Second Lead Syndrome (1-187) | ✓

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Author's Note: If you guys are keen, I am planning to create a Patreon account to allow you guys to read chapters in advance. That might just serve as a good motivation for me to write chapters more quickly.

It doesn't help that each chapter I write, it just grows longer and longer...

There is literally a chapter I wrote that is 3.6k - 3.7k words long. I kid you not.

When they finally reached land, Hana was once again overcome with relief. Cecil’s medicine had helped her immensely with her seasickness, but it did not completely prevent it. She still felt queasy and she was too fatigued to even jump onto the land and roll around it. 

All she was thankful for was that...the ship had stopped moving.

However, she did earn something out of it. She had to lean on K’xug many times, which allowed her to soak in his warm embrace that made her heart flutter. 

Of course, she would never admit that to him. 

She simply shyly lowered her head every time she was supported by him when she grew dizzy. Whereas, the man with unique eyes only rubbed his neck in embarrassment, pretending to appear indifferent. 

Meanwhile, Cecil was always someone who worked hard in everything she pursued. This entire trip across the sea for a week, she spent her time practising her dancing, her fighting skills and meditating, along with brushing up more knowledge about medicine and herbs. 

She had stayed up an entire night, unintentionally, and slept on the wooden table. Even when the ship arrived at a stop, she continued sleeping. She was mumbling incoherently in her sleep, her table a mess with a pile of opened books with scribblings. 

A handsome ash-blonde haired man stood beside Cecil, admiring her with a fond gaze. 

The door to Cecil’s room swung open, Hana and K’xug stepping in. 

“Shh.”

They heard someone shushing them, and they turned to look. 

Xue had his finger on his lips and a second later, he looked down, gently brushing the hair away from her face, his movements careful as if not wanting to wake her. 

Hana covered her mouth with her hand, nodding and K’xug remained silent as well. 

The sunlight from the windows flooded into the room, hitting Cecil in the face and she frowned in her sleep. Xue moved, leaning against the table as he used his body to shield Cecil from the glaring sun. 

He looked up once again, a questioning look in his eyes. 

“Uhm, Xue…” Hana whispered out, smiling. “We landed, we need to...leave soon.” 

“I know,” Xue nodded, waving them away. “I’ll wake her soon.” 

“But I want to talk to Cecil too.” 

“Do it later.”

“You keep stealing Cecil away these past few days!” Hana pouted.

His grey eyes lingered on Cecil, a faint smile on his lips. “Because she’s mine now.” 

Hana huffed indignantly. 

“Cecil is mine too! I haven’t talked to her in a long time because of you, Xue!” 

“How is she yours?” 

“I...I know Cecil earlier than you!” 

“That doesn’t mean she’s yours.”