current "self" so alluring?

It was because of Suri's actions and expressions, as well as his overall demeanor.

Talulah quickly came to a conclusion, but at the same time felt a sense of crisis. She had a feeling that even without a physical form, Suri was already attracting a lot of people.

Moreover, the Ursus girl is almost here.

Talulah, a little nervous, unconsciously raised her voice: 'Suri? Are you listening?'

'Hmm~ I'm listening. Anyway, you're a duke, who would dare cause you trouble?'

Suri didn't pay much attention, but after Talulah's reminder, he still turned his head and looked at the girl walking towards him with a puzzled expression.

Only then did Su Rui notice that it seemed like many people were surrounding him, secretly observing him.

She glanced around suspiciously, and the onlookers nervously looked away and pretended to disperse, but the Ursus girl walking towards Su Rui did not stop.

“Winter? What do you want with me?” Suri immediately recognized the girl in front of him, the one he had taken as a typical Ursus student.

“Winter? My name is Sonia, they call me General Winter.”

The Ursus girl with short, dark brown hair, whom Suri called Winter, frowned, but ignored these details and looked at Suri instead:

"Alright, I'm here to ask you something. Your identity seems quite important?"

"If that's what you want to say, then of course there's no problem. So, what do you want to say?"

Suri looked at Winter standing in front of her with great interest, leaned against the table next to her where food and drinks were laid out, and waited leisurely for her answer.

"...I think it's necessary for me to talk to you about the school and the extra classes."

Suri ignored Winter's words and instead began communicating with the Talulah in her mind's eye:

'Talulah, didn't you want—I remember, yes, the throne of Ursus?'

'Yes, do you have any suggestions?'

Seeing that the misunderstanding that Suri had initially caused her was now being brought up, Talulah did not deny it, because she found that after Suri noticed this, her affection for her actually increased.

Since there are benefits to doing this, let's see it through to the end.

With this thought in mind, Talulah looked at Winter before her: 'But why bring this up now?'

"This girl before you might become a good soldier, but she probably still needs to learn about combat tactics and such. Besides, war is very cruel; I wonder if she can endure it?"

Talulah paused for a moment. She understood the implied meaning in Suri's words: Suri was recommending the girl in front of her.

Ultimately, Talulah made her decision: 'Give her a choice. If she's willing, I'll bring her under my wing.'

'it is good. '

A smile involuntarily crept onto Su Rui's lips, which was clearly seen by Lin Dong, who had been somewhat uneasy because of Su Rui's silence. Immediately, staring at the person in front of him, Lin Dong was captivated by that smile.

"Tsk!" Talulah seemed to click her tongue in dissatisfaction, but Suri was still a little dizzy and didn't pay attention. Instead, she looked at Winter in front of her.

"If you don't want tutoring, I have another option; it just depends on whether you have the guts."

"Of course I have the guts. Tell me, what do you want me to do?"

Although she was actually a little wary of the enigmatic and important figure in front of her, Winter's competitive nature led her to readily agree to Su Rui's suggestion.

"Okay~" Seeing that Lin Dong agreed to his request without any hesitation, Su Rui directly reached out and drew the long sword from his waist.

Yes, as a duke, even though Talulah was a prisoner, Frostnova did not take away her weapons. This was out of trust in Talulah's reputation and respect for the Undead Black Serpent... at least that's how it can be understood on the surface.