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(All people, incidents, and backgrounds in this drama

are fictitious and unrelated to reality.)

To add or subtract a multinomial expression,

you need to know what a multinomial expression is.

A monomial equation...

is made up of one single term.

A multinomial expression...

is made up of more than one term.

A term is the multiplication...

of a number and a letter...

You blockheads.

What's the point in teaching what you don't understand?

For example,

this equation says x²+2x-3.

How many terms do you see?

(A monomial equation is made up of one single term.)

(A multinomial expression is made up of more than one term.)

(A term is the multiplication of a number and a letter.)

(You blockheads.)

(What's the point in teaching...)

(what you don't understand?)

It might be hard to believe.

(Youn Ga Min, Yusung Technical High 1st year)

But I'm a dreadful student.

Mom. I want to go to an after-school class.

(Scores and Rank, 26th of 28)

Mom.

Get me a private tutor.

I think...

I really got it this time.

(Rank: 278 out of 280)

Ga Min.

Are you sure you marked the answers on the answer sheet correctly?

Is it because I'm not smart?

It can't be that.

Did I not try hard enough?

(Daily Vocab)

(Rank: 279 out of 280)

There's more to life than your grades.

But I want too badly to do well in school to say that.

I found a great solution.

I so want to go to university.

If you want to go to university that badly,

go to Yusung Technical High School...

and take advantage of the special admissions program.

Go to Yusung Technical High School...

and take advantage of the special admissions program.

Are you insane?

I'd rather die than go to that school.

Right.

(Welcome to Yusung Technical High School!)

Yes.

(Yusung Technical High School)

The school was a bit different...

from what I expected.

What are you staring at, you piece of crap?

You son of a witch.

- Look down. - Do you want to fight me?

As long as I act like I'm invisible...

and get good grades,

I can go to university...

(Rank: 219 out of 220)

I let my guard down.

I let their looks deceive me.

They act like they don't care about their grades,

but they must study like crazy at home.

It's too early to give up.

I still have one more method...

(I create opportunities even in Purgatory.)

I haven't used yet.

(Study Group)

(3rd Period, English, Odd Number)

(Math)

("Study Group" YLAB)

(Story by Shin Hyung Uk, Drawn by Yu Seung Yeon)

(Study)

(Gather if you want to!)

(Hwang Min Hyun)

(Han Ji Eun)

(Cha Woo Min)

(Lee Jong Hyun)

(Shin Soo Hyun)

(Yun Sang Jeong, Gong Do Yu)

(Study Group)

Do it.

Come on.

No.

No.

Not him.

Not him either.

I've found a guy with a studious gaze.

Do you want to study with me?

I knew it.

He's interested.

I'm...

Yes!

(Rank 173)

You're 170, aren't you?

Let's fight!

- Fight! - Fight!

Rank 173 is beating up...

Rank 170!

We have a fight!

You loser.

- Get up! - Get up, you idiot.

Rank 170.

If you don't fight properly...

we'll report you to the student council.

Come on. Fight, you nutcase!

Darn it.

- Come on! - Is that it?

He's so weak.

That was so effing boring.

He's playing.

Rank 173 won.

- Darn it. - That's it?

Let's make it official.

No. Not yet.

He can still fight.

Why did you even fight?

(Rank 171)

(Kim Hwi Kyu, Kim Se Hyun)

- That was boring. - Darn it.

- What a letdown. - Darn it.

The bell rang long ago.

Sit down, punks.

Right, class.

- Class. - How boring.

Are you okay?

Attention!

Your teacher Park Ho Jin...

took a sudden leave of absence for personal reasons.

You'll have a new homeroom teacher to take over.

Say hello.

I'll be your homeroom teacher from now on.

My name is Lee Han Kyeong.

Nice to meet you all.

Wait. Ms. Han Kyeong?

Will I be able to...

get good grades one day?

Of course.

You have it in you.

I do?

This is your talent.

All this...

(Sewoon Middle School Year 2 Semester 1 Midterm Exam)

beats this one day.

I'll start with a roll call.

Shin Hyung Uk.

He went out for a smoke.

Did he?

Then he's absent.

Yu Seung Yeon.

My gosh.

I'm trying to sleep over here, so what's with the noise?

Who was it?

Who is it that farted?

What are you doing?

The teacher saved you, got it?

Hey, punk. Lee Hyeon U.

Did you just throw my coffee...

at her, you trash?

- "Trash?" - Yes, trash.

Let me in!

Who did you bet on?

Lee Hyeon U, of course.

But then, the dividend would be low, you shortie!

Get him, Hyeon U!

Nice one!

Get back to your seats.

- What was that? - "Get back to your seats?"

- No way. - Like heck we would.

Hey. Didn't you hear her?

(Yusung Technical High School)

Goodness. Darn it.

Hey, you. Come over here.

- Hey, shortie. Stop fooling around. - What?

Ms. Lee.

What... Aren't you...

Ga Min?

- No! Over here! - Where?

You've really grown since I saw you last.

I almost couldn't recognize you.

You were taken aback when I quit without a word back then,

weren't you?

Yes, a bit.

I'm sorry. I had my reasons.

It's okay.

By the way, Ms. Lee...

Yes?

Are you going to stay in this school?

Yes. Why?

Our teacher before you couldn't last for a month and resigned.

But today's my first day.

- Sorry? - It's embarrassing.

Quitting on my first day.

But still...

I'm grateful...

you grew up to be a fine boy worrying about me.

By the way, how have you been studying these days?

I'm working on a little something.

Hey. Bring it.

(Library)

Gosh. I didn't know our school had such an awesome place.

If only I had a friend to study with.

("The Impulse Society")

This person turned out like so as they had a friend to study with.

I'm jealous.

But I don't have a friend to study with.

What?

It helps wake the brain up.

I totally got it yesterday, but why am I lost today?

If only someone could help me out on this one.

Can you not...

I'm sorry.

Hey. Fine. Bring it over.

But you have to stop bugging me, okay?

And thus, 0.999 equals to 1.

Got it?

But no matter how long 0.999 gets,

it's different from one. No?

Look here.

Say that we have a cake.

We split it into three.

How big is a piece?

- One third. - Exactly.

What is it in decimal points?

- It's 0.3333. - Yes.

What happens if you put the pieces back together?

- The cake becomes a whole, right? - Yes.

Add all the 0.3333s, and you get 0.9999.

That is one.

What is it? What do you not get this time?

But...

- what about what's left on here? - What?

Goodness...

- So what? - Sorry?

This is still a school.

Leaving a drum can in places to use as an ashtray...

looks wrong.

Do you think that'll do?

- Do what? - Will putting the drum cans away...

make the students quit smoking?

I haven't been able to quit for 40 years, you know?

Even so, Vice Principal,

a school is a legally...

Ms. Lee.

Rather than getting rid of a drum can,

not becoming your boss's eyesore...

will help you obtain a permanent position, no?

My apologies.

There's no need to apologize.

If you'd like to remove them, be my guest.

I'll be cheering you on from behind.

Good luck.

(Polynomial Calculation)

Gosh, this is amazing.

How can you jot down every single...

Taking notes is something I'm good...

But this is math.

And?

You never know what you'll get tested on.

I didn't want to go as far as saying this.

- What is it? - From what I see,

Yes?

You're stupid.

I see...

By the way, why do you want to be good at studying?

I just want to be good at it.

Right.

- Aren't you the same? - Me?

- No, not me. - Liar.

Who are you to say I'm lying when I say I'm not?

Your stooped neck from studying for hours.

The callus on your middle right finger from writing a lot.

Bangs are not too short or too long, which makes reading easy.

But above all,

your eyes.

You want to study, don't you?

Let's form a study group together.

- What? - A study group.

Hey, you weren't just stupid. Your brain is as dense as a brick.

A study group?

We're at Yusung Technical High School.

Do you think Pi Han Wul will let that happen?

