-- Lean 4 proof step from Mathlib.Order.RelSeries (hypothesis)
Goal:
α : Type u_3
inst : PartialOrder α
inst_1 : WellFoundedLT α
inst_2 : WellFoundedGT α
n : ℕ
IH :
  ∀ (s : Fin (n + 1) → α)
    (h :
      ∀ (i : Fin n),
        Membership.mem (γ := SetRel α α)
          {x : α × α |
            match (motive := α × α → Prop) x with
            | (a, b) => a < b}
          (s i.castSucc, s i.succ)),
    ∃ (t :
      RelSeries (α := α)
        {x : α × α |
          match (motive := α × α → Prop) x with
          | (a, b) => a ⋖ b})
      (i :
      Fin
          ((RelSeries.mk (r :=
                  {x : α × α |
                    match (motive := α × α → Prop) x with
                    | (a, b) => a < b})
                  n s h).length
              (r :=
              {x : α × α |
                match (motive := α × α → Prop) x with
                | (a, b) => a < b}) +
            1) ↪
        Fin
          (t.length (r :=
              {x : α × α |
                match (motive := α × α → Prop) x with
                | (a, b) => a ⋖ b}) +
            1)),
      t.toFun (r :=
              {x : α × α |
                match (motive := α × α → Prop) x with
                | (a, b) => a ⋖ b}) ∘
            (⇑i : (a : Fin ({ length := n, toFun := s, step := h }.length + 1)) → Fin (t.length + 1)) =
          (RelSeries.mk (r :=
                {x : α × α |
                  match (motive := α × α → Prop) x with
                  | (a, b) => a < b})
                n s h).toFun
            (r :=
            {x : α × α |
              match (motive := α × α → Prop) x with
              | (a, b) => a < b}) ∧
        Eq (α :=
            Fin
              (t.length (r :=
                  {x : α × α |
                    match (motive := α × α → Prop) x with
                    | (a, b) => a ⋖ b}) +
                1))
            ((i : (a : Fin ({ length := n, toFun := s, step := h }.length + 1)) → Fin (t.length + 1)) 0) 0 ∧
          Eq (α :=
            Fin
              (t.length (r :=
                  {x : α × α |
                    match (motive := α × α → Prop) x with
                    | (a, b) => a ⋖ b}) +
                1))
            ((i : (a : Fin ({ length := n, toFun := s, step := h }.length + 1)) → Fin (t.length + 1))
                (Fin.last
                  ((RelSeries.mk (r :=
                        {x : α × α |
                          match (motive := α × α → Prop) x with
                          | (a, b) => a < b})
                        n s h).length
                    (r :=
                    {x : α × α |
                      match (motive := α × α → Prop) x with
                      | (a, b) => a < b}))) :
              Fin
                (t.length (r :=
                    {x : α × α |
                      match (motive := α × α → Prop) x with
                      | (a, b) => a ⋖ b}) +
                  1))
            (Fin.last
                (t.length (r :=
                  {x : α × α |
                    match (motive := α × α → Prop) x with
                    | (a, b) => a ⋖ b})) :
              Fin
                (t.length (r :=
                    {x : α × α |
                      match (motive := α × α → Prop) x with
                      | (a, b) => a ⋖ b}) +
                  1))
s : Fin (n + 1 + 1) → α
h :
  ∀ (i : Fin (n + 1)),
    Membership.mem (γ := SetRel α α)
      {x : α × α |
        match (motive := α × α → Prop) x with
        | (a, b) => a < b}
      (s i.castSucc, s i.succ)
t₁ :
  RelSeries (α := α)
    {x : α × α |
      match (motive := α × α → Prop) x with
      | (a, b) => a ⋖ b}
i :
  Fin
      (RelSeries.length (r :=
          {x : α × α |
            match (motive := α × α → Prop) x with
            | (a, b) => a < b})
          (RelSeries.mk (r :=
            {x : α × α |
              match (motive := α × α → Prop) x with
              | (a, b) => a < b})
            n (s ∘ Fin.castSucc) ⋯) +
        1) ↪
    Fin
      (t₁.length (r :=
          {x : α × α |
            match (motive := α × α → Prop) x with
            | (a, b) => a ⋖ b}) +
        1)
ht :
  Eq (α :=
    Fin
        (RelSeries.length (r :=
            {x : α × α |
              match (motive := α × α → Prop) x with
              | (a, b) => a < b})
            (RelSeries.mk (r :=
              {x : α × α |
                match (motive := α × α → Prop) x with
                | (a, b) => a < b})
              n (s ∘ Fin.castSucc) ⋯) +
          1) →
      α)
    (t₁.toFun (r :=
        {x : α × α |
          match (motive := α × α → Prop) x with
          | (a, b) => a ⋖ b}) ∘
      (⇑i : (a : Fin ({ length := n, toFun := s ∘ Fin.castSucc, step := ⋯ }.length + 1)) → Fin (t₁.length + 1)))
    (RelSeries.toFun (r :=
      {x : α × α |
        match (motive := α × α → Prop) x with
        | (a, b) => a < b})
      (RelSeries.mk (r :=
        {x : α × α |
          match (motive := α × α → Prop) x with
          | (a, b) => a < b})
        n (s ∘ Fin.castSucc) ⋯))
hi₁ :
  Eq (α :=
    Fin
      (t₁.length (r :=
          {x : α × α |
            match (motive := α × α → Prop) x with
            | (a, b) => a ⋖ b}) +
        1))
