Manga Chapter 039

"Chapter 39: Promise" is the 39th chapter of the "Genjitsu Shugi Yuusha no Oukoku Saikenki" Manga adaptation. It was first released on August 20, 2021 through "Point Payment" mode, with limited-time Free Preview available from September 17, 2021 on "Overlap:Comic Gardo" Online Publication.

Summary
Everyone applauds the engagement between Aisha and Souma except Juna. When it's Juna's turn to accept an award, Excel mentions that Juna is a commoner by blood and she should grant her own wish. Juna decides to ask for Souma's hand in marriage shocking him further. Souma mentions that she needs to wait for a bit as project lorelei requires her attention. However when it is done, Souma will be waiting. Juna is in tears and decides to wait for him.

Meanwhile Hakuya is looking through the Amidonian records and ends up finding the record of the family registry. Tomoe checks in on him and notices that he's holding a drawing of a tanuki. After she leaves, a ninja comes in reporting that the situation is going smoothly but things are in fact going too smoothly.

In a certain noble house, twelve nobles met up to discuss their court summons. They mention that they're not like the corrupted nobles and need to stay in power to challenge the king. They decide to attend to dissuade their fears and show the king that they're 'good people.' They wonder about the other two noble houses who didn't come for a bit but toast to a new era. Meanwhile a shadowy figure watches from the roof. The next day in Parnam castle, Souma begins the trial of Carla and Castor Vargas.

Characters in Order of Appearance
Characters in italics debuted here.
 * Kazuya Souma
 * Liscia Elfrieden
 * Aisha Udgard
 * Wodan Udgard
 * Glaive Magna
 * Weist Garreau
 * Juna Doma
 * Excel Walter
 * Marx
 * Hakuya Kwonmin
 * Tomoe Inui
 * Castor Vargas
 * Carla Vargas
 * Kagetora