# WebtoonLib — How to Refuse the Route #29

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

## Chapter
- number: 29
- release_date: 2025-03-12

### Summary
Following the comedic resolution of the previous chapter's misunderstanding, where Jerry belatedly grasps the compromising nature of being found with a naked, adult-sized Ilya, the narrative abruptly shifts from humor to suspense. Despite his recent emotional breakthrough with Ilya, Jerry ignores the prince's worried protests and seeks out a "creepy" and "mysterious" fortune teller. This tense encounter becomes the chapter's focal point, sparking intense reader speculation due to the fortune teller's cryptic dialogue, particularly the phrases "this time" and "you're STILL such a worry wart," which suggest a potential time loop or that this is not Jerry's first experience in this world. The meeting culminates in a bizarre and permanent consequence for the protagonist: he acquires a magical lizard eyeball that causes the complete loss of all body hair below his neck. Readers have latched onto this strange development, contrasting Jerry's lasting physical alteration with Ilya's temporary de-aging as further proof of his inherent frailty and bad luck. The chapter ends on a cliffhanger, leaving the audience anxious about this new, ominous plot direction and frustrated by the disruption of the story's romantic progress, while also maintaining interest in the potential side-romance between Siren and Henry.
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### Key events
- Jerry meets a cryptic fortune teller who hints at a time loop and grants him emotion-sensing skills.

## Spoiler
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### Safe teaser
Following the comedic resolution of the previous chapter's misunderstanding, where Jerry belatedly grasps the compromising nature of being found with a naked, adult-sized Ilya, the narrative abruptly shifts from humor to suspense.

### Spoiler summary
Following the comedic resolution of the previous chapter's misunderstanding, where Jerry belatedly grasps the compromising nature of being found with a naked, adult-sized Ilya, the narrative abruptly shifts from humor to suspense. Despite his recent emotional breakthrough with Ilya, Jerry ignores the prince's worried protests and seeks out a "creepy" and "mysterious" fortune teller. This tense encounter becomes the chapter's focal point, sparking intense reader speculation due to the fortune teller's cryptic dialogue, particularly the phrases "this time" and "you're STILL such a worry wart," which suggest a potential time loop or that this is not Jerry's first experience in this world. The meeting culminates in a bizarre and permanent consequence for the protagonist: he acquires a magical lizard eyeball that causes the complete loss of all body hair below his neck. Readers have latched onto this strange development, contrasting Jerry's lasting physical alteration with Ilya's temporary de-aging as further proof of his inherent frailty and bad luck. The chapter ends on a cliffhanger, leaving the audience anxious about this new, ominous plot direction and frustrated by the disruption of the story's romantic progress, while also maintaining interest in the potential side-romance between Siren and Henry.

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

## See also
- [WebtoonLib — How to Refuse the Route #29](/series/how-to-refuse-the-route-032515/chapter-29)
- for_series_detail: /llms-series/how-to-refuse-the-route-032515

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