[DecoyBlackMage]

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Originally Posted by VilaVanilla

The missing kids in Sougo's uncle's newspaper seems like they're just missing recently.

Regarding that, when he gets turned into the monster the episode lists it as 2017 at least, and when we see the newspaper that the main characters uncle is reading it is 2018.

Unless the 2017 on the street there is something caused by the villain.

It should be noted that at this time the main character is back in 2017 meeting Build and best secondary rider ever Cross-Z, and it is snowing in both shots, the 2017 wiggly text is on the street there directly after he is turned as well.

So I am not fully sure, but to me it seems like he wandered like a monster for either a year or from before the new year so either way for quite some time.
MOVING ON !

The villain seems to be picking the target for turning into a monster by picking people that where supposed to die anyways (( or about to be severly injured, since this is a kid show it is likely more black and white and he was supposed to have died )). Which is quite interesting I must admit, the villain was not shown taking the kid from 2017 into 2018, though I assume something like that will be done.