Chapter 544

In Marvel, the System Works for a Living

Distraught, Robert made mistake after mistake at work. After causing the company huge losses, he was fired.

Robert stood on the rooftop, facing the wind.

On one side lay an abyss of pain and despair.

On the other were his beautiful wife and adorable child.

To jump or not to jump—it came down to a single thought.

A man in black appeared and offered him a black business card.

It bore a familiar white skull.

Geralt: How old are you?!

In a voice full of temptation, the man in black told Robert, "The Holy Father can't save you. Why not try Satan? At least Satan can help you get revenge, though it won't be free."

Standing at a crossroads, Robert chose a third path. He took part in an experiment called the Parasitic Fetus.

Robert used his own body as a womb and absorbed a Floating Spirit as the embryo. The nourishment came from the fear and despair of those closest to him.

In other words, Robert had staged every strange occurrence in the house himself.

Geralt left Robert's Memory Carousel.

He sighed.

He didn't know what to make of it.

His attention turned to the new bookmark he had received.

[Item Name: Pregnancy Condom

Category: Bookmark

Effect: Creates the illusion of pregnancy for 30 days.

Note: Works on men and women!]

Well, then...

That settled it. The bookmarks really were ambassadors of indecency.

Back on the second floor, Geralt climbed the ladder to the attic.

The attic was small, with clutter piled along both sides and the middle cleared out. An Inverted Pentagram Array of dried blood marked the wooden floor. Outside it, at each of the five points, lay a spider, a snake, a gecko, a