The Lost Witch Tops Magic Exam

Sylvia learns she is the true heiress of the pure-blood Blake family and leaves Commonertown for the royal capital. Upon arrival, her biological parents and brothers openly favor the fake heiress Aria. Unfazed, Sylvia ignores their power play and successfully completes a blast spell on her own.

Sylvia is scolded for practicing magic in the castle and blamed for lacking decorum. When the butler hands her servant rules, she refuses to memorize them, stating she returned only to apply to Windstone Academy. Her father calls it a misunderstanding, and Sylvia seizes the chance to demand enrollment at Noble Magic High School, the same as Aria.

After Sylvia is allowed to attend the same school as Aria, Aria tearfully claims she stole Sylvia's life and offers to leave the Blake family. Her brothers rush to stop her, but Sylvia points out that if Aria truly wanted to go, she would have packed already. Sylvia then asks Aria directly whether she actually wants to leave.

Sylvia heads upstairs to pack Aria's bags, only to be stopped by her brothers, who call her vicious. She calls out Aria for pretending to be guilt-ridden while never actually intending to leave, using the family's favoritism to gain sympathy. Sylvia then states that she is the real victim, having been swapped and abandoned in Commonertown for sixteen years.

Sylvia chooses a bedroom in the Blake mansion. Aria offers up her own room, but Sylvia refuses the performance and picks the smallest, quietest one around the corner so she can practice spells. Isoloi asks Sylvia to call her Mom, and Sylvia nearly says it before catching herself in frustration.

Sylvia arrives at Noble Magic High School full of anticipation, only to be left behind by Aria and Riley. She catches a ride with Lucian, but is told her foundation is too weak for the advanced class and is placed in the basic class instead.

Sylvia learns Aria bypassed the magic assessment through a Blake family recommendation and would only rate three stars. She accepts her placement in the basic class, finds a quiet seat near the front, and prepares to study hard. The professor announces a school-wide mock exam in one week that will determine class advancement and recommendations.

Isoloi gives Aria and Sylvia a mana-boosting herbal drink before the exam. Aria and Riley mock Sylvia's Commonertown background and suggest she stick to basic questions. Unfazed, Sylvia enters the exam hall determined to show the purebloods her real skill.

During the exam, Sylvia's speed and precision in spell derivation stun the proctor. Back at the Blake house, Edmund asks about the test. Aria and Riley mock her Commonertown background, assuming she failed. Sylvia calmly replies the questions were easier than expected and she did well, only earning more scorn.

Sylvia shrugs off her family's mockery and returns to her rune exercises. Edmund gives her a family heirloom but admits her surname change and recognition ceremony are postponed. She presses only for the pureblood certification, and once assured it is signed, she celebrates her path to Winsdow Academy.

Edmund is unsettled by Sylvia's calm acceptance and wonders if he has been too harsh. Aria and Riley warn him not to be fooled, insisting Sylvia is nothing without the Blake family. Alone, Sylvia celebrates securing her exam spot at Winsdow Academy and vows to become the greatest wizard.

Late at night, Sylvia talks with Harper, who is still studying advanced potions with friends in Commonertown. They push for perfect scores because they lack noble connections and resources. Sylvia realizes their fierce dedication outweighs the Blakes' hollow affection, and she renews her resolve to earn her place at Winsdow Academy.

The grand exam star ratings are posted. Classmates mock Sylvia, betting she cannot even reach three stars, but she calmly predicts above five. Aria earns four and a half stars to praise, yet the list shows Sylvia with five and a half, stunning everyone.

The whole school reels as Sylvia earns five and a half stars, the highest rune rating. The dean visits basic class to offer her a transfer to the advanced class, but she declines. Aria learns the news and, fearing her parents will favor Sylvia, resolves to hide Sylvia's true score.

Aria takes a call from Director Caldwell and tells her mother she scored four and a half stars. Her mother prepares a celebratory dinner and elixir, while her father promises a limited bracelet and a couture robe. At the table, Aria claims Sylvia did poorly and asks the family not to question her, secretly vowing to keep Sylvia's real rating hidden.

Aria stops Sylvia on the stairs, mocking her five-and-a-half-star score and insisting she alone is the Blake family's true daughter. Sylvia counters that Aria knows none of the family's core spells and holds no real power or property, then advises her to practice magic instead of fighting for fake affection.

Aria deliberately falls on the stairs and screams, drawing her parents' attention. She accuses Sylvia of bullying her, and Edmund immediately threatens Sylvia. Sylvia sees through the act but offers no defense.

Aria keeps up her injured act while Edmund and Isoloi blame Sylvia for pushing her and demand an apology. Sylvia points out there are no ancestor portraits by the stairs, realizes she was set up, and refuses to admit fault.

Isoloi and Riley rush Aria to the magic hospital, where Aria pretends to plead for Sylvia, deepening the family's hostility. Unbothered, Sylvia enjoys the empty dining room and indulges in high-tier mana dishes by herself.

