# WebtoonLib — How to Refuse the Route #13

## Series
- title: How to Refuse the Route
- slug: how-to-refuse-the-route-032515

## Chapter
- number: 13
- release_date: 2025-03-12

### Summary
Following a significant time skip, the narrative highlights the characters' maturation, with readers noting the dramatic growth spurt of the princes, particularly the now "dazzling" Crown Prince Karyan. The chapter's central focus is the comedic and beloved mentor-student relationship between Jerry and the court mage, Lord Sears, which fans describe as a "father-son" bond. This dynamic culminates in Sears recasting a "truth spell" on Jerry, a recurring event that elicits both amusement and criticism from the audience for its mischievous nature. While Karyan's return and Sears's antics take center stage, the primary love interest, Fourth Prince Ilya, is conspicuously absent, leaving readers to question his whereabouts. The chapter serves as a lighthearted interlude that reinforces Jerry's lasting trauma from a past drowning incident and confirms the resolution of the controversial romantic routes with his brothers, temporarily sidelining the intense, paranoia-fueled conflict that has previously defined his relationship with Ilya.
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## Spoiler
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### Safe teaser
Following a significant time skip, the narrative highlights the characters' maturation, with readers noting the dramatic growth spurt of the princes, particularly the now "dazzling" Crown Prince Karyan.

### Spoiler summary
Following a significant time skip, the narrative highlights the characters' maturation, with readers noting the dramatic growth spurt of the princes, particularly the now "dazzling" Crown Prince Karyan. The chapter's central focus is the comedic and beloved mentor-student relationship between Jerry and the court mage, Lord Sears, which fans describe as a "father-son" bond. This dynamic culminates in Sears recasting a "truth spell" on Jerry, a recurring event that elicits both amusement and criticism from the audience for its mischievous nature. While Karyan's return and Sears's antics take center stage, the primary love interest, Fourth Prince Ilya, is conspicuously absent, leaving readers to question his whereabouts. The chapter serves as a lighthearted interlude that reinforces Jerry's lasting trauma from a past drowning incident and confirms the resolution of the controversial romantic routes with his brothers, temporarily sidelining the intense, paranoia-fueled conflict that has previously defined his relationship with Ilya.

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

## See also
- [WebtoonLib — How to Refuse the Route #13](/series/how-to-refuse-the-route-032515/chapter-13)
- for_series_detail: /llms-series/how-to-refuse-the-route-032515

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