Yes that was a very troubling part for me as well. The best solution I came up with was to make sure I was fully stocked with herbs. Then I lept into the pool, ran and grabbed the glinting piece of metal from the bottom, and ran to climb out. I never killed the beast, but I beat the game just the same. Now this is probably not the best solution available...but it served it's purpose.

Ryoga *:wave: