Whispers of the Prestige System

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At the hyper-elite Yeongshin Academy, status is literally a matter of survival. Students are ranked by a tyrannical, invisible algorithmic app called 'Prestige' that dictates their social worth, college placement, and family finances. Enter Kang-woo, a brilliant scholarship student who is fiercely determined to remain invisible. He hoards a dark secret: he can read the hidden 'debuff' status effects of his peers. But when his sister is hospitalized following a system-engineered bullying campaign, Kang-woo's survivalist mindset shatters. Armed with his unique sight, he decides to weaponize the system from the shadows. To climb the ranks and dismantle the academy's cruel hierarchy, he must exploit the deepest psychological insecurities of his wealthy classmates. However, the higher Kang-woo climbs, the more he realizes that the system is not just an app—it is actively feeding on their despair. He must decide if he will destroy the corrupt system, or become its ultimate, heartless ruler.