Chapter 139 of Chainsaw Man, “A Chair’s Feelings” picks up right from the reveal of Sword Man’s arrival, with Denji still not having a clue who he is.
In an attempt to remind Denji (and probably the reader as well), Sword Man brings up the battle with Makima, only for Denji to inform him that it was Pochita fighting her, not him.
Denji leaves a dejected Sword Man, telling him he has to go to school, only to be dismayed when he sees Sword Man is joining his class.
Sword Man introduces himself as Miri Sugo to the class but it is unclear if that is his real name or just an alias.
Sugo informs the class that he is not there to make friends, only for a bunch of girls to take interest in him, much to Denji’s apparent envy.
Later in the day, Sugo attempts to talk with Denji, who is being a chair for Fumiko.
He tells Denji that he is here to invite him to join the Chainsaw Man Church, stating that “the weapons walk” with them.
This statement means there are probably many hybrids from within the Church who we will be introduced to soon.
We may have even been introduced to one of these “weapons” already.
Back in Chapter 107, we see a girl from the Devil Hunter Club fighting Yuko.
This girl has a cap over her eyes, hiding her identity, but she resembles the Whip Hybrid who was under Makima’s control, like Sword Man was.
Many readers noticed this similarity but the theory died off when the girl was implied to have left the club after Yuko’s attack.
Now, with Sword Man returning and claiming that “weapons” have joined the Chainsaw Man Church, it seems that this theory may have some weight after all.
Getting back to the chapter itself, Sugo and Fumiko begin arguing to convince Denji to stay on their side.
Sugo wants Denji to join the Church, while Fumiko wants him to stay living a normal life.
During their argument, my prior impression of Sugo attempting to manipulate Denji was seemingly proven wrong, as Sugo seems genuine in wanting to help Denji.
This is because he holds a lot of gratitude for Denji freeing him from Makima.
Denji, however, is content to live as a chair.
Sugo is disappointed, saying that he actually wanted to be Denji’s friend.
As he leaves, Sugo happens to mention that if Denji joined the Chainsaw Man Church he could sleep with all the women he wants.
And, just like that, Denji gains the power of instant teleportation.
Joking aside, Denji does not actually teleport.
We can see from little dash movements in the panels that Denji actually uses super speed to get in front of Sugo.
This is probably for comedic affect, though, rather than being an actual Chainsaw Man power.
It is also very funny, along with the potential implication that Fumiko fell over when Denji dashed to confront Sugo.
Denji tells the Sword Man that he has given what he said a lot of thought, as if hours had passed and not just a few seconds, before declaring he will join the Chainsaw Man Church, bringing an end to the chapter on this comedic note.
So now we have Denji, Asa, Fammi, Sugo, and Haruka as members of the Church, along with the hybrids mentioned in this chapter.
All of the important characters seem to be joining up with the Church, which will probably result in a lot of great and funny character interactions over the next few chapters.
It will be interesting to see which “weapons” are part of the Church.
We could see Reze, Quanxi, Katana Man, Whip Hybrid girl, and even some of the other unnamed Hybrids who fought Pochita under Makima’s control.
These characters could very well reappear in the next chapter tomorrow, or later in the story.
As for Chapter 139, it did a great job of building up this intrigue.