# WebtoonLib — How to Refuse the Route #39

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

## Chapter
- number: 39
- release_date: 2025-03-12

### Summary
Jerry's psychological state has escalated into a dangerous, self-destructive spiral as he attempts to control the game's narrative. Overwhelmed by the stress of avoiding the guidebook's predicted "bad endings" and suffering from the lingering trauma of a recent accident, Jerry has resorted to an extreme coping mechanism: setting his "sensation index" to zero. This decision to completely numb himself to physical pain is met with widespread alarm from readers, who view it as a recipe for burnout and an impending physical collapse. By ignoring his body's warning signals, Jerry risks severe, unnoticed injury and is pushing himself toward the very doom he seeks to avoid. This self-imposed isolation further alienates his concerned friends and family, who are left helpless as he descends deeper into his paranoia. In his desperate effort to manipulate his fate with Ilya, Jerry is ironically fulfilling a different kind of tragic prophecy, one where his own actions lead directly to his physical and mental ruin.
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- summary_verification: unverified

### Key events
- Overwhelmed by trauma and system stress, Jerry sets his physical sensation index to zero.

## Spoiler
- level: auto

### Safe teaser
Jerry's psychological state has escalated into a dangerous, self-destructive spiral as he attempts to control the game's narrative.

### Spoiler summary
Jerry's psychological state has escalated into a dangerous, self-destructive spiral as he attempts to control the game's narrative. Overwhelmed by the stress of avoiding the guidebook's predicted "bad endings" and suffering from the lingering trauma of a recent accident, Jerry has resorted to an extreme coping mechanism: setting his "sensation index" to zero. This decision to completely numb himself to physical pain is met with widespread alarm from readers, who view it as a recipe for burnout and an impending physical collapse. By ignoring his body's warning signals, Jerry risks severe, unnoticed injury and is pushing himself toward the very doom he seeks to avoid. This self-imposed isolation further alienates his concerned friends and family, who are left helpless as he descends deeper into his paranoia. In his desperate effort to manipulate his fate with Ilya, Jerry is ironically fulfilling a different kind of tragic prophecy, one where his own actions lead directly to his physical and mental ruin.

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

## See also
- [WebtoonLib — How to Refuse the Route #39](/series/how-to-refuse-the-route-032515/chapter-39)
- for_series_detail: /llms-series/how-to-refuse-the-route-032515

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