Pi Han Wul?

The one who created this ranking list.

What's this?

You don't even know what this is?

No, I don't. What is it?

Yeonbaek Gang is known to be...

the cruelest gang in the country.

He's the son of the gang's chairman, Pi Yeon Baek.

Pi Han Wul is the number one guy in our school.

He came up with this ranking list.

He's responsible for making the kids determined to climb up.

That's Pi Han Wul.

What does that have to do with our studying?

So...

it's impossible to study in this school.

(Placement Exam for 1st-Year in Yusung Technical High School)

(Rank: 2 out of 220)

(Rank: 2 out of 220)

Let's form a study group.

Let's study together and go to college.

What?

Just get lost.

- Se Hyun. - I told you to get lost. Darn it.

I'm not going to study.

This is enough. You don't know anything.

- Se Hyun. I just... - Darn it. You don't know anything.

Don't you dare tell me to study.

Darn it.

Pi Han Wul, 2nd-Year, Class 8.

The student has achieved excellent academic performances...

and serves as a model for other students in all aspects.

Therefore, the award is given out in recognition.

(Award Ceremony for Academic Scholars)

- Pi Han Wul! - Pi Han Wul!

- Pi Han Wul! - Pi Han Wul!

Come on. I told you to stop it.

No. I wasn't talking to you.

Look at this vermin in 171st place.

Did you just yell at me?

No. I'm sorry.

- Will an apology solve everything? - No, I didn't mean to yell.

If you're sorry, make up for it.

Bring 200 dollars tomorrow.

Wait. Money is...

Darn it. You keep telling me how sorry you are.

You keep doing things you'll be sorry for.

Hey, bring me a baseball bat. This guy hasn't learned his lesson.

A baseball bat?

Come on. Hit him harder.

Hey, does it hurt?

- Hey. - Hey.

I think this guy is crying.

Excuse me. Sir.

I'll go in.

Se Hyun is a potential member of our study group.

Get up.

My gosh, this guy is trying to be clever.

Are you all right?

Why do you keep doing this to me?

- What? - I told you to leave me alone.

Why do you keep interfering?

I was just trying to help you.

Once you help me and feel proud of yourself, that's it.

- What do you... - Do you not get it?

I was almost done with the beating.

But what if I run away from them?

Then they will hate me more and keep bullying me.

Did that not cross your mind?

Study? Sure, sounds great.

I wish I could just focus...

on my studies just like you.

But...

this is a matter of my survival which is more important for me.

Where's that jerk?

Who?

Are you kidding me?

The one with the fire extinguisher.

He's in our class, isn't he?

I didn't see his face clearly.

Get up, you jerk.

Let me ask you one last time.

Where's that jerk?

I'm sorry.

I really don't know.

"A strong mind dwells in a strong body."

Since hearing this,

I have never skipped a day of exercise since third grade...

to improve my grades.

Yes, Ga Min. It's obvious that all of your talents...

went toward your body.

So instead of studying,

why don't you follow in my footsteps?

(Hanlim Gymnasium)

How about embarking on the journey of martial arts?

Look at you. You're pretty good.

Hey, are you all right?

That's a relief.

Don't worry about anything else.

Let's form a study group together.

No.

What?

I said no. I refuse.

- Why not? - Admit it. You're not confident.

- What? - Don't play dumb.

Isn't that why you're wearing a mask?

Because you're scared of being bullied.

Learn welding skills.

Why aren't you answering me?

Okay.

Going to college is no use.

We got a newbie recently in our factory.

He also graduated from university.

You should be equipped with a skill to be respected, you know?

I heard you. Will you stop?

I quit studying.

I won't go to college. I will learn welding.

That's why I chose Yusung Technical High School.

You little...

(Math note, Kim Se Hyun)

Did Ga Min join any study group?

My child made a study group with his classmates,

and he placed tenth on the midterm in his class.

Really?

You should tell Ga Min to do it.

I can't let you join our study group.

Why not?

You placed bottom in the class.

