Just as planned

Rain was expecting to see some kind of trap or enemies waiting for him, but as he arrived at the border of the crater, he found nothing but the endless darkness of it.

"The hell is she thinking?" Elisabetha asked. "She should know by now that trying to play dumb won't work. Letting you get close to her sealed body is also a bad idea."

"If that is her true body," Rain said.

Elisabetha, though not possessing the same level of insight as Rain, understood the logical implications of his skepticism. She understood that Arel might be attempting to deceive them, deploying various tactics to obscure the true location of her body. The idea of Arel's real body being sealed within the icy sphere raised suspicions in Rain's mind, prompting him to question the authenticity of the situation.