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『To You, the Second Time Around』 Genre: Romance, Time Slip, Youth, Heart-wrenching Pure Love There was a man who only understood true love after he lost her. At 27, he lost the woman he once loved from the bottom of his heart: Mizuki Sakurai. They met in high school and spent years as lovers. However, as time passed, their relationship gradually shifted. Using work as an excuse, he stopped listening to her. When Mizuki expressed her loneliness, he dismissed her, saying she was "overthinking it." All she wanted was for him to be by her side and understand her feelings. But he failed to notice that simple wish. Eventually, they broke up, and Mizuki vanished from his life. He only learned how deeply she had been hurting after it was too late to ever see her again. Living with crushing regret, he visits the place where they first met one night. There, he encounters a mysterious phenomenon and wakes up to find himself back in high school, ten years in the past. Standing before him is Mizuki—who doesn't know him yet. He makes a vow. This time, I will make her happy. Using his memories of the future, he helps her and notices the small changes he once overlooked. This time, he listens to her words and does not look away from her tears. However, to Mizuki, he is a complete stranger. Though bewildered by how quickly he tries to close the distance between them, she feels a strange sense of security when they are together. "Hey... have we met somewhere before?" With those words, the gears of their fate begin to turn. As he relives his life, the two are drawn to each other once more. He learns of the worries and loneliness Mizuki kept hidden, realizing that love isn't just about protecting her. The most important thing is to understand and respect her true feelings. Meanwhile, every time he changes the past, strange things begin to happen. Mizuki speaks words she was only supposed to say in the future. She dreams of events that haven't happened yet. In a past that should have changed, a clock stops at the exact same time as before. And Mizuki herself occasionally feels a sense of nostalgia for sights she is supposed to be seeing for the first time. Why was he sent back to the past? Why does Mizuki feel like she knows him? And what is the true nature of that mysterious phenomenon? There was a secret to this time slip that had yet to be revealed. This is not just a story about reclaiming a lost love. It is a story of two people facing past regrets, understanding one another, and discovering true love. "I've found you again. So this time, I won't have any regrets." That vow will change their future forever.