The afternoon sun beamed into Kiteretsu’s workshop, illuminating a chaotic spread of copper gears, ancient scrolls, and half-finished gadgets. He was deep into the Kiteretsu Daihyakka , the miraculous encyclopedia left by his ancestor, Kitaretsusai. Episode 17 of his inventing journey was about to become his most unpredictable one yet.
But as Kiteretsu tried to power down the device, the lens began to hum with a high-pitched frequency. The "recorded" image of Butagorida didn't vanish. Instead, the projection grew solid. Now, two Butagoridas stood in the garden—the real one, mouth agape, and the "Past-Butagorida," who was stuck in a loop of tripping over the invisible rake. But as Kiteretsu tried to power down the
The situation spiraled quickly. Every time the Chrono-Lens flickered, another "glitch" appeared: a rainstorm from last Tuesday started falling only on the shed, and a stray cat from three years ago began chasing a butterfly that wasn't there. The neighborhood was becoming a collage of different times. Now, two Butagoridas stood in the garden—the real
As he activated the lens, a beam of soft blue light hit the grass. Suddenly, a translucent, ghostly image of the previous day began to play like a movie on the lawn. They watched a spectral Butagorida trip over a rake, his coin flying out of his pocket and rolling deep into the bushes. "There it is!" Miyoko cheered. and the "Past-Butagorida