I think lately, she's in a period of rediscovery. Sometimes that involves going back to the basics and not really challenging too much.
As a creative person, I think Ayu kinda threw away that old persona and is now a new "Hamasaki Ayumi" that will take a bit of time to blossom like before.
Story IMO is equal to some of the ballads on LOVE again. It's good, but not fantasmic.
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