
Black haired dude probably is better than him because he likes studying for the sake of learning new things (mc mentioned he reads books during breaks), so he doesn't really care about notes or being first in the school. Not having all the stress to necessary be the best, allows him to be more relaxed and have better notes by consequence. Probably he's also the type who learns fast... So, efforts betray from time to time: mc already has amazing notes but efforts are not enough to be the best.

This sounds so interesting and real. Luckily, my parents never really cared that much about my marks, but I know well how frustrating school can be, especially if you put effort but you don't get the results you hoped for.
The father really needs to be beaten up, his speech about "it's for your own good, you'll thank me later" is nonsensical. He's destroying the future of his son.

At this point I'm tired to read always the same stuff. 63 chapters just to see the main characters behaving exactly the same, doing always the same things etc. The only real good point of this manhwa is the art and I'll keep reading it to enjoy the drawings, but the plot... either it isn't that good or it is painfully slow.
Isn't it easier to just tell the truth? I'd be one billion times more scared of Seungho than the friendzoned-noble man and his killer
you have a point but I think nakyum is just threatened by the both of them, and would seugho even believe him if he said that?
Yeah, now Seungho wouldn't believe him, but if NK had said the truth when he asked him what happened, he would've believed him. It's true the other two are also dangerous, but Seungho is more powerful (in the sense that he has a higher social status than the other dude) and is also crazy so he would crush him in two seconds and the bearded guy is just a mercenary, if you pay him more he'll come to your side.