# WebtoonLib — OUROBOROS #78

## Series
- title: OUROBOROS
- slug: ouroboros-57118c

## Chapter
- number: 78
- release_date: 2025-03-08

### Summary
Following his rapist Noyeol's early prison release, protagonist Hyung Woo has made the shocking decision to live with him, triggering a powerful and deeply divided reader response. The prevailing reaction is one of fury, heartbreak, and confusion, with many viewing this as a complete betrayal of his healing journey, particularly after he ended his codependent relationships with his lovers, Sujo and Boguk, to pursue therapy. This move is widely seen as a self-destructive regression into a trauma bond. However, a significant portion of the audience, including readers who identify as survivors, finds the development disturbingly realistic and relatable. They interpret Hyung's rationalizations as an authentic, albeit horrifying, depiction of Stockholm syndrome or extreme self-loathing, where the victim returns to the source of their pain. While readers are devastated by Hyung's choice, there is a general consensus that his separation from Sujo and Boguk is a tragic necessity, saving them from being pulled down by his spiral. The chapter is thus perceived as a raw, triggering, and psychologically harrowing exploration of a broken psyche, fulfilling the manga's "Ouroboros" title as a return to a self-consuming cycle of trauma.
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- summary_verification: unverified

## Spoiler
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### Safe teaser
Following his rapist Noyeol's early prison release, protagonist Hyung Woo has made the shocking decision to live with him, triggering a powerful and deeply divided reader response.

### Spoiler summary
Following his rapist Noyeol's early prison release, protagonist Hyung Woo has made the shocking decision to live with him, triggering a powerful and deeply divided reader response. The prevailing reaction is one of fury, heartbreak, and confusion, with many viewing this as a complete betrayal of his healing journey, particularly after he ended his codependent relationships with his lovers, Sujo and Boguk, to pursue therapy. This move is widely seen as a self-destructive regression into a trauma bond. However, a significant portion of the audience, including readers who identify as survivors, finds the development disturbingly realistic and relatable. They interpret Hyung's rationalizations as an authentic, albeit horrifying, depiction of Stockholm syndrome or extreme self-loathing, where the victim returns to the source of their pain. While readers are devastated by Hyung's choice, there is a general consensus that his separation from Sujo and Boguk is a tragic necessity, saving them from being pulled down by his spiral. The chapter is thus perceived as a raw, triggering, and psychologically harrowing exploration of a broken psyche, fulfilling the manga's "Ouroboros" title as a return to a self-consuming cycle of trauma.

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

## See also
- [WebtoonLib — OUROBOROS #78](/series/ouroboros-57118c/chapter-78)
- for_series_detail: /llms-series/ouroboros-57118c

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