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I like this fic a lot. It's a drama/character interaction-focused novel, wearing the skin of a regressor novel. Comparison might be made to tr*sh of the Count's Family or Ex-Rank Supporting's Role Replay (although when compared to both these novels, I think this one has more of a stronger opening/hook).The setting is the usual gate and dungeons with guilds and stuff. The story begins with our overworked old-ish protag taking a vacation from his gate management job, and somehow, it coincides with the advent of apocalypse. MC sees his super OP, strongest in the world adopted father die fighting monsters, and inherits a plot device that sends him into the past.Yes, OP is in the past, physically. He saves a bunch of children from getting killed (changing the timeline), meets his now young adopted father (still OP) who gives him a job as a teacher in his academy.From there on out, the story has a cool pace - with a great mix of character and plot.You have the kids, with their own quirks and traumas and how the MC goes about teaching them.You have the MC and his backstory - of growing up as a test subject in a lab and his adopted father saving him - now wondering if his younger self exists in this world and what to do if he does.You have the relationship of the MC and his father - the MC must contend with the younger version of his father, while trying to uncover his many secrets, while dealing with the emotions of seeing him die and watching him alive.You have a lot of multi-faceted side characters, each of which grow over the course of the series.It's great. Now just so you know I'm not praising for the sake of praise - I do feel like the main plot is a bit too complex and I don't think the explanation is going to to be perfectly sensible - but y'know what, I can overlook that.5 stars.