Proving that $D$ is a club in the proof of Solovay's theorem in Jech's Set Theory

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Proof of Solovay's theorem in Jech's Set Theory This is the proof of Solovay's theorem in Jech's Set Theory. At here I couldn't do anything with $\eta$, so I defined new $\eta'$ like this: $$\eta'(\xi) = \sup\{\eta(\nu) \mid \nu \le \xi\}$$ Then $\eta'$ is monotone and $\eta'(\xi) < \kappa$ by regularity. Also $\eta'(\xi) \ge \eta(\xi) > \xi$.

Let $D = \{\gamma \in C \mid \xi < \gamma \implies \eta(\xi) < \gamma\}$. It is trivially closed. Now for any $\alpha < \kappa$, let's construct an increasing sequence like this:

  • $\beta_0 = \inf(C \setminus \alpha)$
  • $\beta_{n + 1} = \inf(C \setminus \eta'(\beta_n))$

Let $\beta = \lim_{n \to \omega} \beta_n \in C$. For $\xi < \beta$, there exists $n$ such that $\xi < \beta_n$ so $\eta(\xi) \le \eta'(\xi) \le \eta'(\beta_n) \le \beta_{n + 1} < \beta$. Thus $\alpha < \beta \in D$, so $D$ is a club. Is this proof correct?