A Shattered Worldview; Gadra Wants to Defect

For all these years, Gadra had suffered endlessly over why he had failed to save his dearest friend.

Even now, he could not forget the years he had spent with that friend—the noble and steadfast holy knight.

Over the long passage of time, that endless obsession had transformed into hatred for the Seven Luminaries and even the entire Luminas Divine Religion.

That hatred drove him toward revenge!

For his dearest friend, he wanted to personally bury those hateful people and destroy that sin-ridden religion.

Even if he had to wager his life—everything he had!

Let us turn back time a little.

Farmus Kingdom

"What? You're saying the Seven Luminaries have all been wiped out by 'Demon King' Rimuru, and even that bastard Granbell is dead?!"

After hearing the words of his "disciple," Gadra's face filled with shock.

What kind of joke was this?! He had spent a thousand years planning to destroy the entire Luminas Divine Religion, and now he was being told that the Seven Luminaries, his greatest enemies, were all dead!

Then what had his thousand years of planning been for?!

At that moment, Gadra could not help feeling conflicted.

Logically speaking, since the people from the Seven Luminaries who had harmed his dearest friend were all dead, he no longer had any reason to help the Empire conquer the Western Nations.

But... he still felt strangely unsettled.

No! Luminas was still alive! As long as Luminas, the source of the Seven Luminaries, did not die, this was not over!

With that thought, Gadra's expression once again became resolute. His target shifted from the Seven Luminaries Master to Divine Luminas.

He knew that Divine Luminas, worshipped by the Luminas Divine Religion, was one of the present Nine Heavens Governing the World Demon Kings.

Luminas, the Nightmare Queen.

Using