# WebtoonLib — How to Refuse the Route #9

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

## Chapter
- number: 9
- release_date: 2025-03-12

### Summary
This chapter shifts focus dramatically from Crown Prince Karyan to Fourth Prince Ilya, who is now the center of reader adoration. The commentary is saturated with descriptions of Ilya as "adorable," "precious," and "cute," with many readers viewing him as a soft, younger-brother type. This perception fuels anxiety that Ilya is not the final love interest, as Jerry seems to treat him like a child while finding Karyan "pretty." The chapter's main event appears to be a proposed boat ride, which Jerry comically misinterprets as a "date," highlighting the recurring tension between his adult mind and child body. This event also triggers reader concern, with many speculating that Jerry is fated to fall into the water again. While Ilya is the main focus, Karyan’s likeability score is noted to be increasing unnervingly fast, and the mystery surrounding his eye color persists as readers observe they have returned to red. Lord Sears continues his established role as a "troll," finding amusement in Jerry's predicaments. A significant undercurrent throughout the reader feedback is the complex reaction to the romantic undertones, with many expressing discomfort due to Jerry's true age while simultaneously finding the childish interactions endearing.
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## Spoiler
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### Safe teaser
This chapter shifts focus dramatically from Crown Prince Karyan to Fourth Prince Ilya, who is now the center of reader adoration.

### Spoiler summary
This chapter shifts focus dramatically from Crown Prince Karyan to Fourth Prince Ilya, who is now the center of reader adoration. The commentary is saturated with descriptions of Ilya as "adorable," "precious," and "cute," with many readers viewing him as a soft, younger-brother type. This perception fuels anxiety that Ilya is not the final love interest, as Jerry seems to treat him like a child while finding Karyan "pretty." The chapter's main event appears to be a proposed boat ride, which Jerry comically misinterprets as a "date," highlighting the recurring tension between his adult mind and child body. This event also triggers reader concern, with many speculating that Jerry is fated to fall into the water again. While Ilya is the main focus, Karyan’s likeability score is noted to be increasing unnervingly fast, and the mystery surrounding his eye color persists as readers observe they have returned to red. Lord Sears continues his established role as a "troll," finding amusement in Jerry's predicaments. A significant undercurrent throughout the reader feedback is the complex reaction to the romantic undertones, with many expressing discomfort due to Jerry's true age while simultaneously finding the childish interactions endearing.

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

## See also
- [WebtoonLib — How to Refuse the Route #9](/series/how-to-refuse-the-route-032515/chapter-9)
- for_series_detail: /llms-series/how-to-refuse-the-route-032515

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