# WebtoonLib — Leviathan #178

## Series
- title: Leviathan
- slug: leviathan-5cddce

## Chapter
- number: 178
- release_date: 2025-03-08

### Summary
In their ongoing quest for a cure to Lita's mutating disease, the siblings Bota and Lita, along with their guardian Kana, have encountered a deeply disturbing psychological threat. They are now facing a grotesque leviathan queen that has taken on the appearance and memories of their long-lost mother, Narisa. This monstrous maternal figure has presented the protagonists with a horrifying moral dilemma, a "trolley problem" forcing them to consider an impossible, sacrificial choice. Rather than deliberate or negotiate with what he perceives as a terrorist, Bota has stubbornly rejected the premise of the ultimatum entirely. Choosing direct confrontation over contemplation, he opts to aggressively defy the entity posing the terrible question, shifting the conflict from a test of morality to a battle of wills against a grotesque mockery of his mother.
- summary_source: graph_aggregator
- summary_verification: unverified

### Key events
- The Queen presents Bota with a 'trolley problem' ultimatum regarding Lita's life and humanity.

## Spoiler
- level: auto

### Safe teaser
In their ongoing quest for a cure to Lita's mutating disease, the siblings Bota and Lita, along with their guardian Kana, have encountered a deeply disturbing psychological threat.

### Spoiler summary
In their ongoing quest for a cure to Lita's mutating disease, the siblings Bota and Lita, along with their guardian Kana, have encountered a deeply disturbing psychological threat. They are now facing a grotesque leviathan queen that has taken on the appearance and memories of their long-lost mother, Narisa. This monstrous maternal figure has presented the protagonists with a horrifying moral dilemma, a "trolley problem" forcing them to consider an impossible, sacrificial choice. Rather than deliberate or negotiate with what he perceives as a terrorist, Bota has stubbornly rejected the premise of the ultimatum entirely. Choosing direct confrontation over contemplation, he opts to aggressively defy the entity posing the terrible question, shifting the conflict from a test of morality to a battle of wills against a grotesque mockery of his mother.

## Status
- data_status: complete
- summary_status: generated
- transcript: Hardsub chapter — image-only

## See also
- [WebtoonLib — Leviathan #178](/series/leviathan-5cddce/chapter-178)
- for_series_detail: /llms-series/leviathan-5cddce

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