i question this CLEAR end timer because in every speedruns timer stop when you lose control of your character in case on cutscene after boss death you can even skip it then game is over it would be wise to stop timer at the death the when you lose control of the character.

I got a run that i let the end cutscene on NG+ i did 21:59 because the game is already over, no inputs, that's why i find this weird forced cut useless.

Yeah it's a bit weird.