# WebtoonLib — Shounen no Abyss #174

## Series
- title: Shounen no Abyss
- slug: shounen-no-abyss-37d5ec

## Chapter
- number: 174
- release_date: 2025-05-29

### Summary
In the chilling aftermath of their desperate union, the hope for a shared escape between Reiji and Nagi curdles into a new, more insidious form of imprisonment. The cycle of abuse takes its most disturbing turn as Reiji, once the tormented victim, begins to unconsciously mirror the suffocating, manipulative love of his mother, Yuuko. What began as a pact for oblivion now threatens to become the foundation of a new, inescapable family, with Reiji himself perpetuating the very curse he sought to flee. The abyss is no longer just a place he is trapped in; it is a legacy he is poised to inherit and inflict upon Nagi.
- summary_source: graph_aggregator
- summary_verification: unverified

### Key events
- Reiji begins to exhibit 'Yuuko-like' behavior, using suffocating love to keep Nagi imprisoned.

## Spoiler
- level: auto

### Safe teaser
In the chilling aftermath of their desperate union, the hope for a shared escape between Reiji and Nagi curdles into a new, more insidious form of imprisonment.

### Spoiler summary
In the chilling aftermath of their desperate union, the hope for a shared escape between Reiji and Nagi curdles into a new, more insidious form of imprisonment. The cycle of abuse takes its most disturbing turn as Reiji, once the tormented victim, begins to unconsciously mirror the suffocating, manipulative love of his mother, Yuuko. What began as a pact for oblivion now threatens to become the foundation of a new, inescapable family, with Reiji himself perpetuating the very curse he sought to flee. The abyss is no longer just a place he is trapped in; it is a legacy he is poised to inherit and inflict upon Nagi.

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

## See also
- [WebtoonLib — Shounen no Abyss #174](/series/shounen-no-abyss-37d5ec/chapter-174)
- for_series_detail: /llms-series/shounen-no-abyss-37d5ec

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