This manga is clearly heavily influenced by Azumanga. There are frames where even the characters' poses resemble Tomo and Chiyo.
It's amazing to think that the author who must have been inspired by Azumanga as a kid, is now all grown up and creating a manga of their own. Time flies.
oh I see, Kaiji went to his childhood friend's, gave him his old lady's disguise and told him to go outside wearing that (this is why in chap 313 there was someone who so "coincidentally" wore the same apron glasses and mask as Kaiji).
Meanwhile Kaiji is hiding in the friend's apartment...
ooh I'm starting to get it now, an alien cat will eventually comeback in time and use the soul compression wand in chapter 22 to break the cycle (which is also what was foreshadowed in chapter 1)