Oh my God why have I never thought about the possibility of Bada being an npc?! He could actually be, he doesn't remember anything afterall so his memories of being into the game could actually be false memories imposed on him that follow a certain plot, or they could be true, and maybe the game continues to reset because there are always new players trying out the game (maybe in Doha's body because he's clearly a different person)? And I always considered it obvious that Doha is a player, but I never considered that he could be the ONLY player in the game while everyone else, Bada included, is an npc. Either he's a player or he's the game master/programmer or something. Or maybe NOBODY is an npc and everybody is real people trapped into the game, and Doha is somebody that was sent into the game to help them (even though he's clearly not interested in finishing the game with Bada)? Idk I'm more and more confused and my theories are getting more and more tangled and ridiculous LMAO
You're theories are good too!! I also want to add (because it just clicked when you talked about reset). The game doesn't restart right after Bada dies. I forgot which chapter it was but there's a part where Doha continued the game even when Bada died. So it can be implied that it's only a game over when Doha dies (this adds to the Doha-player theory) OR when all of the players/npcs die.
Im also curious how the author will transition from the game to the real world. You get what I mean? Lol Im sure the in-game lore is significant (the one about the kid murdering his family).
You're right! If Bada was the main player the game would reset when HE died, like any other videogame. And I'm also curious about the transition to the real world! I can't wait for the plot to progress (side eye to Doha)
What if it's Doha who's the main player of the game while Bada is just an npc? I know it's been pointed out already, but the amount of control Doha has on the game is kinda weird, like how he's the only one who could kill the killer. Also, remember that bit on chapter 18 where Bae Hyungshin was able to retain his memories because he didn't eject his cassette tape? What if that's what Doha did to Bada? Maybe Doha has Bada's tape and is keeping it somewhere in a cassette player (that cassette player in the latest chapter perhaps?). This would explain why Bada became a sentient npc and thinks he's the main player.
OR if we stick to the Bada-player and Doha-npc theory, maybe it's Doha's tape in that sus casette player? And that's why he's trying to distract Bada away from the player, because he doesn't want Bada to discover the tape inside??? Agghhh the point is either Bada or Doha has their tape inserted in a cassette player somewhere, which could possibly be the reason why either one of them became a conscious npc.