I can suppose that some DPers have played and finished Etrian Odyssey 3...

I'm having an issue with the game: I finished the 2nd Stratum Mission, talked to Olympia, got the Sea Bead. After placing the Bead on the pedestal, the currents temporarily stopped and I was able to reach the part of B8F that was previously inaccessible because of the currents. Problem is, the currents reappeared after a while! I've searched online, and found nothing about this. I also went back to Armoroad and tried talking to everyone. I even went back to the pedestal and couldn't do anything. The bead is seated there and can't be moved or anything.

Anyone else encountered this issue, which seems to be a bug with the game? I really don't want to restart the game at the beginning...