# WebtoonLib — How to Refuse the Route #33

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

## Chapter
- number: 33
- release_date: 2025-03-12

### Summary
The narrative currently centers on a swordsmanship contest where Jerry persistently underestimates the abilities of Fourth Prince Ilya, a baffling perspective that readers find both illogical and annoying given Ilya's established strength and motivation. Fan commentary suggests Ilya’s dedication to swordsmanship stems from a past desire to impress Jerry, who once admired Crown Prince Karyan’s skill. This dynamic intensifies as a new system feature, meant to display characters' emotions, fails to analyze Ilya, showing only "???" when he looks at Jerry. This mysterious system failure has become a focal point of speculation, with theories ranging from Ilya’s feelings being too complex (a mix of love and yandere obsession) to him being unable to comprehend his own romantic emotions, thus rendering them unreadable. While Ilya’s possessive nature and devotion are on full display, the love triangle remains a key conflict, as many readers continue to express strong "second male lead syndrome" for the gentle and supportive Karyan, who is often contrasted with Ilya's burgeoning intensity.
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## Spoiler
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### Safe teaser
The narrative currently centers on a swordsmanship contest where Jerry persistently underestimates the abilities of Fourth Prince Ilya, a baffling perspective that readers find both illogical and annoying given Ilya's established strength and motivation.

### Spoiler summary
The narrative currently centers on a swordsmanship contest where Jerry persistently underestimates the abilities of Fourth Prince Ilya, a baffling perspective that readers find both illogical and annoying given Ilya's established strength and motivation. Fan commentary suggests Ilya’s dedication to swordsmanship stems from a past desire to impress Jerry, who once admired Crown Prince Karyan’s skill. This dynamic intensifies as a new system feature, meant to display characters' emotions, fails to analyze Ilya, showing only "???" when he looks at Jerry. This mysterious system failure has become a focal point of speculation, with theories ranging from Ilya’s feelings being too complex (a mix of love and yandere obsession) to him being unable to comprehend his own romantic emotions, thus rendering them unreadable. While Ilya’s possessive nature and devotion are on full display, the love triangle remains a key conflict, as many readers continue to express strong "second male lead syndrome" for the gentle and supportive Karyan, who is often contrasted with Ilya's burgeoning intensity.

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

## See also
- [WebtoonLib — How to Refuse the Route #33](/series/how-to-refuse-the-route-032515/chapter-33)
- for_series_detail: /llms-series/how-to-refuse-the-route-032515

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