Wow that is beyond scummy. And here I thought the country was pretty well run with a not twisted King for once (well I suppose it could just be the academy and some nobles). Also that exam was VERY poorly run. I mean sure the MC should have paid more attention and not been late and distracted, but still. If they are going to put so much emphasis and care on class status (over results apparently) then there should be a better system in place than ONE FREAKING SIGN. Seriously NO ONE asked to make sure the MC was a commoner (even with the ridiculously expensive clothes he wore). I would kinda understand if it was the “they’re commoners we don’t care”, but they didn’t even do a background check or anything of the sort when he did exceptionally well? What did he not put his name down or something (because just his last name should have betrayed that he’s a noble). I mean for the most prestigious and uber important school, they could at least pretend to care more when their students test. Alternatively, I wonder how much effort they put in on the nobles said. If they also don’t check after you enter then all you need is some fancy clothes and ANY commoner could test as a noble. That all said the school really shouldn’t even separate by noble and commoners. It clearly just allows for unfair discrimination and apparently makes things more confusing for the mc (so by default it is the worst thing ever because I hate pointless annoying misunderstanding arcs). If I snuck into an SAT with a different identity, I’d have to forge a hundred documents and change my appearance; here I’d just need to follow the wrong sign.