With the Village arc finally over, the main plot points could finally be explored! Here are a few predictions of what could happen in the next arc from me:

1. We meet at least 1 of the 2 white whistles that hasn’t been properly introduced.

2. We finally get to see the mysterious clawed robot with a symmetrical helmet that appeared in Reg’s visions and Lyza’s notes.

3. There will be at least an attempt to reattach Reg’s arm.

4. The 7th layer curse is revealed and it’s worse than both the 6th and death.

5. We get to see the Emperor Shell while the group is still in the 6th layer since it appeared in Lyza’s notes like the Stingerheads did.

6. We find out where Sakawatari builds their nests.

7. A creature will be put into the unprecedented category.

8. We get a conformation on Lyza’s status.

9. I am 90% sure she’s dead because A. She didn’t write the note B. At the end of the burning garden of flowers of fortitude scene in Dawn of the Deep Soul, the narrator hints that whoever’s waiting at the bottom may not be Lyza. C. In chapter 61 Lyza’s whistle Doni confirms that someone related to Reg is waiting instead.

10. More tortured lolis

11. The environment of the 7th layer gets darker than the 5th and 6th layer.

12. The 7th layer is still a layer or two away from the true bottom.