I had gone to the Dark Land during my summer vacation, and this time, during the winter vacation, I was heading there again. 0

Of course, my companion this time wasn’t Ellen, the future hero. I was accompanied by the princess and the continent’s greatest swordswoman.0

Ellen and I had not ventured that far into the Dark Land. This time, my companions and I were heading to the Demon King’s Castle, which was located deep within the Dark Land. 0

The Allied Forces had advanced in a straight line through the Dark Land to capture the Demon King’s Castle and had succeeded in their assault, but they did not explore the areas beyond their route of advance.0

The continued exploration and development of the Dark Land was continuing under the leadership of the adventurers, but they too had yet to explore vast swathes of the uncharted territory.0

Our group consisted of just the three of us: Sabioleen Tana, Charlotte, and myself. We did not need additional attendants or troops to escort us, and mobilizing a large force would only cause unnecessary commotion.0

“We’ll have to pass through quite a few warp gates, Your Highness.”0

“Okay.”0

To maintain their supply lines, the Allied Forces constructed warp gates at regular intervals as they advanced to maintain their supply lines. Naturally, these warp gates had become major targets for the Demon King’s army during the war.0

The plan was to pass through several mega warp gates to reach the Egxian Forward Base, then activate the dormant warp gates along the route that the Allied Forces had taken to reach the Demon King’s Castle directly.0

It would take some time to activate the dormant gates, but since a warp gate had been installed right in front of the Demon King’s Castle after the war, the actual travel time would not be too excessive.0

Charlotte wore a tense expression....0