theorem comp_Hσ_eq {Y : C} {n a q : ℕ} {φ : Y ⟶ X _[n + 1]} (v : HigherFacesVanish q φ)
    (hnaq : n = a + q) :
    φ ≫ (Hσ q).f (n + 1) =
      -φ ≫ X.δ ⟨a + 1, Nat.succ_lt_succ (Nat.lt_succ_iff.mpr (Nat.le.intro hnaq.symm))⟩ ≫
        X.σ ⟨a, Nat.lt_succ_iff.mpr (Nat.le.intro hnaq.symm)⟩ := by
  have hnaq_shift : ∀ d : ℕ, n + d = a + d + q := by
    intro d
    rw [add_assoc, add_comm d, ← add_assoc, hnaq]
  rw [Hσ, Homotopy.nullHomotopicMap'_f (c_mk (n + 2) (n + 1) rfl) (c_mk (n + 1) n rfl),
    hσ'_eq hnaq (c_mk (n + 1) n rfl), hσ'_eq (hnaq_shift 1) (c_mk (n + 2) (n + 1) rfl)]
  simp only [AlternatingFaceMapComplex.obj_d_eq, eqToHom_refl, comp_id, comp_sum, sum_comp,
    comp_add]
  simp only [comp_zsmul, zsmul_comp, ← assoc, ← mul_zsmul]
  -- cleaning up the first sum
  rw [← Fin.sum_congr' _ (hnaq_shift 2).symm, Fin.sum_trunc]
  swap
  · rintro ⟨k, hk⟩
    suffices φ ≫ X.δ (⟨a + 2 + k, by linarith⟩ : Fin (n + 2)) = 0 by
      simp only [this, Fin.natAdd_mk, Fin.cast_mk, zero_comp, smul_zero]
    convert v ⟨a + k + 1, by linarith⟩ (by rw [Fin.val_mk]; linarith)
    dsimp
    linarith
  -- cleaning up the second sum
  rw [← Fin.sum_congr' _ (hnaq_shift 3).symm, @Fin.sum_trunc _ _ (a + 3)]
  swap
  · rintro ⟨k, hk⟩
    rw [assoc, X.δ_comp_σ_of_gt', v.comp_δ_eq_zero_assoc, zero_comp, zsmul_zero]
    · simp only [Fin.lt_iff_val_lt_val]
      dsimp [Fin.natAdd, Fin.cast]
      linarith
    · intro h
      rw [Fin.pred_eq_iff_eq_succ, Fin.ext_iff] at h
      dsimp [Fin.cast] at h
      linarith
    · dsimp [Fin.cast, Fin.pred]
      rw [Nat.add_right_comm, Nat.add_sub_assoc (by norm_num : 1 ≤ 3)]
      linarith
  simp only [assoc]
  conv_lhs =>
    congr
    · rw [Fin.sum_univ_castSucc]
    · rw [Fin.sum_univ_castSucc, Fin.sum_univ_castSucc]
  dsimp [Fin.cast, Fin.castLE, Fin.castLT]
  /- the purpose of the following `simplif` is to create three subgoals in order
      to finish the proof -/
  have simplif :
    ∀ a b c d e f : Y ⟶ X _[n + 1], b = f → d + e = 0 → c + a = 0 → a + b + (c + d + e) = f := by
    intro a b c d e f h1 h2 h3
    rw [add_assoc c d e, h2, add_zero, add_comm a, add_assoc, add_comm a, h3, add_zero, h1]
  apply simplif
  · -- b = f
    rw [← pow_add, Odd.neg_one_pow, neg_smul, one_zsmul]
    exact ⟨a, by linarith⟩
  · -- d + e = 0
    rw [X.δ_comp_σ_self' (Fin.castSucc_mk _ _ _).symm,
      X.δ_comp_σ_succ' (Fin.succ_mk _ _ _).symm]
    simp only [comp_id, pow_add _ (a + 1) 1, pow_one, mul_neg, mul_one, neg_mul, neg_smul,
      add_right_neg]
  · -- c + a = 0
    rw [← Finset.sum_add_distrib]
    apply Finset.sum_eq_zero
    rintro ⟨i, hi⟩ _
    simp only
    have hia : (⟨i, by linarith⟩ : Fin (n + 2)) ≤
        Fin.castSucc (⟨a, by linarith⟩ : Fin (n + 1)) := by
      rw [Fin.le_iff_val_le_val]
      dsimp
      linarith
    erw [δ_comp_σ_of_le X hia, add_eq_zero_iff_eq_neg, ← neg_zsmul]
    congr 2
    

Proof state:
case a.h.mk.e_a
C : Type u_1
inst✝¹ : Category.{u_2, u_1} C
inst✝ : Preadditive C
X : SimplicialObject C
Y : C
n a q : ℕ
φ : Y ⟶ X.obj (Opposite.op [n + 1])
v : HigherFacesVanish q φ
hnaq : n = a + q
hnaq_shift : ∀ (d : ℕ), n + d = a + d + q
simplif : ∀ (a b c d e f : Y ⟶ X.obj (Opposite.op [n + 1])), b = f → d + e = 0 → c + a = 0 → a + b + (c + d + e) = f
i : ℕ
hi : i < a + 1
a✝ : { val := i, isLt := hi } ∈ Finset.univ
hia : { val := i, isLt := (_ : i < n + 2) } ≤ Fin.castSucc { val := a, isLt := (_ : a < n + 1) }
⊢ (-1) ^ i * (-1) ^ (a + 1) = -((-1) ^ a * (-1) ^ i)

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