You're right, I should have thought about that. Thanks!
In any case, here's my save file: https://www.mediafire.com/file/4lynhwcdv3jf2h0/NieR_Automata_The_End_of_YoRHa_Edition.7z/file
All anyone has to do to reach the part I'm talking about is load either the second or third save, choose...