Manga Chapter 040

"Chapter 40: Crime and Punishment (1)" is the 40th chapter of the "Genjitsu Shugi Yuusha no Oukoku Saikenki" Manga adaptation. It was first released on September 17, 2021 through "Point Payment" mode on "Overlap:Comic Gardo" Online Publication.

Summary
The trial for Carla and Castor begins. Excel pleads for Carla and Castor to be spared. Castor only wants his daughter to be spared while Carla is willing to die. Souma then asks the nobles what they should do. Two nobles, Piltory and Owen, speak up saying that the court is a place for deliberation and that Castor has served the kingdom for a few hundred years. The two of them are escorted to the waiting room while the rest agree with Souma's decision. Souma gives the order to 'behead them.' Excel and Liscia are shocked while everyone else stands firm, as the heads of the 12 corrupted nobles roll on the floor.

The ones who chopped off the noble's heads are the black cats, an espionage group that serve under Souma. The leader is mistaken for Georg but in actuality is another beast man named Kagetora. As the black cats clean up the bodies, Souma explains how the corrupted nobles hid even under Albert Elfrieden's nose. They would even target Aisha or Liscia so he took them out.

Characters in Order of Appearance
Characters in italics debuted here.
 * Kazuya Souma
 * Liscia Elfrieden
 * Aisha Udgard
 * Excel Walter
 * Hakuya Kwonmin
 * Castor Vargas
 * Carla Vargas
 * Piltory Saracen
 * Owen Jabana
 * Kagetora