Something I found interesting about the recent interview with Yoshi-P

Quote Originally Posted by Yoshi P
In patch 7.4 the progression of the story will not be so fast, but you will see a faster acceleration in patch 7.5. And for patch 7.5 the plot has already been finished and we have started the voice recording, the voice acting, and it will be different to Dawntrail. So I do hope that players will look forward to it. Rather than there being a focus on Tural itself, there will be more exploration about the Ninth Reflection.
-From the Feed4Gamers interview, published today August 25th, 2025.

The translation isn't perfect, but it seems to me that .4 and .5 will be moving us toward exploring the Ninth, I was thinking maybe we'll have a mini-zone similar to the red moon in 6.4, but this time it will be somewhere on the Ninth.

Also, I wonder if this will directly lead into 8.0 being in another reflection, or if this will be a plot thread that will be further explored in 9.0+, while we tend some other more pressing matters for 8.0, possibly in Meracydia. What do you guys think?