I was thinking about this too!!! I feel like option two might be it
I thought it was a much simpler reason like Bada saying Hyungshin can go back to NPC means he could do the same to Doha if Bada wanted.
Well technically we did get told bada saw doha getting killed several times and even showed a picture of it in ch 1
Yes, I mentioned that WE never saw it. We are going solely based off of an unreliable narrator (Bada) who we can’t even confirm is not an NPC meaning his memories could be programmed or tampered with. So it’s just a thought that he was made to believe he saw these things but brother can’t even remember who he was “outside of the game” or certain parts of the game that the other NPCs mention. :)
That’s true! But considering the dynamic between the two of them and their base personalities, I just felt it was more likely not something Bada had ever considered until that moment as he’s never had to expand his party settings to more than just himself. We can see this in the very fact that Doha still has all memories at this point in time when he could’ve not saved from the moment he realized what happened. Whereas looking at Doha, I fully believe that the minute he has any knowledge he utilizes it to his benefit and his benefit solely, even when disguised as assistance to Bada. :)
Regardless, I just know the climax and finale are going to have us shaking haha this is such a wild ride like a murder mystery dinner
The face Doha made after Bada mentioned using the tapes to erase memory can be one of two things. 1) he didn’t think of this and will now use Badas tape to manipulate his memory and the progress of the game behind the scenes 2) he’s worried about the fact that Bada brought this up since he’s been doing it to Bada from the start. In all likelihood Bada has completed the game before or is the amnesiac NPC that Doha grew obsessed with and now whether as an external player or end game boss Doha plans to chain Bada to himself. If he’s an NPC end game boss then he would obviously want to keep Bada from leaving by forcing him into an endless loop of kills but if he’s an external force and became enthralled with Bada he’s most likely unresolved to leave him behind so continues to manipulate his thoughts and plans. It’s safe to assume Doha has some ability to alter the game itself as we never see him killed, we are going off the unreliable narrator Bada who can’t recall much in this endless Groundhog Day. So many thoughts, can’t stop rereading.