Come on, everyone, take a look!
I've got the perfect invention just for you!
First up...
We've got these false teeth!
The High-Speed Automatic Biting and Crushing Dentures!
They're very easy to use!
You just put them in your mouth
and they'll bite whatever you want into little pieces.
Ow!
Ow...
But wait, there's more!
We've also got this alarm clock!
But it's no ordinary alarm clock!
This alarm clock is like no other...
I'm just fine...
And now the main event!
When I press the switch on this controller...
It turns into a portable fishing rod, which
lets you cast a line wherever you want!
W-Wait!
I'm not done yet!
Huh?
I didn't sell a thing today...
How nice!
Just looking at them makes me feel better.
Okay, I'll try my best again tomorrow!
Like this?
No, that's not right.
Oh, I see. It goes like this!
Intruder approaching!
Protect the brilliant inventions!
You here, Gennai?
Gennai?
Oh, you're here, assistant.
I'm not your assistant.
Look at all that mud!
Wipe your shoes.
You were playing with balls again?
It's not "playing with balls," it's "soccer."
You just kick it around. So, you're playing with it.
I've got practice every day.
There's a game coming up.
But didn't you say you don't get play time because you suck?
If I practice a lot and try really hard,
they'll let me in someday.
Probably.
So that's how it works, huh?
Sheesh, and I was being nice by bringing you this.
Great!
Your manners are terrible.
I'm just fine.
It's from my grandma,
so you don't get heatstroke.
This world's so great,
you get eel whenever you want it.
You think so?
I don't really like eel.
What a waste!
Without those delicious nutrients, you couldn't have geniuses like me!
This world's got "eel day" every Saturday, right?
I wonder whose idea it was
to devote one day a week to eating eel.
I'm sure they must've been a genius who loved eel!
Hey, this time machine...
How many times do I have to tell you?
It's not a time machine.
It's the Wandering Mountain Woman.
Wandering Mountain Woman.
But that's hard to remember.
So, when it's done, are you going back to the past?
The world I lived in and this one are in different timelines.
So she can't take me home.
I see.
And she's a future-only time travel device.
What I'm after is a future with flying cars and aliens!
I can't wait to see it!
All the inventions we can't even imagine with our science...
I'm sure it'll be wonderful!
Hey, can I get in?
Sure thing.
All right, if we can just get enough energy now,
it's a straight trip through the time spiral!
Hey, keep pedaling.
Oh, right.
Hey.
In the future, am I a soccer player?
Beats me.
Man, my butt hurts.
Well, if you don't give up and keep at it,
you'll probably get somewhere someday.
It wasn't that long ago you were giving up.
"I can't go on!" Thud.
That was...
Results are all that matter.
If you get results, then everything's fine.
After that, I tried really hard, so I'm good.
I see.
Then I'll try really hard, too!
That way I can play in a game.
I don't get what's so fun...
about playing with that ball.
It's all blackened.
I'm gonna have to fix some things.
I want to make the seats comfy,
and perhaps add a cup holder.
Or maybe a mini-fridge.
I should write this down...
Any paper around here?
Hey!
This'll do just fine.
Let's see...
Stop it, Gennai!
Stop struggling, assistant.
Don't scribble on me!
Kagaya Hot Springs
I had a lot of failures again today.
Okay, I'll do my best tomorrow, too!
I wonder what baths in the future are like.
Maybe they've got a super bubble bath that eliminates shoulder pain instantly.
Or maybe they're so advanced, they don't take baths.
I wonder what it's like...
When I first came here...
I'll never forget how I felt at that moment.
If I can go further into the future,
I should be able to see even more things!
Yeah!
That hurt...
I guess I fell asleep.
I'm hungry...
I know!
Looking good!
Intruder approaching!
Protect the brilliant inventions!
Gennai!
What's with all this smoke?
What's burning?
Kabayaki.
That's eel, isn't it?
I'm making it with fish cakes!
Fish cakes?
With creativity and the spirit of inquiry,
fish cakes can surpass even eel!
Real eel's expensive, isn't it?
Anyway, Gennai.
What is it, assistant?
