I really can't control myself.

Chapter 4104 Tips
"Well, although I'm also a system holder, the problem is you are too. Do you even know what emotional energy is?" Seeing the unfriendly looks from Shimizu Ritsu, Takaoka Yusuke quickly explained.

That's quite a statement, because among all the system holders present, upon closer inspection, even they didn't know what emotional energy actually was.

Especially Shimizu Ritsu, he never felt any emotional energy in his body. He had even had his energy studied by others. Aizen and Asuna used him to develop a machine to detect emotional energy, but even he didn't know what was going on, so of course others knew even less.

If they don't even know what this emotional energy is, then they can't even begin, no matter how much time they have. Especially since they don't actually have unlimited time; Takaoka Yusuke simply doesn't have enough points.

Just as the atmosphere was starting to turn somber again, a cell phone suddenly rang.

Everyone was taken aback for a moment, but quickly looked at Takaoka Yūnori. Indeed, the phone's ringtone was coming from him.

Yusuke Takaoka himself was taken aback, because this hadn't happened during the last simulation. He didn't remember anyone calling him after he was arrested.

But thinking about it, it makes sense. I had only been here a short time when I was given an electric shock by Shimizu Ritsu. My phone was on me the whole time, so it probably got damaged from the shock.

Just as he was thinking this, Shimizu Ritsu had already pulled out his phone. Takaoka Yūnori took the opportunity to glance at the screen, which displayed Eizan Etsuya—yes, it was his own lapdog.

"Wait a minute." Seeing that Shimizu Ritsu clearly wanted to hang up, Takaoka Yūnori quickly said, "How about I ask my brother? He's much smarter than me, maybe he has a solution."

"Huh?" Shimizu Ritsu looked at Takaoka Yusuke with a strange expression.

"No, I really didn't mean to tip you off. I'm just trying to find a way out. Should I ask my brother?" Takaoka Yuzuru was really out of options and wanted to ask someone randomly. Otherwise, if Shimizu Ritsu couldn't come up with a solution soon, he would probably shock him again.

After thinking about it for a moment, Shimizu Ritsu did not refuse.

Yes, judging from Takaoka Yūnori's pathetic state, he genuinely believes the other side wouldn't dare to do anything. This guy is such a coward; the person is still in their hands. Even if he manages to tip them off, it will take time for others to come and rescue them. Doesn't this guy understand that? Therefore, he definitely wouldn't dare.

As for his suggestion to ask a smart person, Shimizu Ritsu thought it was a reasonable approach, since that's always been his logic.

Once the call connected, Ritsu Shimizu immediately switched to speakerphone and gestured for the others to be quiet. Soon, Eizan Etsuya's voice came through the receiver.

"Takaoka, you're not at the company?" Eizan Etsuya asked.

"I'm... preparing for the mission," Takaoka Yūnori explained casually. Just like Shimizu Ritsu thought, he was indeed a coward and didn't dare to tip off anyone.

Upon hearing about the preparations, Eizan Etsu didn't ask any further questions. He knew that Takaoka Yūnori was the Yatagarasu, and that system points could only be obtained through phantom thief missions. Although he could give Takaoka Yūnori funds, he couldn't refuse the system points, so there was nothing he could do about Takaoka Yūnori stealing things.

"I understand. That's all for now. Contact me if you need anything." It was obvious that Eizan Etsu had something to discuss with Takaoka Yūnori, but he put it aside for the time being when he heard that Takaoka was working on a system task.

"Wait a minute," Takaoka Yūnori said quickly. "Eizan, there's something I need to ask you." "What is it?" Eizan Etsuya asked as well.

“Do you know about emotional energy?” Takaoka Yunori said. “It’s like… it seems that besides spiritual power, there’s another kind of energy within us system holders. It’s said that Mr. Linton is researching this energy, calling it emotional energy, and that it’s also through this energy that system holders are locked onto.”

"You sensed this energy too?" Eizan Etsuya surprised Takaoka Yūnori.

"What do you mean? You know? No, you can sense it?" Takaoka Yūnori was quite surprised to hear this.

“I seem to be able to feel something lately… a special kind of energy in my body,” said Eizan Etsuya. “You probably felt it too, which is why you asked me, right?”

“No…yes, I did sense something too.” Takaoka Yūnori glanced at Shimizu Ritsu beside him, and could only continue as Eizan Etsuya had suggested, “But I don’t know what’s going on.”

“I took the opportunity to ask Aihara Yuzu before, and according to her, this might be because as we gradually grow bigger, the emotional energy we accumulate reaches a certain level. Although the system points haven't been accumulated, this energy itself still exists, so we can start to perceive it,” said Eizan Etsuya.

"So, the reason we didn't sense it before was because we didn't have enough emotional energy, is that what you mean?" Takaoka Yūnori asked.

“I think that’s how it should be,” said Eizan Etsuya.

"So, if we can find a way to obtain more of this energy, we should be able to clearly sense it... right?" Takaoka Yūnori asked excitedly. The others next to him followed suit, their eyes lighting up.

“Well, I can only sense it right now, and I don’t have any specific research on it. If you continue your work as a phantom thief, I’ll probably sense it more and more clearly. We can ask Aihara Yuzu together later; it seems to have some research on this,” said Eizan Etsuya.

“I…I understand,” Takaoka Yūnori said. The call then ended quickly.

"Aihara Yuzu?" As soon as she hung up the phone, Shimizu Ritsu immediately asked, "Who was that?"

Ritsu Shimizu didn't know the name, because he had been locked in the underground laboratory just a day ago. All he knew now was that this Yuzu Aihara seemed to have some research on emotional energy.

“It’s Yamata no Orochi,” Takaoka Yūnori said immediately. “Aihara Yuzu is just her current alias.”

“Yamata no Orochi…” Shimizu Ritsu frowned.

"And now, we don't know where Linton took her. By the way, Ruizan said she went to Takamagahara, and she hasn't come back yet." Takaoka Yūnori knew that Shimizu Ritsu was quite daring these days, and he was really afraid that he would come up with a plan to kidnap Orochi in a moment.

“According to Ruishan, as long as we can accumulate a lot of energy, we will be able to sense it ourselves when we reach a certain level, right?” He Xinchangping said at this time. “The reason we can’t sense it now is because we don’t have enough of this energy. In other words, the best way is… for us to do something big.”

(End of this chapter)