I knew the ML couldn't be irredeemable since his love for the MC didn't feel fake at any point in the story so far, and I just knew there had to be a reason he ended up acting that way AND I WAS RIGHT. To put it simply, he loved the MC so much that the only way the system could force him to "love" someone else, was by ERASING MC FROM HIS MEMORY. After his hyung (MC) died and the story reached the end, he would "wake up" since he wouldn't be in control of the system anymore, and remember most of what happened, ultimately realizing that the love of his life died for him while he was watching in cold blood. Naturally in all the lives where MC died (which were way more than 25), ML commited su*cide right after remembering what happened because he couldn't live without him. Its all Jung Yi Dam's fault btw and the reason is so fuc*ed up I cant even muster up the words to explain.

Which, considering the actual reason he treated MC like tr*sh in the past, is that he couldn't even remember him and was forced by the system, makes all of this SO heartbreaking. At the end of the day NONE of them deserved what happened to them, and is devastating to realize that the MC is punishing the ML so harshly, when he didn't even want to cheat in the first place.

Its also hard to feel that you cant deny him the revenge he so desperately seeks, after dying and feeling betrayed by the person he loved most in the world, not even knowing it wasn't his decision. You feel he has the right, but at the same time you ARE NOT PREPARED to how it will all feel after knowing the truth. It. So. Hard.

I'm really hoping for a happy ending, but after all the damage that has been done to their bond, I hope they resolve it in a healthy way. The fact that they always ended up together before the f*cker interfereance, makes everything so devastating. They were going to end together, they always did. They loved each other truly, and in normal circumstances: the ML would have NEVER EVER cheated. They have hurt each other so much and for what? For nothing. ITS NOT EVEN THEIR FAULT. I'm so sad.

Since the ML's is under the system's control he can't consent to anything that happens to him, including any s*xual activity with Jung Yi Dam or any demonstration of affection. There is a chapter where we get the perspective of the ML on his first kiss with Jung Yi Dam and its so obvious and sad how he is not in control of himself and how disgusted he feels by the situation and even himself. The way he keeps asking for his hyung (MC) to save him, when we KNOW what's gonna happen right after is heartbreaking.

Jung Yi Dam's love interests are brainwashed by the system to complete the story. So Baek-woo has never willingly cheated on or betrayed Han-sol. This doesn't invalidate Han-sol's suffering, but the perpetrators are clearly Yi Dam and the system, not Baek-woo. Yi Dam says Baek-woo's love is fake because it wasn't powerful enough to overcome the system control, but this is kind of like a butcher saying the pigs he kills died because their will to live wasn't strong enough.

Because it's not a crematorium, things aren't going to be fixed by Baek-woo paying a blood debt to Han-sol. At this point, Han-sol's mental state probably can't be restored even if he spent a lifetime in therapy and Baek-woo probably won't be looking very hot after, predictably, his memories of the past lives return. So, will I be satisfied even if they free themselves from the control of the system and exit the time loop? What's the point? It's like a person wrongly confined to a mental hospital escaping after they've been lobotomized. Personally, I don't enjoy stories about pointless suffering. If there's no catharsis I'm out, and I'll be very surprised if the ending of this is emotionally satisfying.