# WebtoonLib — How to Refuse the Route #62

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

## Chapter
- number: 62
- release_date: 2025-03-12

### Summary
Resolving the previous chapter's cliffhanger with a widely praised comedic twist, the central conflict escalates when Jerry Route mistakenly consumes a love potion. Instead of falling for another character, he becomes the first "organism" he sees by catching his own reflection in Fourth Prince Ilya's eyes. This immediately transforms Jerry into a comically narcissistic figure, taking the concept of "self-love" to an extreme that has left readers simultaneously laughing and cringing with secondhand embarrassment. The development hilariously subverts the ongoing romantic tension; Jerry's fear-driven avoidance of Ilya is replaced by a bold, self-centered fascination. While Ilya has desperately sought Jerry's affection, he is now confronted with bizarre advances driven not by genuine love for him, but by Jerry's obsession with his own reflected image. The chapter concludes on a new cliffhanger that epitomizes this chaotic dynamic, as a captivated Jerry makes an uncharacteristically forward move, asking, "Ilya... can I touch your chest?". This unexpected turn replaces a straightforward romantic confession with an absurd scenario, forcing a strange and embarrassing form of intimacy that pushes their relationship into even more unpredictable territory.
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### Key events
- Jerry falls in love with his own reflection in Ilya's eyes, becoming a comically extreme narcissist.

## Spoiler
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### Safe teaser
Resolving the previous chapter's cliffhanger with a widely praised comedic twist, the central conflict escalates when Jerry Route mistakenly consumes a love potion.

### Spoiler summary
Resolving the previous chapter's cliffhanger with a widely praised comedic twist, the central conflict escalates when Jerry Route mistakenly consumes a love potion. Instead of falling for another character, he becomes the first "organism" he sees by catching his own reflection in Fourth Prince Ilya's eyes. This immediately transforms Jerry into a comically narcissistic figure, taking the concept of "self-love" to an extreme that has left readers simultaneously laughing and cringing with secondhand embarrassment. The development hilariously subverts the ongoing romantic tension; Jerry's fear-driven avoidance of Ilya is replaced by a bold, self-centered fascination. While Ilya has desperately sought Jerry's affection, he is now confronted with bizarre advances driven not by genuine love for him, but by Jerry's obsession with his own reflected image. The chapter concludes on a new cliffhanger that epitomizes this chaotic dynamic, as a captivated Jerry makes an uncharacteristically forward move, asking, "Ilya... can I touch your chest?". This unexpected turn replaces a straightforward romantic confession with an absurd scenario, forcing a strange and embarrassing form of intimacy that pushes their relationship into even more unpredictable territory.

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

## See also
- [WebtoonLib — How to Refuse the Route #62](/series/how-to-refuse-the-route-032515/chapter-62)
- for_series_detail: /llms-series/how-to-refuse-the-route-032515

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