The mission went very smoothly.
Following the pilgrimage route, they inevitably passed through several forests and stretches of wilderness teeming with monsters. They encountered monster attacks of varying sizes along the way, but none posed any real threat to a party this strong.
Alice's swordsmanship and Roxy's magic were overkill.
With overwhelming force ensuring her safety, the princess of Ranoa successfully completed her pilgrimage, bringing the Coming-of-Age Pilgrimage mission to a perfect close.
According to the original plan, the princess's party should have departed immediately and headed for the capital at full speed.
But because of Alice-and, to some extent, Princess Ariel's efforts to persuade them to stay-the princess of Ranoa and her party decided to rest in Sharia for one more night before officially setting out for the capital the following morning.
The princess and her party had to return to the Royal Palace before the first snowflake of the Northern Territory's bitter winter actually fell.
That night, a small incident occurred-the young princess of Ranoa actually invited Alice to "share a bed for the night," saying she wanted to hear "big sister Alice" tell stories about adventurers.
When Cui Ciyou learned of this, he couldn't help sighing inwardly. With that charm of hers, Alice would be the perfect template for an otherworld harem protagonist if she were a man.
Her personality was as simple and straightforward as a child's, yet her swordsmanship was ridiculously strong-the classic "idiot hero" setup.
But even as a woman, she could sweep both men and women off their feet.
Early the next morning, the sky was just beginning to lighten.
Cui Ciyou, Alice, Roxy, Princess Ariel, and the others saw off the Ranoan royal party.
The convoy slowly set off, gradually disappearing down the main road into the distance.
The young princess of