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Can anyone help me find where the soybean paste’s expiration date is mentioned, other than in Chapter 17 (where it was expired for two years)?

If the expiration date changes over time, that would mean not everything resets completely. Even though the players think the game is stuck in an endless loop, time might actually be moving forward in some way. But it could also mean that only certain objects don’t fully reset.

On the other hand, if the expiration date is always the same, then the game might be fully rewinding reality every time. Or maybe some objects just stay frozen while everything else resets.

To anyone who's curious about the expired soybean paste, it was talked about on ch17. And yosh! Bada's college major adds support to my theories (๑•ㅂ•)و✧
https://www.mangago.zone/home/mangatopic/18390003/

The first year of high school: SpringMori, who has just entered school, learns of his classmate, Mic...

Hey everyone! It's me again (●'◡'●)ﾉ As promised, I've updated the google docs https://docs.google.com/document/d/1fyfND0KcEKCLjX-4X9l66b9U6diWfaakpy1NOWcA8mY/edit?usp=sharing all new information from Season 2 are now added. I hope this helps in piecing the clues together. Have fun theorizing!


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I need to read at least 2-3 more chapters when season 3 drops to come up with a solid theory, but for now, here’s my rough idea. Even though it was revealed that Bada is an NPC, I think he might actually be a real person outside the game. There are a few things that make me think this:
- Bada is "a horror fanatic" (author's note)
- "He knows a lot about horror games" (Doha, ch53)
- "Bada playing the game was better than they imagined. In fact, it was like Bada was born to be a gamer" (Seongchan, ch53)


THEORY#4: BADA AS THE GAME DEVELOPER

Since this is just a theory, I’m going to be liberal with my imagination lol. I think Bada is actually the developer of Dreadful Night or at least someone with higher access to the game than the other players. If Bada, or the real person behind him, is the creator, then maybe he designed the game and got his friends (Doha, Seongchan, Yeongtaek, Hyungshin, and Jaeseob) to playtest it. And since he’s a huge horror fan, he probably thought it would be fun to put himself into the game. But here’s the thing. Why can’t Bada kill the killer when actual players can? To maintain a challenge and prevent any unfair advantages, he deliberately set himself as an NPC instead of a normal player. If you think about it, if he played as a regular player, he would already know the lore, hidden items, and strategies to beat the game, which would defeat the purpose.

There’s also a small detail that might be a hint. In Chapter 1, Bada’s shirt has Bloodbath written on it. Since Pi Bada's name literally translates to bloodbath, this could be a subtle Easter egg left by the game developer himself.

Then there’s the memory loss thing. In Chapter 53, it’s mentioned that Bada didn’t have any memories at first, but then he started making his own. That could mean he’s more than just a game character. Something must have gone wrong at some point. Maybe when someone enters the game, they lose all their memories of the outside world. If the first person who entered never came back, maybe someone else was sent in, and then another, until eventually, the developer himself ended up inside the game as Pi Bada and lost his memories too. This could explain why no one remembers how they got into the game in the first place. I reread the series, and none of the characters talk about their lives outside the game (it's not confirmed that everyone lost their memories tho). The only one confirmed to have no memories is Bada, who talked about it in Chapter 11.

One more thing I noticed. On the game’s case cover, there’s a small text in the top right corner that says HISTORIOGRAPHY. I don’t know much about gaming, so I have no idea if this is something that usually appears on game covers or if it's actually significant. If anyone knows, I’d love to hear your thoughts!


THEORY#5: BADA AS THE BETA TESTER

Rather than being the developer of Dreadful Night, Bada might have been the first beta tester, the original player who got trapped in the game before anyone else. Over time, he could have lost his real identity, become rewritten as an NPC without his full awareness

Unlike the other players, Bada doesn’t seem to have full player freedom. While actual players can fight back and make choices, his actions might be restricted by the game’s programming rules, preventing him from interfering in certain mechanics. This could explain why he can’t kill the killer even though others can.

His true memories might still exist, but the game could be suppressing them, keeping him locked into his NPC role. If he really was the first tester, then the game might have rewritten him as part of its system, trapping him in an endless loop where he no longer knows he was ever a player in the first place.


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Theory 1: https://www.mangago.zone/home/mangatopic/17123887/
Theory 2-3: https://www.mangago.zone/home/mangatopic/17824636/

Google doc: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1fyfND0KcEKCLjX-4X9l66b9U6diWfaakpy1NOWcA8mY/edit?usp=sharing

Hey yall I put together these notes: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1fyfND0KcEKCLjX-4X9l66b9U6diWfaakpy1NOWcA8mY/edit?usp=sharing

I fully understand the story so if you have questions or if you need clarifications, just drop your questions below. Also if you have suggestions and theories you want to add in the doc, feel free to send them!