Sylvia finds the kitchen empty and learns Kaelin ordered her meals cut off as punishment. She scoffs at the Blake family's pettiness and sets out to feed herself. Lucian pulls up, offers her food, and promises to bring her breakfast every day, inviting her to Hauser Castle for dinner anytime.

Sylvia decides getting involved with Lucian is asking for trouble and resolves to focus solely on getting into Winsdow Academy. When Lucian asks if she has feelings for him, she flusters and blames the mana pie for her dizziness. Learning he is already at Winsdow, she chides herself to study harder and forget the embarrassment.

Aria is discharged from hospital and her family gathers to celebrate, planning to invite the Hossa family as well. They blame Sylvia for Aria's suffering, but Aria pretends to forgive her. When they spot Sylvia walking with Lucian, Aria loses her composure, accusing Sylvia of using charm spells on him.

Lucian returns home and learns the Blake family is holding a celebration for Aria. He initially declines the invitation, but changes his mind after hearing Sylvia's impressive rating and that a Winsdow Academy professor will attend. At the banquet, Aria eagerly arranges a seat next to her, but Lucian deliberately chooses the opposite side.

At the banquet, Aria performs water manipulation for Professor Langford, with Lucian assigned as her sparring partner. Sylvia's quiet laugh draws harsh rebukes from her parents, who accuse her of mocking Aria and demand an apology. Lucian unexpectedly speaks up in defense of Sylvia's magical ability.

Edmund orders Sylvia to spar with Aria so Professor Langford can witness Aria's prowess, ignoring Sylvia's numb leg. Sylvia points out flaws in Aria's water magic, only to be dismissed as a backdrop. Just then, a call from the dean arrives, and Edmund eagerly prepares to boast about Aria's academic results in front of everyone.

Unable to reach Isoloi, the dean calls Edmund and first reports Aria's four-and-a-half-star magic rating. Just as Edmund feels relieved, the dean presses him about Sylvia's background and reveals that Sylvia actually scored five and a half stars, ranking first in her year, leaving Edmund stunned.

The dean laments that Sylvia's hidden five-and-a-half-star talent cost him a promotion and blames Aria's deception. After the call, the Blakes try to win Sylvia over, but Aria accuses her of cheating. Sylvia calmly recounts her harsh self-study in Commonertown, prompting Edmund and Isoloi to apologize.

Riley blames Sylvia for his facial injury, claiming her hidden scores caused the incident. Aria admits she was the one who cut his face and apologizes repeatedly. Lucian mocks Aria's performance and warns the Blake family that the Hauser family will not tolerate resources being wasted on lies.

Edmund apologizes for neglecting Sylvia, praises her five-and-a-half-star rating, and hints at a match with Lucian. Sylvia sees through his flattery as a ploy to reconnect with Caldwell and the Hauser family, and walks away coldly.

Sylvia asks Edmund for one reward: boarding at Noble Magic High School to escape the castle's distractions. Edmund reluctantly agrees on the condition she returns weekly. Butler Gerald tries to stop her and insults her upbringing, so Sylvia questions whether he still wants his job.

Sylvia tells Isoloi that Gerald said she would never be seen as true family. Isoloi fires Gerald on the spot and orders him out. Seizing the moment, Sylvia asks if her friends from Commonertown can take the open positions, and a guilty Isoloi agrees, offering them generous pay.

Sylvia moves into her dorm and her roommates, awed by her five-and-a-half-star rating, ask to train with her. She wakes them at 5 a.m. for grueling runework drills until they plead for relief. When the weekend arrives, they all head home while Sylvia stays behind to practice alone.

Sylvia's mother and father call, urging her to return to the castle. She refuses, citing her heavy studies and five-and-a-half-star rating. They then show up at her school in person, pressuring her with a family banquet, but Sylvia stands firm and stays.

Sylvia's parents pressure her to return to the castle and marry into the Hauser family for mana resources. She calls out their scheme and refuses to drop out. Her father threatens to revoke her pureblood certification and send her back to Commonertown, but Sylvia stands her ground.

Sylvia's parents continue to harass her on campus when Director Caldwell arrives. He calls her the only five-and-a-half-star prospect in the school and warns that if she fails the Winston exam because of them, he will make the Blake family pay. The parents quickly back down and promise not to interfere.

Edmund and Isoloi fear becoming a laughingstock if Sylvia enters Winsdow Academy, so they order Aria to deliver a manor meal to Sylvia in front of her classmates. Aria slams the food onto Sylvia's books and demands gratitude, only to be mocked by Lucian. Sylvia refuses the gift, and Aria vows revenge.

Delaney arrives from Commonertown to support Sylvia before the Winsdow Academy grand exam. She brings homemade mana stew and a wizard robe she sewed herself, promising to manage Sylvia's mana rations and cheer her on from the front row.

