# WebtoonLib — How to Refuse the Route #31

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

## Chapter
- number: 31
- release_date: 2025-03-12

### Summary
The latest chapter intensifies reader frustration with Jerry, who, despite the fortune teller's recent guidance, misinterprets the advice and doubles down on his paranoia. He resolves to actively avoid all potential "love routes" to escape the guidebook's prophesied bad endings. This decision is primarily fueled by interactions with his brothers; while readers acknowledge their wholesome affection, the underlying threat of the game's incestuous routes creates a shared sense of discomfort and pity for Jerry, who can no longer accept their familial love without fear. His flawed logic—believing endings are fixed while beginnings are not—is a major point of contention. The narrative also highlights Ilya's escalating possessiveness, with one reader describing a menacing scene where he silently burns down a tent, stoking concern that Jerry's avoidance will only worsen his yandere traits. A key point of speculation arises from the chapter's final panel, where Crown Prince Karyan is conspicuously absent from the lineup of love interests Jerry vows to reject. This omission has led fans to theorize that Karyan may be the true male lead by default, or conversely, that Jerry's quest to avoid romance is doomed, particularly with Ilya, who is featured on the manga's cover.
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- summary_verification: unverified

## Spoiler
- level: auto

### Safe teaser
The latest chapter intensifies reader frustration with Jerry, who, despite the fortune teller's recent guidance, misinterprets the advice and doubles down on his paranoia.

### Spoiler summary
The latest chapter intensifies reader frustration with Jerry, who, despite the fortune teller's recent guidance, misinterprets the advice and doubles down on his paranoia. He resolves to actively avoid all potential "love routes" to escape the guidebook's prophesied bad endings. This decision is primarily fueled by interactions with his brothers; while readers acknowledge their wholesome affection, the underlying threat of the game's incestuous routes creates a shared sense of discomfort and pity for Jerry, who can no longer accept their familial love without fear. His flawed logic—believing endings are fixed while beginnings are not—is a major point of contention. The narrative also highlights Ilya's escalating possessiveness, with one reader describing a menacing scene where he silently burns down a tent, stoking concern that Jerry's avoidance will only worsen his yandere traits. A key point of speculation arises from the chapter's final panel, where Crown Prince Karyan is conspicuously absent from the lineup of love interests Jerry vows to reject. This omission has led fans to theorize that Karyan may be the true male lead by default, or conversely, that Jerry's quest to avoid romance is doomed, particularly with Ilya, who is featured on the manga's cover.

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

## See also
- [WebtoonLib — How to Refuse the Route #31](/series/how-to-refuse-the-route-032515/chapter-31)
- for_series_detail: /llms-series/how-to-refuse-the-route-032515

## Usage
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