Sorry. Moms formed it for us.

We can't let anyone in.

My study group is full.

Hey. Don't make eye contact with him.

How can he be so brazen?

How dare he try to be a free rider?

Instead of a study group,

it'd be faster for him to be reborn.

Ga Min.

Something came up with Ms. Lee...

Are you crying? What's wrong?

Something happened?

(1st semester exam)

It's fine. You don't have to get good grades.

No.

It's not that.

Oh, I don't want to go to school.

Still, I have to go.

I'm the teacher.

(Yusung Technical High School)

Hey. Put out the cigarette.

I said put them out.

- Now! - Let's go.

You pricks. Go to your class now.

- I'm going. - Hurry up.

The dean is here. Let's go.

Hello.

No time for greeting.

- Put all these drum cans away. - What?

The vice-principal is going crazy...

because the school vice-commissioner is coming.

Make sure to put them all away.

But...

(Yusung Technical High School)

What...

Thanks.

What's your name?

Oh, I'm Park Gun Yeob.

I see. Gun Yeob?

Yes.

But these ashtrays.

Isn't it better to let the school vice-commissioner see them?

To be honest, that's what I want to do.

Still, it's our school.

Your effort alone won't change anything.

Well, I kind of agree.

Still, it's embarrassing to give up.

Anyway, I'll put the rest away.

You should go to your class.

- See you. - Bye.

Hey. That hurts.

Stop it.

Come on.

(Factors and factorization)

(Quadratic equation)

(Math note)

(Kim Se Hyun)

This.

It's garbage.

Thanks.

What a joke.

That's him, right?

The welding mask.

(Math note, Kim Se Hyun)

Good grief. How ridiculous.

Give it back.

Yusung Tech High has once again failed to send students to college.

Vice-commissioner. Even in this unemployment crisis,

our students are breaking through it.

And the employment rate is praiseworthy, is it not?

Either way, you should bear in mind that...

we're always watching Yusung Tech High.

We're very grateful for that.

As much as you're interested in us, we're managing the students...

quite thoroughly.

Why haven't you gotten rid of them yet?

- Vice-commissioner. - Ms. Lee.

The practical ward is over there.

I'll do it.

Vice-commissioner?

Hold it right there.

What?

Me? Are you talking to me?

Miss.

Have we met before?

I doubt it.

She's our new temporary teacher, who came not too long ago.

I'm sorry. I can't recall.

Is that so? But you look familiar.

Vice-commissioner. Let us go to the practical ward.

We've changed the equipment to practical ones...

that are used in the industry field.

What on...

My gosh.

Darn it.

Oh, you see...

Vice-commissioner?

Hey.

Everyone but him, get lost.

Darn it.

(Year 1, Class 4)

Move it.

Why are you still here?

Should I beat you up again?

I'm fine.

Give that back first.

Like I would.

Look at me, not that.

What? Did Lee Hyeon U just get overpowered?

No way. It must've been luck.

Did we have a guy like that in our class?

He's ranked 222th?

- What? 222? - That's super low.

That son of a gun!

No!

- Apologize. - What?

- Apologize to Se Hyun. - "Se Hyun?"

Who is he?

Do you have a death wish, punk?

Darn it.

(Yusung Technical High School)

(Math note)

Don't pass out.

Do it after you apologize to Se Hyun.

Wake up.

- Who's Se Hyun? - I don't know.

I want to go to an academic high school.

How absurd.

Say that you go to one. Do you plan...

to go to college?

Hush.

He's taking a nap after studying.

To think I'd see a student using the library.

Good grief.

(My Jelly)

(Math note, Kim Se Hyun)

Ma'am. Please wait.

I'm sorry. I didn't mean to throw this away.

It belongs to my friend.

I'm sorry, Se Hyun.

Your notes are...

Why did you go that far for something like this?

You worked hard writing it.

It was neatly organized to the point you'd want to study.

- Your efforts have turned to ash. - I'm in.

- What? - I'll join the study group.

Really?

(Study Group)