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TL;DR - A regression story where the main character isn't aware of every single future event and can't just try to plan ahead for them or ab*se knowledge he has on every other character or event from the future.General Plot:The story isn't anything groundbreaking, but it is enjoyable. I personally don't think there are any real twists or surprises in this story so far, but it isn't so basic that you can casually see the exact plot progression for each arc. A bonus for the plot is that the MC knows almost none of the central characters from his first life, so it avoids getting stale with an MC that just already understands every character's traits and flaws and just explains them to the reader.Regression Plot:I'm really enjoying this one just for the fact that it gives a protagonist that is mature and knows a lot about the world from regressing, but avoids falling into a cycle of "MC has knowledge of a future event" --> "MC plans to handle future event" --> "Somehow the future MC remembers is changed and the plan has to be improvised."In this, the MC is in a different environment than his first life and has to handle issues that come up as they happen for the most part. The only future knowledge he can prepare for are things he experienced in the forest he was living in or extremely major events that made it to him in his first life. So we get a protagonist that is confident and doesn't need simple world details explained to him, but is new to his environment and is caught off guard by most events.Romance Plot:Here is where this story gets bonus points from me. The main character is slightly dense early on, but not dumb when it comes to romance. He won't talk himself out of thinking a character is in love with him when it's obvious and he isn't wishy-washy when it comes to who he likes. This manages to add a harem that doesn't make me hate the MC or frustrate me solely for the fact that he straight up rejects anyone he doesn't have feelings for. So it feels less like he's indecisive and leading on a group of admirers, but more like any girl he doesn't have feelings for that still loves him is active and open about their feelings and is doing their best to win him over.Overall, I'd recommend at least trying this one out and seeing if it's for you or not. Especially if you've read a bunch of stories of a regressor abusing future knowledge to plan for every single arc or event like I have and want a bit of a break from it while sticking to a regression story.