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

Duke seemed calmer now that Regine was not on his team anymore. It seemed like his personality changed when the mentioned female was not around him. 


“This is where we will get down. Make sure you report to me if you find anything missing or weird in your surroundings.” 


Horas quickly instructed the two people on what he wanted them to do and then began to look around himself. Life had opened up into a small room that did not have much to look around in. 


Honestly, Horas was willing to believe that this room was a decoy and the real room was somewhere else. So there might be a hidden mechanism in here somewhere. 


“Man, this is tough for sure. I can feel weird energy from the top of this room but there is no way for us to get there from this room. I looked around for the traps but there is nothing worth triggering.” 


60: The escape route [pt3]