You're in darkness. You were looking for Princess Lerne to confront her.

You see the elegant maiden, Princess Lerne, sitting on a rock above the shallow water that covered the ground. She looked at you with a smug expression, looking like she was about to jump into the water. Although, you have no idea what she’d do if she did happen to do so.

“Hello, cutie.. I’m sorry to say that your journey ends here~ You won’t get out of here alive, I’m afraid to say..~ Let’s make this quick..”

She suddenly let herself go and fall into the water. She completely disappeared into the water, even though it was supposed to be shallow. After a while, she came back up, not the same. She had the lower half of a snake. The princess was a lamia this entire time…