Can I still?

[redxiiii]

Okay i've beaten bahumut but i can't seem to find my way down the hole towards Ultima weapon, i was wondering if the reason i can't go down the hole has something to do with me not hearing what Zell has to say when you first arrive at battleship island, so can i still go down the hole even after telling Zell to "forget it"?

[Christmas]

Leave the place and come back later. The hole will be there.

[TheSpoonyBard]

Head back the Ragnarok and talk to Irvine, then return. The path will be open then.