User blog comment:IamJakuhoRaikoben/Chapter 299: A Solitary Journey, Review./@comment-202.8.228.30-20120914101110

I just noticed that next week's chapter is 300. I remember Hiro drawing a colored page whenever he reaches 50/00 chapters. Maybe that's why he added these filler chapters. He wanted the 300th chapter to be special and epic.