    ((i : (a : Fin ({ length := n, toFun := s ∘ Fin.castSucc, step := ⋯ }.length + 1)) → Fin (t₁.length + 1)) 0) 0
hi₂ :
  Eq (α :=
    Fin
      (t₁.length (r :=
          {x : α × α |
            match (motive := α × α → Prop) x with
            | (a, b) => a ⋖ b}) +
        1))
    ((i : (a : Fin ({ length := n, toFun := s ∘ Fin.castSucc, step := ⋯ }.length + 1)) → Fin (t₁.length + 1))
        (Fin.last
          (RelSeries.length (r :=
            {x : α × α |
              match (motive := α × α → Prop) x with
              | (a, b) => a < b})
            (RelSeries.mk (r :=
              {x : α × α |
                match (motive := α × α → Prop) x with
                | (a, b) => a < b})
              n (s ∘ Fin.castSucc) ⋯))) :
      Fin
        (t₁.length (r :=
            {x : α × α |
              match (motive := α × α → Prop) x with
              | (a, b) => a ⋖ b}) +
          1))
    (Fin.last
        (t₁.length (r :=
          {x : α × α |
            match (motive := α × α → Prop) x with
            | (a, b) => a ⋖ b})) :
      Fin
        (t₁.length (r :=
            {x : α × α |
              match (motive := α × α → Prop) x with
              | (a, b) => a ⋖ b}) +
          1))
t₂ : ℕ → α
h₁ : t₂ 0 = s (Fin.last n).castSucc
m : ℕ
h₂ : t₂ m = s (Fin.last n).succ
ht₂ : ∀ i < m, t₂ i ⋖ t₂ (i + 1)
t₃ : RelSeries (α := α)
  {x : α × α |
    match (motive := α × α → Prop) x with
    | (a, b) => a ⋖ b} :=
  RelSeries.mk (r :=
    {x : α × α |
      match (motive := α × α → Prop) x with
      | (a, b) => a ⋖ b})
    m (fun (x : Fin (m + 1)) ↦ t₂ (↑x : ℕ)) ⋯
H :
  t₁.last (r :=
      {x : α × α |
        match (motive := α × α → Prop) x with
        | (a, b) => a ⋖ b}) =
    t₂ 0
j :
  Fin
    ((RelSeries.mk (r :=
          {x : α × α |
            match (motive := α × α → Prop) x with
            | (a, b) => a < b})
          (n + 1) s h).length
      (r :=
      {x : α × α |
        match (motive := α × α → Prop) x with
        | (a, b) => a < b}))
eq :
  Eq (α :=
    Fin
      ((t₁.smash (r :=
              {x : α × α |
                match (motive := α × α → Prop) x with
                | (a, b) => a ⋖ b})
              t₃ H).length
          (r :=
          {x : α × α |
            match (motive := α × α → Prop) x with
            | (a, b) => a ⋖ b}) +
        1))
    (Fin.snoc (α :=
        fun
          (a :
            Fin
              ((RelSeries.mk (r :=
                      {x : α × α |
                        match (motive := α × α → Prop) x with
                        | (a, b) => a < b})
                      (n + 1) s h).length
                  (r :=
                  {x : α × α |
                    match (motive := α × α → Prop) x with
                    | (a, b) => a < b}) +
                1)) ↦
        Fin
          ((t₁.smash (r :=
                  {x : α × α |
                    match (motive := α × α → Prop) x with
                    | (a, b) => a ⋖ b})
                  t₃ H).length
              (r :=
              {x : α × α |
                match (motive := α × α → Prop) x with
                | (a, b) => a ⋖ b}) +
            1))
        (Fin.castLE ⋯ ∘
          (⇑i : (a : Fin ({ length := n, toFun := s ∘ Fin.castSucc, step := ⋯ }.length + 1)) → Fin (t₁.length + 1)))
        (Fin.last
          ((t₁.smash (r :=
                {x : α × α |
                  match (motive := α × α → Prop) x with
                  | (a, b) => a ⋖ b})
                t₃ H).length
            (r :=
            {x : α × α |
              match (motive := α × α → Prop) x with
              | (a, b) => a ⋖ b})))
        (Fin.last
          ((RelSeries.mk (r :=
                {x : α × α |
                  match (motive := α × α → Prop) x with
                  | (a, b) => a < b})
                (n + 1) s h).length
            (r :=
            {x : α × α |
              match (motive := α × α → Prop) x with
              | (a, b) => a < b}))) :
      Fin
        ((t₁.smash (r :=
                {x : α × α |
                  match (motive := α × α → Prop) x with
                  | (a, b) => a ⋖ b})
                t₃ H).length
            (r :=
            {x : α × α |
              match (motive := α × α → Prop) x with
              | (a, b) => a ⋖ b}) +
          1))
    ((Fin.castLE ⋯ ∘
          (⇑i : (a : Fin ({ length := n, toFun := s ∘ Fin.castSucc, step := ⋯ }.length + 1)) → Fin (t₁.length + 1)))
        j :
      Fin
        ((t₁.smash (r :=
                {x : α × α |
                  match (motive := α × α → Prop) x with
                  | (a, b) => a ⋖ b})
                t₃ H).length
            (r :=
            {x : α × α |
              match (motive := α × α → Prop) x with
              | (a, b) => a ⋖ b}) +
          1))
⊢ Fin.last
      ((RelSeries.mk (r :=
            {x : α × α |
              match (motive := α × α → Prop) x with
              | (a, b) => a < b})
            (n + 1) s h).length
        (r :=
        {x : α × α |
          match (motive := α × α → Prop) x with
          | (a, b) => a < b})) =
    j.castSucc
have h₃ : t₂ 0 = s (Fin.last n).succ
Tactic: obtain rfl : m = 0 := by simpa [t₃] using (congr_arg Fin.val eq).trans_lt (i j).2
Cleared hypotheses: m, h₂, ht₂, t₃, eq