In a novel, who's the most pitiful exitance? One would say the Hero, others would say the Villain. Many would also say it's the mobs. But rarely would ever say it's the Second lead. However, Horas Spencer would beg to differ.

An ordinary man before, he gets reborn into a 5-year-old body of the second main lead of a novel he wrote a long time ago. The only catch? He's not only the protagonist's brother but also the Second main lead. Now the only one who knows the truth of this new world he had been reborn in, Horas Spencer has one goal in mind - to make sure he interacts as little with the main story as possible.

But to escape the fate of being the Second Main Lead is not easy and the challenges that Horas would have to face are many. Not to mention, find a way back to his real world where he had a decent life and family waiting for him. For that to happen, he would play various roles, even that of a Villain. Just as long as he could go home in one piece.

However, the mystery of this new world might be tougher to crack than Horas first expected it to be. And the shadow of being the 'Second best' is not easy to overcome.

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There will be late romance, it will be dark and a lot of world building.

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Surviving as the Second Main Lead: Second Lead's POV

Leaving Howard out into a dangerous place had been a tough decision for Horas to make but he knew he had to do it. It would not be right for an adult like him to involve a kid. 


Still, Howard had to say that he was impressed with the interior of this dungeon. The cave looked like it had no source of light inside it. 


As such, Horas should not have been able to see anything. But his vision seemed not to be impaired in any way. He could see even the smallest of the details here. 


“Ugh, if only I had a map of this place. But this is uncharted territory so I am not surprised.” 


Generally, the system was designed to automatically scan its database for the dungeon type and all related information as soon as you stepped in one. But uncharted territory like this did not have any data. 


‘Tsk, it most is a fresh domain for it to not even have a name. What am I supposed to do now?’ 


Ch 31: The F-class dungeon, is it?