How I like to imagine the exchange went between the editor and the writer in leading to this new development:
Editor: Jesus christ, this is edgy garbage.
Writer: What was that?
Editor: Huh?... Wait.
Writer: You want a time skip?
Editor: Oh god...
Writer: Where the Japanese government-
Editor: Oh please, god, no!
Writer: -is hunting down and killing its psychic child soldiers-
Editor: Stop! It's fine!
Writer: -with more child soldiers?
Editor: The series is fine! I'm sorry! I just wasn't thinking clearly!
Writer: No, no. I like this idea, I mean, forget the clone child mind fuck rape baby story. Next chapter it's straight to the fucking future.
Editor: ...
Writer: You know what? I'll throw in some pointless corpse mutilation scenes and some senseless child murder into the chapter as well. Just for you.
Editor: ... God dammit.