that's nasty as hell even back in college they would just post your student number so no one else could tell who's who the competitiveness in Korea go crazy
btw thank you so much for the translation :D it's nice to see that this got a new publisher
S. Korea is notorious for a very demanding and high pressure education system that they rank highly on suicide rates among students and academics. Uyun's anxiety is definitely legit as placing importance in rankings is sadly integrated in their social norms
for anyone wondering, why a Christmas special? well this was written as part of short stories in Hotel Xmas event from a few years ago too bad there's only 3 chapters but I am thankful all the same for the translation
My literature graduate ass did not understand what they were saying lmaooo
The context I get but the details are lost to me