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Hot damn what a great read this has been. (And will continue to be) But first before I get into the good points, even though I am giving this 5 star's this ISNT a perfect story. I do have some issue's with various things scattered through out the story. Be it some retconing of various thing's/events or how certain romance routes play out (YMMF) But it still doesn't outweigh all the fantastic things through it.Translation: Amazing if not utterly perfect; SFbaka and the editor Thor's Stone are champions at what they do. They deserve mad respect.Story: This is a Adventure/Slice of Life at heart, with Action that pushes the story ahead with some kickass action set pieces. Be it Space Combat or some REAL clean swordplay or some MF'ing Power Armor curb stomping, it's got it all. It's not about some mega evil threatening all life or about a MC that is the chosen one. It's about a dude living a new, better, and ever grander life and trying to make the most of it (And boy does he) Granted the story DOES prescribe to the concept of "Fate" very heavily but the reason's are rather snazzy and I don't want to spoil it.Main Character: Hiro is what I would like to a "Polarizing Harem Bastard" He's hates being told what to do, passive, overly cautious, and rather dense (at the start of the story) But at the same time once he sets his mind to something is when all bets go off. He's crafty, diligent, compassionate, insanely overprotective of the one's he loves but won't smother and hamper the growth of them. He knows he needs help to live, he does everything to make the one's he loves happy and in turn the one's that he loves do everything to better him.His journey and self-improvement is rather awesome to see to me.Harem/Romance: All the girls are amazingly varied and wonderful. Their reason's for loving Hiro are at both romantic and pure, but also rather unorthodox. None of the girls are left out once other's start to join, this isn't a "trophy-hunting" harem like other stories seem to become. They all love him for reaching his hand out to them, but also due to the lives they now live because of him. They also love being with each other, they all respect and care for one another, not a single girl is there JUST for him. (As Hiro once said; Everyone's Friends! Everyone's Happy!) It's honestly one of the most harmonious harem's I have ever read before. And with 9 (as of chapter 463) women it's one hell of sizable harem to.Closing Thoughts: I fully understand there are many people that hate this story for what it isn't and that is ok. But I adore and love this story for what it IS.