As the day was hot, he didn't need to heat water, and Emily's presence in his house scared all the ghosts.
Even though he hoped nothing would happen, he still prepared for the worst.
With the sledgehammer in his inventory, now even the iron bar with cement on the tip he placed in the inventory.
In fact, he almost couldn't fit it in the inventory; he had to smash the tip with the sledgehammer to make it fit.
Additionally, he also stored five gallons of water in the inventory.
Even after doing this, there was still plenty of space left.
'Spending so many cores on this was painful, but it was worth it.' He thought.
...
"Daddy, Daddy~~ Oh, how I love you~~ Daddy, Daddy~~ Too bad I have to grow up~ Wait, I'm a ghost and won't grow up, haha~ I'll forever be daddy's little girl~~"
'She seems cheerful singing, so why do I feel sad?'
"Daddy, you're back~!" She sang, saying happily: "Oh yeah, some bitches tried to break in, and I ate them, hehe, they can't bully my daddy, humph!"
[HP: 435/435]
"..."
Seeing that she seemed to expect praise, Theo said with a smile: "Really? Thank you."
"Hehee~" She was quite happy with a simple thank you and started floating around his head again.
'Should I just rely on my ghost daughter and live a good life?' Theo touched his chin as he realized the ridiculous speed at which she was getting stronger.
Sitting on the couch, he opened the interface and went to the store.
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[Store]: 515 Essence
1: [Winter Clothing Set: S, M, L, XL]: 1 Essence [x]
2: [Neutralizer]: 100 Essence [x]
3: Skill: [Lightning Manipulation Level 1]: 1,500 Essence [x]
4: 20x [Can of Sardines]: 2 Essence [x]
5: Skill: [Amplified Sound Level 1]: 990 Essence [x]
6:
7:
[Lottery Wheel]: 10 Essence
Pending store tickets: 4
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'Two slots unlocked!'
Seeing that he had 4 tickets, he used two at once.
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6: 48x [Toilet Paper Roll]: 1 Essence [x]
7: [Apocalypse Energy Generator]: 100 Essence [x]
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The first one that appeared, he wanted to curse, but when he saw the energy generator... He clicked to expand the information before getting excited for nothing.
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[Apocalypse Energy Generator]: 100 Essence [x]
Detail:
Core-Powered Energy Generator 110v/220v – Level 1 Core, depending on purity – can generate; 20-50 kWh of energy. Level 2; 50-100 kWh. Level 3; 100-150 kWh.
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'Haha, simply amazing!' It was much better than he expected.
"Emily is my lucky star!" He exclaimed.
"Am I? Hehehe~" She came really close to him.
This time, he didn't even get scared.
He smiled: "Yes, you are."
"If daddy is happy, Emily is happy~" She flew almost through the ceiling while spinning.
Thinking of something, he even spent one essence and bought a small winter clothing set.
It wasn't even winter anymore, but well, it's the thought that counts, right?
When he chose, there was an option for female and male, and he chose the female version.
It was black sweatpants and a burgundy dress-style overcoat, a black beanie, and high black boots with burgundy fur trim.
When it appeared, he said: "Emily, this is for you."
"For me?" She seemed delighted.
She took the clothes and held them against her chest.
"Lalala~ Daddy gave me clothes, lala~ Emily is now a free ghost~~"
"Free ghost?" Theo was curious about that.
"Just saying whatever came to my mind, it doesn't mean anything, I think? Hehehe~"
'Has she seen Harry Potter? By the way, did the Harry Potter movie exist in this world?' Theo wondered with doubt.
In fact, there were many things he didn't know about this world.
Things like movies and such weren't something he bothered to learn about before; his main concern was getting stronger and surviving.
Putting that aside for now, he didn't even blink when spending 100 essence to buy the energy generator.
In the purchase option, he could choose to place it directly into the inventory, but he chose to have it appear in front of him.
In an instant, a red generator appeared.
It had no name, just an instruction manual on top.
It also had five outlets and a lid that opened to insert the core inside. The generator could store up to 3 cores, and the maximum core level accepted was level 3.
Taking one, he inserted it and closed the lid. When he did, the panel on the front of the generator lit up.
[kWh available for use: 125]
'If I use things like a fridge, television, and other appliances, it should last about 40 to 50 days.'
The best part was that it wasn't too big.
It was easy for him to carry in the inventory.
There's no guarantee that someone won't show up and discover the existence of this generator.
Things like this, he needs to keep close to him.
"Daddy, what's that?" Emily asked.
