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Lilia was afraid of this baby by instinct. Just when did it start?

It was probably the moment when he disappeared and was later found.

In most places, Rudeus was found smiling.

Sometimes he'd be looking at the vegetables, staring at the dancing candles' flames, or just looking at panties that hadn't been washed.

Rudeus mumbled sounds and showed a smile that made people feel disgusted.

It was a smile that naturally disgusted people.

When Lilia was working in the concubine palace, she'd had to go to the main palace for her missions. The higher ranked nobles that she met there had similar smiles.

Bald-headed with a fat shaking stomach, staring-at-Lilia's-chest type of smile. Compared with a baby who was born not long ago.

The scariest thing was carrying Rudeus up.

Rudeus nostrils would flare up, the corners of his mouth would rise, and his breathing would quicken as he buried his face into her chest.

And then he would make strange noises, as if hiding his own laughter, with [Huuu] and [Orhhh] in between those sounds.

In that instant, Lilia's whole body would be assaulted by a terrible shivering cold.

And she couldn't help but want to throw the baby and smash him into the ground.