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The Snowdin shopkeeper said nothing about any expedition. Just that they decided to move out. For all we know, they could already know the underground. Also, Asgore didn't have to name literally everything. I for example don't think he named Snowdin, but rather that the 'fuzzy folk' did. Anyways, the same would apply for the rest, that would eventually reach New Home. Perhaps they already knew where they were heading to, and were tasked to found a city there, and already knew its name, since Asgore told them beforehand. It could have played out like this too.

Next, what makes you think the missing volumes were about the creation of puzzles? Maybe one of them was. But there could have been more events that happened in this gap, and Chara's fall was certainly one of the more significant ones.

Alas, it could be that the volume 5 was about Asriel bringing Chara to New Home. However, due to what is written in volumes 6 through 8, my guess would be that volume 5 documents Chara's death. And I am pretty certain about this actually. It makes utmost sense.