Secret of Mana/Water Palace and Pandora

After obtaining the spear and mana power from the water temple, you can head south to Pandora. On your way, you will be captured by Goblins in a cutscene and rescued by a girl that you will encounter later.

At this point, you can approach either Gaia's Navel or Pandora's Castle.

Village of Pandora
The village of Pandora is under a curse from a witch to the north-west.

In Pandora, you can recruit the girl in the castle to the north-east. Head onto the second floor. She will insist that you go to the Haunted Forest, but since the path is blocked by a boulder, she lets you proceed to Gaia's Navel.

While you will need to remove the curse, you cannot do so at this time. In addition, only the potion shop is currently open with a limited supply of items.

Kippo Village
Kippo village is from a branch on approach to Gaia's Navel. It serves as a save point.

Gaia's Navel
To reach Gaia's Navel, head west from the village of Pandora, and follow the path to the north. When you reach a fork, the left path leads to Kippo village, and the north path leades to the navel. If you need to return to either the Water Palace, there is a cannon located to the north. and east.

The eastern entrance to the Navel has a Neko in the small cave; he can save the game and sell some items. The left cave brings you to Dwarf Village after a long tunnel network.

After you drain the water and cross the opened path, head to the left and open the chest to get the Magic Rope. This allows you to quickly exit dungeons.

When you reach the Dwarf Village, there are two tasks to perform:
 * Visit the smith in the north-west corner of the village. Spend 100 to repair the rusty sword.
 * In the north of the village, visit the exhibition, and pay the cover fee and donation. Head to the backstage of the exhibition to recover the hold.

Once you do this, Tropicallo will break out of the Underground palace and attack.

After defeating Tropicallo, you will recruit the sprite, obtain a spear orb, and collect the Chobin's Bow. Head to Watts to obtain the completed Axe and open a short-cut to and from Gaia's Navel.