# WebtoonLib — How to Refuse the Route #25

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

## Chapter
- number: 25
- release_date: 2025-03-12

### Summary
Reader frustration has reached a boiling point over protagonist Jerry's reaction to the guidebook detailing Fourth Prince Ilya's yandere "bad endings." The community is overwhelmingly critical of Jerry for treating the guide as an unchangeable prophecy, ignoring both the book's own disclaimer that choices alter outcomes and the significant evidence that his actions have already changed the original story. Fans repeatedly argue that by befriending Ilya in childhood, Jerry prevented the lonely upbringing cited as the cause of Ilya's possessiveness, thus invalidating the guide's predictions. The prevailing theory is that Jerry is creating a self-fulfilling prophecy; his current avoidance and coldness are seen as the very actions that will trigger Ilya's abandonment issues and latent yandere tendencies. This perceived lack of critical thinking from a transmigrated character has led to widespread exasperation, with many readers wanting to "knock some sense" into him. Amidst this central conflict, the community is also speculating on a side pairing between Siren and Henry and reacting to the appearance of a dangerous, candy-like experimental pill, with a spoiler comment suggesting Ilya will soon consume it and temporarily revert to a child.
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## Spoiler
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### Safe teaser
Reader frustration has reached a boiling point over protagonist Jerry's reaction to the guidebook detailing Fourth Prince Ilya's yandere "bad endings." The community is overwhelmingly critical of Jerry for treating the guide as an unchangeable prophecy, ignoring both the book's…

### Spoiler summary
Reader frustration has reached a boiling point over protagonist Jerry's reaction to the guidebook detailing Fourth Prince Ilya's yandere "bad endings." The community is overwhelmingly critical of Jerry for treating the guide as an unchangeable prophecy, ignoring both the book's own disclaimer that choices alter outcomes and the significant evidence that his actions have already changed the original story. Fans repeatedly argue that by befriending Ilya in childhood, Jerry prevented the lonely upbringing cited as the cause of Ilya's possessiveness, thus invalidating the guide's predictions. The prevailing theory is that Jerry is creating a self-fulfilling prophecy; his current avoidance and coldness are seen as the very actions that will trigger Ilya's abandonment issues and latent yandere tendencies. This perceived lack of critical thinking from a transmigrated character has led to widespread exasperation, with many readers wanting to "knock some sense" into him. Amidst this central conflict, the community is also speculating on a side pairing between Siren and Henry and reacting to the appearance of a dangerous, candy-like experimental pill, with a spoiler comment suggesting Ilya will soon consume it and temporarily revert to a child.

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

## See also
- [WebtoonLib — How to Refuse the Route #25](/series/how-to-refuse-the-route-032515/chapter-25)
- for_series_detail: /llms-series/how-to-refuse-the-route-032515

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