The cooldown for Lenslet's traditional festival, the Grand Expedition to the Far North, had arrived.

Dubbed by many names, such as preventive war, pruning campaign, or the best defense being offense, the time had come to embark on the expedition.

The War Department of High Castle had begun recruiting expeditionary forces since last year.

Elite soldiers from all over Lenslet, who had been honing their skills hunting beasts and monsters as part of their daily lives, eagerly responded.

For them, routine training in formation drills at the training grounds felt more like a break than preparation.

However, war requires more …