Im now in ch127 and I still can't read the emperor's true personality. I mean I get that he's greedy and he's after what will give him more power and benefit. It's just that he's presented as someone with malicious intent but always decides to do things that are somehow for the best interests of Perez and the Lombardis. It throws me off everytime. Is it like a "your enemy's(empress) enemy(perez/the Lombardis) is your friend" situation? Why is he doing things as if to spite the empress though? I mightve missed that part

Following the revelation in the latest chapter (as of ch53), my questions still remain, and I've added a few more:

What is the game's true purpose?
How are Doha and the others connected to the game's creator?
[ANSWERED] Are Bada and the others real people outside the game? Or are they simply just players/characters in the game that became sentient?
  Bada is the only NPC in the game, while the others (Doha, YongTaek, Seongchan, Bae Hyungshin) are actual players.
Why and how did they become trapped in the game?
Since this follows typical game technicalities, does this mean there’s a way to hack the game so that NPCs can escape as well? (an NPC was able to become a player, so maybe it's possible??)
What's the direction of the plot? Is it sci-fi (virtual reality world), fantasy (they were transported into the game), or something more spiritual (like purgatory, where the game acts as a dream-like state, and each character/player represents a deeper meaning or unresolved issue in the main character's life)?

Previous Theories
- Theory 1: https://www.mangago.zone/home/mangatopic/17123887/
  YUP CALLED IT (๑•ㅂ•)و✧
- Theory 2-3: https://www.mangago.zone/home/mangatopic/17824636/
  In hindsight, it was too obvious that the author wanted us to 'deduce' that Doha is the one who's an NPC. It was a red herring to throw us off from the fact that Bada is the actual NPC.

First time reading this and so far Im loving it! Just curious though because I dont want to spoil myself by reading the comments.. Does anyone else find Jeanette annoying?

Yup called it

https://www.mangago.zone/home/mangatopic/17123887/

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In the world where the sea level has risen, the sea has already covered the continent. In the world ...

In the world where the sea level has risen, the sea has already covered the continent. In the world ...

Mori, a child found in an abandoned house, opens his eyes in a shelter by a rescue team. One day, wh...

Mori, a child found in an abandoned house, opens his eyes in a shelter by a rescue team. One day, wh...

so its kinda made clear that Doha has a tape too

THEORY #1: IS DOHA THE ONLY NPC?

What if Doha is the *only* NPC in the game? If you think about it, everyone else has tapes, right? (Bada, YongTaek, Seongchan, Bae Hyungshin) But has anyone seen Doha's tape? It doesn't seem like he's making save points. Although, there’s that one moment when he inserts a tape to make a save, but that was when Bada was walking him through the game’s basics.

Then there’s the thing Doha says about how far he’s willing to go to keep Bada by his side forever. What if Doha is just an npc who *knows* he’s an npc? And because he’s obsessed with Bada, he deliberately did something with Bada’s tape and sabotaged everyone’s gameplay in the process. This could explain why YeongTaek says in Chapter 43 that Doha is a dangerous person who needs to be kept in check, hinting at something he did in the past that caused a lot of problems.

Chapter 43 also gives us some key information about the tapes—apparently, as long as a player's tape is intact, they won’t lose their memories, even if they haven’t saved for a while. The only reason why they would stop "remembering" and behave as npc's is because their tapes are ejected. If that's the case, why did Bada lose his memories? It could be that his tape was destroyed (probably related to what Doha did) so maybe they had to use a fresh tape for him, which would explain why he seems so limited in what he remembers.


THEORY #2: BADA IS TERMINALLY ILL IRL

Another theory is that Bada is ill in the real world (vegetative state maybe?). So, Bada's friends and Doha created a game as a way to keep him alive and present with them. Otherwise, why would Doha be so hung up on him completing the game if they could just be together irl???


SO MY MAIN QUESTIONS ARE:
- What is the game's true purpose?
- How is Bada connected to the game's creator?
- Are Bada and the others real people outside the game? Or are they simply just players/characters in the game that became sentient?
- If Doha is just an npc, is he part of the game's system but has developed emotions or autonomy overtime?
- What's the direction of the plot? Is it scifi (Doha is an AI or something made specifically for the game to challenge players) or is it something spiritual (purgatory as a dream-like state and each character/player represents a deeper meaning in the MC's life)

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