So the gatekeeper met up with the demon king, the princess might be trying to set the gatekeeper up with herself in a blind date, the original hero has taken over the current king, the elf is going to learn judo to beet up his aunt, the wanna-be dragon knight is still hopeless, and the current hero party is lost somewhere in the north for no good reason.
Epic fantasy stories are messy when you ignore the hero's journey.