# WebtoonLib — How to Refuse the Route #30

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

## Chapter
- number: 30
- release_date: 2025-03-12

### Summary
The chapter continues Jerry's tense encounter with the mysterious fortune teller, who cryptically advises him that the future is not set in stone and that his choices have already altered the game's original trajectory. Despite this direct counsel, readers express significant frustration with Jerry's stubborn denial, as he continues to believe the guidebook's "bad endings" are an unchangeable prophecy, a contradiction many find illogical. The meeting exacts a bizarre physical toll, as Jerry's fingernails are mysteriously damaged, which fans speculate is a "payment" for the secrets he sought, with one reader connecting the four injured nails to four fortune sticks. In exchange, Jerry acquires a new skill to sense "strong emotions," prompting humorous concern about the awkward situations that could arise from detecting Ilya's romantic feelings. Reader speculation intensifies, with theories suggesting the fortune teller could be Lord Sears, the game's author, or a future version of Jerry, further fueling the possibility of a time loop. The chapter concludes on an abrupt and confusing cliffhanger involving a "wooden wall," leaving the audience intrigued by the deepening mystery and worried that Jerry's willful ignorance will ultimately harm his relationship with Ilya.
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## Spoiler
- level: auto

### Safe teaser
The chapter continues Jerry's tense encounter with the mysterious fortune teller, who cryptically advises him that the future is not set in stone and that his choices have already altered the game's original trajectory.

### Spoiler summary
The chapter continues Jerry's tense encounter with the mysterious fortune teller, who cryptically advises him that the future is not set in stone and that his choices have already altered the game's original trajectory. Despite this direct counsel, readers express significant frustration with Jerry's stubborn denial, as he continues to believe the guidebook's "bad endings" are an unchangeable prophecy, a contradiction many find illogical. The meeting exacts a bizarre physical toll, as Jerry's fingernails are mysteriously damaged, which fans speculate is a "payment" for the secrets he sought, with one reader connecting the four injured nails to four fortune sticks. In exchange, Jerry acquires a new skill to sense "strong emotions," prompting humorous concern about the awkward situations that could arise from detecting Ilya's romantic feelings. Reader speculation intensifies, with theories suggesting the fortune teller could be Lord Sears, the game's author, or a future version of Jerry, further fueling the possibility of a time loop. The chapter concludes on an abrupt and confusing cliffhanger involving a "wooden wall," leaving the audience intrigued by the deepening mystery and worried that Jerry's willful ignorance will ultimately harm his relationship with Ilya.

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

## See also
- [WebtoonLib — How to Refuse the Route #30](/series/how-to-refuse-the-route-032515/chapter-30)
- for_series_detail: /llms-series/how-to-refuse-the-route-032515

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