Responses
I think it's the first time he tries to have allies (because of the last stage conditions) so it's probably his first time teeming up with the girl. Since he acts differently, it's normal others will act differently too. The actress too, I think she died early in other lives but now she is still alive. Things change every time, it's impossible to reproduce everything you did perfectly, even after 99 lives
All of a sudden he don’t know what’s gonna happen and who’s gonna do what but ain’t this is hundredth time doing the same things