They're putting me on the bench next game!
Just as a substitute, though.
I see.
Be happy for me!
Fine, fine. Great job.
If I'm on the bench, it means I might get to play!
You'll come to see the game, right?
Aww, nah.
It's boring.
Don't be like that.
Come see me.
It might be my first appearance!
My kabayaki!
Intruder approaching!
Protect the brilliant inventions!
There we go.
That's most of what I need.
Just a little more and I'm done.
And that's it.
I did it!
Now to fiddle with the aesthetics a little.
It's finally done!
Comfy seats and a cup holder!
Now my journey to the future will be luxurious!
I couldn't fit the mini-fridge into the budget,
but it's such a stylish and beautiful hull!
It reflects my futuristic style!
I can't wait to show my assistant!
I hope he gets here soon.
Will he be happy when I tell him I'll take him to the future?
He's late.
He's late! Late! Late!
He'd normally be here by now!
Fine, I'll go get him from school.
Huh?
He's not here.
Hey, kiddos.
Got a sec?
An accident?
Yeah. The teacher just told us.
It happened in the shopping district.
Near the eel shop.
Yeah.
He tried to save a cat that was about to get hit by a car...
And he got run over?
No, it just smacked him and fractured his leg.
I see.
Still, I feel bad for him.
Yeah. He was working so hard to have a shot
at being in the game tomorrow.
Assistant.
Gennai.
You came to see me.
The Wandering Mountain Woman is done,
so I thought I'd give you a ride in it.
I went to your school and then...
I see.
They're making a really big deal out of this.
It's just a fracture.
They said since I'm growing, I need to keep it stable.
But I might not be able to pedal the time machine for a while.
And the game tomorrow...
If you keep at it and don't give up, you'll get another chance.
It's all right.
Even if I didn't get hurt,
I don't think I would've played tomorrow.
That's not true.
They chose you because you practiced every day.
It's all right.
You're gonna practice every day once you get better, right?
So you can be in a game?
I said it's fine!
I don't care anymore.
That does it!
Theoretically, this should let me go back in time to yesterday.
Now all I have to see is if I can go to the right time.
I made it for traveling into the future, so I don't know
what'll happen if I try to go into the past!
But... I can't be worrying about that now!
Ow...
Wandering...
Where am I?
Outside the lab?
I guess my landing point was off.
Did I really go back into the past?
Intruder approaching!
Protect the brilliant inventions!
That's definitely me!
I made it back to the past!
I really am a genius!
It's later than I planned!
I have to hurry!
Gotta hurry...
There he is.
That's him.
Gotcha.
There we go.
Jeez, that was close.
I did it!
You said you were busy,
but you still came to see me, Gennai.
I guess so.
I'm glad you got to play.
We lost, though.
And I didn't get to do much.
Don't worry about it.
If you got to play in a game, that brings you one step closer.
Yeah.
I need to work hard, too.
It's a hard path, traveling to the future.
You're going sightseeing when you get to the future, right?
That's right.
I'll see every last thing there is to see.
And then I'll use their latest technology to make
something even better than what they've got!
But it might be nice not jumping hundreds of years ahead,
and instead seeing the process of evolution.
Like jumping every ten years.
Then will you see me in the future?
Sure will!
Will I be a soccer player?
I dunno about that.
You said if I didn't give up and kept working,
it'd work out, right?
I did.
Then it'll probably work out, right?
Yeah!
Well, let's head home.
Okay.
What happened?!
Um...
It broke during an experiment.
I see.
Can you fix it?
Nope.
The Erekiteru's busted, and it's a critical part.
I can't repair it.
Dunno what to do.
Gennai.
Cheer up, Gennai.
I got to play in a game,
so if you try hard, you should be able to
finish the Wandering Mountain Woman someday.
It's okay.
I'm done with this research project.
You're giving up on going to the future?
It's not that.
I like the future,
but I think I want to bring happiness to the people here, too.
I see.
I peaked into the future,
and next time it's the famous poet, Matsuo Basho!
Next time on Sengoku Collection: "Divine Bard."
My next invention is a device that goes back in time
and records anime you missed!