This was a great game except I did experience the same issue with the game looping me with the search options. I work in Ren'Py too and I have had this experience while making my own maps.
I'm attaching a clip where I found out what was causing it - it seems that in the chapel, if you click search twice (or really any time if you click search again) it breaks and shows you the search from the previous room. I managed to get past it by making sure not to accidentally click on search and to click move.
https://clips.twitch.tv/QuaintPerfectNeanderthalPeteZaroll-sNBuLZf0nOU5xJDK