Aria sets a barrier trap in the mana cabin to trap Sylvia before the grand exam. Sylvia turns the tables, luring Aria inside and sealing the ward shut, leaving Aria to face her own scheme.

Sylvia retrieves her custom secret wand at the Blake estate and runs into her family. When her parents refuse to escort her to the Grand Exam, she demands mana crystals as compensation, hinting she will embarrass the family if they refuse.

Delaney brews a brain-boosting elixir for Sylvia and checks her exam kit repeatedly. She reinforces the rain barrier as Sylvia reassures her, insisting they will both have a bright future.

After the exam, Tia and Moira visit Sylvia with honey mana pies, thanking her for securing them jobs at the Blake family business. Meanwhile, Aria tells Edmund that Sylvia refused to come home and insulted the family. Furious, Edmund decides the celebration banquet will be for Aria alone.

In a dream, Sylvia returns to Commonertown and reunites with her friends, who bring her gifts. An old woman she calls Granny cleans her face and recounts how her grandmother spent every last mana crystal to bless her with her name. Granny soothes her to sleep, promising she will wake as a truly brilliant wizard.

Winston Academy posts the grand exam results. Sylvia enters the encryption rune and checks her ranking while Granny beams with pride. Aria barely makes the top 500, and the Blake family, worried the rank won't be enough, messages Sylvia to ask how she did. Sylvia says she cannot see the exact number but guesses she is in the top 50.

Aria mocks Sylvia for failing the exam. Sylvia fires back, revealing her shielded ranking means she is in the royal capital's top ten, and questions how Aria barely cracked the top 500. The Blakes fume until a friend arrives with news: Sylvia is actually ranked number one at Winston Academy.

Reporters swarm to interview Sylvia, but she deliberately stays hidden, waiting for the Blake family to reach out first. Edmund calls to congratulate her and proposes a grand interview at Blake Castle, hoping to use her Winston Academy top ranking to boost the family's prestige. This is exactly what Sylvia has been waiting for, and she agrees.

Sylvia refuses to hold the joint interview at Blake Castle and insists on Commonertown instead. Though embarrassed, Edmund and Isoloi give in to capitalize on her top ranking and order the whole family to leave that night. Aria is furious, convinced Sylvia is deliberately humiliating the Blake family.

Aria breaks down over Sylvia's top ranking, convinced their parents no longer love her and only care about the family name. Kaelin comforts her, swearing he will always love her no matter what. Meanwhile, the Blake family arrives in Commonertown and recoils at the shabby inn and foul mana.

Outside the inn in Commonertown, the Blake family catches up with Sylvia and showers her with attention, inviting her to share a room and offering to order custom robes. Sylvia coldly refuses, reminds them not to be late for tomorrow's interview, and deliberately keeps her plain look to let the royal capital see the stark contrast within the Blake bloodline.

As the interview begins, the Blake family seizes the spotlight to tout their own achievements while barely mentioning Sylvia. Sylvia then appears with her friends from Commonertown, declares them her real family, and thanks her late grandmother, leaving the Blakes humiliated.

News of Sylvia's top exam score spreads, and the public unearths her true identity as the Blake family's abandoned heiress while Aria's bullying is exposed. The Blakes become a target of public fury, with reporters camped outside their gates. Edmund returns home in disgrace and demands they contact Sylvia to salvage their reputation.

Professor Langford calls Sylvia from Winsdow Academy, offering her premium red manna fruits and promising to fulfill any request. Sylvia declares that even if she does not go to Winsdow, the academy will come to her, and she will earn everything by her own strength, no longer bound by the Blake family's scorn.

The steward arrives at Blake Castle and demands Edmund hand over the family seal and all territorial documents. He announces that the Elder Council has unanimously expelled Edmund's entire branch from the Blake family, stripping them of high-ranking privileges and reducing their resources to low-tier branch standards.

Edmund and Isoloi console each other in the sitting room, resolving to regain the family's respect. Kaelin checks on Aria and, now that she has been expelled from the Blake family, confesses he has never seen her as a sister and is in love with her. Isoloi erupts in fury, throws Kaelin out, and forbids him from seeing Aria again.

Isoloi, claiming illness, asks Sylvia if she ever loved them. Sylvia replies she never called her mother and is grateful her neglect led to a switch, allowing her to grow up with grit and become a real wizard. She refuses to inherit the Blake family and vows to reach the top on her own merit. Meanwhile, Edmund promises Aria he will fight to keep her in Blake Castle even if her name is stripped.

Sylvia learns Aria was married off to an old wizard and that Kaelin had his legs broken for crashing the wedding. Grateful for her Commonertown upbringing, she gets to work at her new workshop. As head of the Mana Resource Bureau, she pressures the Blake family to sell their holdings and once again refuses Lucian's proposal, stating only magic and power tempt her.