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

The dungeon was interesting, to say the least. It was a good mix of modern and fantasy worlds, its landscape almost apocalyptical in structure. 


The town still had buildings standing up but they were abandoned and in bad shape. Many would collapse if you even stepped into them and the others had toxic substances coating their surface. 


So naturally, Horas did not take the risk of entering any building. All he did was collect samples for the other team to investigate and a few other tinkers that might prove to be useful in the future. 


On the other hand, Nash was busy running around, trying to catch monsters to study and scan. Her net-like projectiles had gotten much more powerful and were able to stop bigger monsters now. 


Other than that, they also mapped out the main areas of the dungeon and marked down the open-world challenges. That was what the first investigation was all about. 


Ch 42: Old encounters [pt2]