Furinkan notes that "This is a double issue meaning that Shonen Sunday was not published the following week." This chapter is another seasonal one, referring to 除夜の鐘 (joya no kane or midnight bell), a Japanese Buddhist event held on New Year's Eve at midnight.

December 24th, 2014. Author's note:
"Q: What do you do to relax on a cold day?
A: Right now I don't really know. Use the kotatsu."