Before Granville Rosso’s true motives were revealed, he appeared to be nothing more than a ruthless mastermind pulling the strings behind the Western Nations.
As the head of the Rosso family, he secretly manipulated politics, economics, and influential leaders, making him seem like a man obsessed with power.
However, that first impression was only half the story.
Granville’s desire to control the West was never born from simple greed or ambition.
It originated from a centuries-old mission to protect humanity, a mission that gradually evolved into an unhealthy obsession after tragedy reshaped his ideals.
Granville Rosso’s True Identity
Most people knew Granville as the patriarch of the Rosso family, but his true identity reached much further into history.
Long before the founding of Tempest, Granville was one of the legendary Chosen Heroes and the disciple of Rudra Nam Ul Nasca, the Emperor of the Eastern Empire and the original Hero of Light.
Both master and disciple shared the same dream: protecting humanity from the countless threats that surrounded it.
At the time, human kingdoms were divided, constantly fought among themselves, and struggled against monsters, Daemons, and Demon Lords.
Rudra believed humanity could only survive if it stood united.
To help accomplish that vision, Rudra entrusted Granville with a monumental mission.
He sent him west to unite the human nations and establish lasting peace.
For Granville, this was never just an assignment.
It became his life’s purpose.
The Mission That Lasted for Centuries
Granville spent centuries carrying out Rudra’s mission.
He traveled across the Western continent defeating powerful monsters that threatened humanity and gradually brought stability to the region.
His greatest obstacle was Luminous Valentine.
The two clashed numerous times, as Granville initially viewed Luminous as one of humanity’s greatest enemies.
However, those battles eventually changed his perspective.
Granville realized that Luminous had no desire to exterminate humanity.
Instead, she wanted to preserve peace in her own way and quietly protected the Western Holy Church from the shadows.
Rather than continuing an endless conflict, the two reached an understanding.
This cooperation became one of the foundations of the modern Western world.
Together, they established a lasting balance in the region, and Granville helped create the Council of the West, allowing the human kingdoms to cooperate instead of constantly fighting one another.
After centuries of struggle, Granville had finally accomplished the mission Rudra had entrusted to him.
The Tragedy That Changed Everything
Despite successfully uniting the Western Nations, Granville’s ideals did not remain the same forever.
Everything changed after the death of his beloved wife, Maria.
Maria’s death shattered Granville’s faith in humanity.
The Hero who had dedicated his entire life to protecting people gradually lost confidence in humanity’s ability to govern itself.
Instead of believing that humans would naturally cooperate, Granville reached a far darker conclusion.
Humanity needed to be guided.
Eventually, that belief evolved even further.
Humanity needed to be controlled.
This marked the turning point in Granville’s life.
His desire to protect humanity remained unchanged, but the method he chose became completely different.
Why Granville Controlled the Western Nations
After Maria’s death, Granville abandoned his former approach and chose to rule from the shadows through the Rosso family.
Rather than openly becoming a king, he quietly built influence over every pillar of Western society.
He expanded the Rosso family’s economic power, manipulated political affairs, influenced merchant organizations, and ensured that important decisions across the Western Nations aligned with his vision.
To outsiders, Granville appeared to be a tyrant obsessed with power.
From his own perspective, however, centralized control was the only way to preserve peace.
He believed that if humanity remained divided, greed, ambition, and internal conflict would eventually destroy everything he had spent centuries building.
In his mind, controlling humanity was the only way to save it.
Why Granville Never Returned to Rudra
Originally, Granville was supposed to return to Rudra’s service after completing his mission in the West.
But nearly two thousand years passed.
During that time, the Eastern Empire changed dramatically.
Its methods for pursuing human unity became increasingly aggressive, and the Empire no longer reflected the nation Granville had once served.
Rather than returning east, Granville chose a different path.
He severed his ties with Rudra and dedicated himself to protecting the Western Nations from the Eastern Empire’s expansion.
The man who had once worked to fulfill Rudra’s vision now believed his true responsibility was defending the people of the West.
Why Rimuru Became Granville’s Greatest Threat
This history explained why Granville viewed Rimuru as such a dangerous enemy.
Rimuru created a new world through diplomacy, trade, and cooperation between humans and monsters.
While Granville sought unity through centralized control, Rimuru achieved it by earning trust.
As Tempest’s influence continued to grow, Granville realized that the Rosso family’s centuries-old system was beginning to lose its grip over the Western Nations.
Countries increasingly looked to Tempest instead of the Rosso family’s networks for prosperity and stability.
To Granville, this was not merely an economic problem.
It threatened the entire system he believed protected humanity.
Final Thoughts
Granville Rosso’s obsession with controlling the Western Nations was never simply a lust for power.
It began as the noble mission of a legendary Chosen Hero who dedicated centuries to uniting humanity.
But after Maria’s death, that noble ideal became twisted.
Granville never abandoned his desire to protect humanity—he abandoned his faith that humanity could protect itself.
In the end, he came to believe that peace could only exist if someone ruled humanity from the shadows.
That belief transformed one of history’s greatest Heroes into one of the Western Nations’ most feared masterminds.
