Where am I?
Stella looked around and noted that she was in a cave. However, "cave" may not have been the proper term for this place. Though the walls made up a dome of rather beautiful rock, there was also furniture of such exquisite craftsmanship that she almost failed to describe their quality. It was only a single large space with no attached rooms, but it had all that you would need to live comfortably. A sofa, chairs, table, bed, everything.
Stella's gaze wandered further, and she was shocked to notice something even stranger. She was completely naked.
Where are my clothes!? What is this!?
She wanted to speak the words aloud, but no sound escaped her lips. She flailed her body, but her limbs felt extremely sluggish. When she opened her mouth and tried to scream, she felt something enter her throat. It was then that she realized she was, in fact, underwater. To be exact, Stella was suspended off the ground in a large orb of water.
This chapter marks the start of Volume 3. Going back, I realized that ending with Stella waking up in a strange place was actually a perfect spot to end the volume. Since there seems to be a bit of demand for Stella's character returning, I decided to show a bit of what she does in the point leading up to the the timeskip. You will also get the answers to everything else so don't worry.