"An energy generator," Theo said. "Wait a bit, I'll show you."
"Okay~" She agreed.
Theo carried the generator to the television.
After grabbing the TV's plug, he connected it to the generator.
Taking the remote, he turned it on.
*Static~!*
'Well, I knew cable TV wouldn't work.' Thinking a bit, he recalled seeing a DVD player and several movies in the third apartment.
"Emily, let's go to the apartment next door," Theo said.
"Yes~"
...
Theo returned with the DVD player and several children's movies. It was clear that the apartment next door belonged to someone with a young child.
After connecting everything, he picked up the Frozen movie, curious to know if the story and plot were the same.
When he connected the DVD player to the generator and finished hooking it up to the television, he managed to get it working, and soon the movie's opening started.
"It's working~!" Emily clapped. Then, she got confused: "But, what's this?"
"A movie," Theo replied.
"Movie, movie... Oh yeah, movie, movie," she simply said and said again, then seemed to remember and turned back to look at the television.
"So cute~ I want to be her sister~!" Emily shouted, pointing at Elsa, who appeared.
"Haha, sure," Theo laughed.
"Can I really?" She seemed full of expectation.
Now Theo found himself in a difficult situation.
'Should I tell her this isn't real?'
"Hehehe, I fooled daddy, gosh, seriously, I know this isn't real~" She started laughing while holding her stomach with her hands.
"..."
Theo gave her a blank stare.
He felt like the world was fake, everything was fake.
Turning his attention back to the television, he saw Emily leaning on the back of the couch while floating.
Although she was a ghost, she had feet, albeit semi-transparent. She was swinging her feet, like a happy child.
'I'm really becoming the father of a little ghost girl, huh?'
After looking away from her, Theo started enjoying the movie.
Say what you want, he had a young heart! He knew how to appreciate a movie, even if it was a movie meant for kids.
When it ended, Emily, who watched the entire movie in silence, said: "Wow~ How wonderful~ I want to be like Elsa, create ice, skate, and build a beautiful castle for daddy~"
"Haha, is that so?" Theo laughed and asked: "There's a sequel, want to watch it?"
"Yes, yes~!" She replied in an excited tone.
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The next morning, Theo woke up and saw an incredible sight.
Like a vacuum cleaner, Emily opened her mouth wide and sucked in at least five ghosts.
"Humph! Nobody messes with my da... *Burp* daddy!" She puffed out her chest.
Then, she simply closed her eyes and slept while floating in the air.
[HP: 510/510]
[Mutant Ghost (Emily ???) Level 5 – Triple Special Ability [Mind Control], [Purify], and [Hide-and-Seek]]
'Hide-and-Seek?'
Aside from the fact that his ghost daughter was already a level 5 with a triple ability... He was very curious about what this new ability she acquired could do.
'How many ghosts did she eat while I was sleeping, anyway?' Theo wondered.
While he pondered.
A ghost poked its head into the apartment from the floor, and then, he saw Emily move and appear in front of it and open her mouth.
It didn't even take two seconds, and the level 3 ghost was swallowed by her, and she went back to floating in the air.
'What kind of situation is this?' Theo was more than surprised: 'Besides a ghost daughter, did I get a bonus super ghost exterminator?'
The fact that she could detect a ghost even while sleeping was something incredible.
The television was still on. Since yesterday, until the early hours of the morning, he had been watching movies with Emily and fell asleep on the couch.
No wonder she was sleepy.
Well, she's a ghost, should she even feel sleepy?
Anyway, he wanted to go out, but was it okay to leave her here? After all, he couldn't take her with him, since ghosts have a weakness to the sun.
While he was thinking, he lost sight of her.
'Where did she go?'
After searching every room in the house, he figured she must have gone to 'eat' some ghosts.
'With her strength, I don't need to worry about her.' Theo thought: 'It's more likely she'll protect me than me protecting her at the moment...'
Storing the light generator in the inventory, he went to freshen up.
'Now that I have a generator, I should try washing some clothes.' He thought.
Before going downstairs, he grabbed the binoculars and observed the streets from every angle.
[HP: 590/590]
A zombie with ice fragments scattered across its body. It was the same zombie he saw eating another zombie.
'In the end, it was as I thought, this bastard became a special zombie and, on top of that, can manipulate ice.' Theo thanked his cleverness for not trying to go against this zombie. Otherwise, he would have been turned into a popsicle and eaten by that zombie.
He looked in other directions. Soon, he chose the street that would be his target.