When I Returned, a High School Romantic Comedy Began

rob z says:

20 chapters in. General verdict is not poison, not a Japanese beta MC, but a little generic and not really my cup of tea.

MC w starts the story in his 20s and having never had a girlfriend, in part because he grew up very poor due to his father’s passing. He apparently worked as a teacher and had at least one student like him, but didn’t want to get into any trouble so avoided getting involved in that. He takes a nap and regresses to high school (no truck-kun or 5700 word post). He acts a little like a jerk when he regresses but in line with your typical Korean high school MC. He meets two girls, one who seems pretty clearly a tsundere, and another who is the tiny school president librarian type (I think these are the two girls in the image).

He has some of the typical difficulties in regressing, e.g., he knows the tsundere dies in a car accident shortly, but has issues getting close to her so he can try to protect her without seeming like a creep. He knows ways to make money (e.g., invest in bitcoin) but doesn’t have the money to do so. Adventures ensue and a harem begins. It seems like a third girl joins the harem when I left off.

If you like generic harem rom-com without a beta simp Japanese MC, this may be for you. I find the generic harem plot a little boring personally.