# WebtoonLib — How to Refuse the Route #24

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

## Chapter
- number: 24
- release_date: 2025-03-12

### Summary
The current chapter unveils the shocking details of Fourth Prince Ilya's "bad endings" from a guidebook, confirming his yandere archetype and causing protagonist Jerry significant distress. Jerry appears to be taking the guidebook's grim prophecies as absolute truth, a reaction that has sparked major frustration among readers who criticize his lack of critical thinking. The central debate in the community revolves around the guidebook's validity, with many fans arguing that Jerry's own actions have already rendered it inaccurate. The most cited evidence is that Jerry befriended Ilya in childhood, preventing the lonely upbringing that the book claims is the source of Ilya's violent possessiveness. This key deviation fuels strong reader hope that a happy ending with Ilya is still possible, especially since the guide itself notes that outcomes depend on the user's choices. While the community is also reacting to a disturbing "forbidden love" route and speculating on a side pairing between Siren and Henry, the primary focus remains on Jerry's failure to recognize that he is no longer bound by the original story's predetermined tragic outcomes.
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### Safe teaser
The current chapter unveils the shocking details of Fourth Prince Ilya's "bad endings" from a guidebook, confirming his yandere archetype and causing protagonist Jerry significant distress.

### Spoiler summary
The current chapter unveils the shocking details of Fourth Prince Ilya's "bad endings" from a guidebook, confirming his yandere archetype and causing protagonist Jerry significant distress. Jerry appears to be taking the guidebook's grim prophecies as absolute truth, a reaction that has sparked major frustration among readers who criticize his lack of critical thinking. The central debate in the community revolves around the guidebook's validity, with many fans arguing that Jerry's own actions have already rendered it inaccurate. The most cited evidence is that Jerry befriended Ilya in childhood, preventing the lonely upbringing that the book claims is the source of Ilya's violent possessiveness. This key deviation fuels strong reader hope that a happy ending with Ilya is still possible, especially since the guide itself notes that outcomes depend on the user's choices. While the community is also reacting to a disturbing "forbidden love" route and speculating on a side pairing between Siren and Henry, the primary focus remains on Jerry's failure to recognize that he is no longer bound by the original story's predetermined tragic outcomes.

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

## See also
- [WebtoonLib — How to Refuse the Route #24](/series/how-to-refuse-the-route-032515/chapter-24)
- for_series_detail: /llms-series/how-to-refuse-the-route-032515

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