How to Refuse the Route

Description

In the ultimate dating game mayhem, Jerry Route's virtual love life takes center stage! Battling fainting spells due to his feeble stats, Jerry's three brothers crank up the competition for his affection. Enter the swoon-worthy crown prince Karyan and the fourth prince Ilya, who both vie for Jerry's attention. It's a hilarious, heart-fluttering quest as Jerry dodges the overprotective antics of friends and family, navigating the game while encountering an amusing array of characters. Will Jerry find true love amidst the chaos, or will his frailty throw a comical wrench into his romantic escapades?

Original Novel:
Volumes
Chapters (Main), Chapters (Side)

Original Webtoon:
Ridibooks, MrBlue

Official Translations:
English, Thai, French, German, T.Chinese

Note: The novel side stories are R19 (mature), the Volumes (ebook) include the side stories as well

Type

Manhwa

Related Series

N/A

Associated Names

Die Route-Umgehungsmethode

How to Deny Route

How to Deny the Route

Phương Pháp Từ Chối Route

Se perdre en Routh

To Deny the Route

สารพันวิธีหนีเกมรัก

攻略魯特的方法

루트를 거부하는 방법

Groups Scanlating

N/A

Latest Release(s)

N/A

Status in Country of Origin

66 Chapters (Complete)

S1: 43 Chapters (1~43)
S2: 23 Chapters (44~66)

Completely Scanlated?

Yes

Anime Start/End Chapter

N/A

User Reviews

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User Rating

Average: 8 / 10.0 (53 votes)

Bayesian Average: 7.38 / 10.0

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Last Updated

April 12th, 2025 5:13pm PDT - 2 weeks ago

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Genre

Comedy Fantasy Romance Shounen Ai
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Recommendations

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Author(s)

Artist(s)

Year

Original Publisher

Days Enter

Piace

RIDI

Serialized In (magazine)

Ridibooks (RIDI)

Licensed (in English)

Yes

English Publisher

Tappytoon

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3 Month Pos #2126

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6 Month Pos #2302

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Year Pos #1701

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List Stats

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On 75 wish lists

On 76 completed lists

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Great exploration of relationships

by NaeMiaw
1 month ago

Rating: 9.0 / 10.0

Really really cute, funny and entertaining. I was quite worried about the incest stuff, but it was actually handled quite well (i.e. there's only honest brotherly feelings and their bonds are so wholesome). Even the relationship with the teacher (who felt creepy at first) is really genuine, and I loved how the story explored relationships and feelings in so many varied shapes.

Only thing lacking for me is the ending, it was so rushed and abrupt... And not even a kiss seriously? That leaves a lot of loose ends and it's unsatisfying.

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read it for Sears

by kythwena
3 months ago

Rating: 6.0 / 10.0

Pretty good, especially the side characters. I absolutely adore Sears - best uncle ever. But the ending was extremely rushed

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Confused and super bummed

by Mc43
6 months ago

Rating: 3.0 / 10.0

I’m really not sure what happened with this one. It started off so strong. I was super interested and was really enjoying the first quarter of it. It was actually one of my top favs. The large time skips were a bit jarring, but otherwise minimal issues. Then, it started going downhill.

The second and third quarter were fine. Somewhat forgettable. It just kept getting worse the longer the story went on.

The ending/last quarter was a disaster. Super rushed, nothing was explained, absolutely nonsensical. Apparently things were explained in the novel, which was completely cut out of the manhwa. After reading the explanations from the novel, I can say that the manhwa is incredibly disappointing. For people looking for explanations, go to the novel updates thread on “How to Deny the Route”.

And the romance??? What??? Jerry goes on and on about how he doesn’t feel the same way about Ilya, doesn’t return his feelings, has no interest in a relationship, doesn’t even see him as a potential partner, etc. Then all of a sudden in the last chapter he suddenly changes his mind and they get married? What?

Overall, I’m extremely disappointed. Probably one of the worse adaptations out there in my opinion. Too much crucial information cut out from the novel, next to zero reciprocated romance, and an incredibly rushed ending. Yikes.

... Last updated 6 months ago

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Absolutely Fantastic!!!

by fisukisuki
7 months ago

Rating: 9.0 / 10.0

This is Absolutely The Best Isekai BL Manhwa (included Manhua & manga) I have ever read in so far!
It's not Perfect, but the author definitely know the way to make the story so great in each moments!!!

Don't be scared with the Targets things. NO HAREM NOR NO LOVE TRIANGLE!!!

No Incest, not even fan service for it. The Brothers Target ended in heartwarming Brotherly Love because MC finally find away to make moments where he realize his brothers love actually always been just family, and he doesn't need to fear his brothers as being his Target.
The family feels are truly Great! MC love his family!!!

Also no Love Triangle because Ilya always been obviously the True One and Only Male Lead. And not just because the new Cover as spoiler, but because Ilya always been special for MC and vice versa.

While the Crown Prince act always seems in Gray area of look like an Elder brother and a Maybe someone going to have a crush. Anyway Crown Prince never stand a chance because Ilya and Jerry always have their own special bond

BIG SPOILER HERE, READ AT YOUR OWN RISK:

Ilya finally can see the Panel System. But also because of this, Jerry finally realize that Ilya's feelings and love toward him is Genuinely. And because of this, Jerry also can be honest to Ilya about his Doubt and all. ←(>▽<)ﾉ

Anyway the Manhua is truly Great. Even the Arts are Lovely Cute!!! 10/10 so far. But I only dare to give it 9/10 for now because I wait to see the ending. I pray so hard the rest of the story ended with Satisfactory!!! 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏

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