I did not read the novel, but according to your comment I aggree with you a little. I mean you wrote it as if Cain s death was not planned entirely and I pity him a bit, since he was tricked by Millies mask of kindness. Also I do not think the count deserved all that, but he was a terrible father at her second life as well. He never gave Aria any affection or credit for her help but let Millie take it undeserved, as well as never saying a good word to her, and always placed Millie to be the first priority. Oh and I almost forgot that he almost sold Aria for the shake of making connections with the prince s attendant in disguise. So I kinda do not want to pity him at that point. He was dumb to believe his daughter to be a 100% pure saint, and got almost killed by her and after that Aria got her revenge on him as well.（￣へ￣）
i agree that there def was a lot of extra and unnecessary arcs, but i still recommend this manhwa because it's super unique and not like any other manhwa i've ever read before! just saying to those who might be discouraged to read this after that ^^
there's some boring parts but i think it truly is a piece of work overall
I haven’t read ahead but considering what you say you’re technically correct but you know the saying hurt me once and I’ll return the favor ten fold or something (lmao my memory is so bad) but considering what they put her through in her past life I find it quite understandable they used and played with her because she was ignorant so Aria doing it back to them is quite sad rifting actually like they say karma is a bitch and honestly I’m glad she went through with her revenge fully because if she didn’t I would hate her instead of loving her because if you say you’re gonna take revenge you better do it and do it well but I don’t think this story was meant to be sweet and warm laughter so it’s really my cup of tea ╮(￣▽￣)╭ though I do also love reading warm stories once in a while to keep me sane and away from all the toxicity but I do feel bad for the brother he does seem like he redeemed himself but we’ll see (づ￣ ³￣)づ
has other comments said I don't feel any pity for the count. he is an asshole using Aria. let's be honest here, he never love her or her mother. he just uses them. the only things he loves is money and Millia. so I don't care how much he suffer or kill himself, he can burn in hall for all I care. the worse father and the worse human been ever. the second worse is the bro, god he so disgusting! so why should I feel any guilt for him either?
the only one I pity a lot is Oscar, he does not deserve what he got in the end. he wasn't a bad person either. but he still plays with both the sisters so...hmm ╮(￣▽￣)╭ whatever I guess.
the importance of the story is not judged someone based only on what social status he has or someday it will come back to bite you in the ass - which mean BE FAIR TO EVERYONE. which is a nice lesson to see in this story, no matter what Aria become in the end. the lesson is still there, never judge people only base on social status.
if Aria family would have been nice to her and raise her with love, their fate would have been better after people find out about her real origin, so no the lesson the story trying to say didn't change that much.
This viewpoint always depends on the people who read it. I came here for a heartless mc, and I am satisfied about it. You said that she should appreciate the people who love her, but she only has like 2 people atm... and remember taht the personality she ha before turning back time was wicked too, so she cant change it just with a snap of finger...
yeah srsly tho...like shes so fookin badassss!!!!! I love her sooo much! and she's pretty tolerant too- like if i was betrayed by my family like that i'd behead all of them w my own hands the moment i get reincarnated. (jk)
(not really but yeah you get my point)
So I just skimmed through the whole novel because I was too curious.. and I have some mixed feelings
I know we’ve been constantly warned that this is a villian (or a ‘wicked girl’ as she likes to say) who stays like that until the end, but I -naively- still assumed there would be character development? I love anti-heros, I love multidimentional villains, I love some moral ambiguity! But I was still hoping she would grow to realize that there are things in life that have more value.. I am NOT saying I was hoping she would give up her revenge, no way.. just that she wouldn’t center her whole existence around it? I was hoping that she would grow and realize she has an amazing life, people that love her, and that her so called family have no power over her and then get her revenge swiftly, cut and dry and it’s over.. but no... she pushes her revenge to a degree that was so unnecessary it made me uncomfortable.. I will explain:
SPOILERS
Let’s start with the count, his ending really left a bad taste in my mouth.. first of all, mielle the dumbass pushes her father off the stairs and tries to frame aria. Aria finesses her in court and her lies are revealed. Mielle ends up in jail. FANTASTIC! count wakes up, turns out he’s completely paralyzed he cannot talk or move only blink. You would think huh... that must satisfy aria.. but no. When his real children abandon him, Aria and her mom pretend to be the loving wife and daughter until he can speak a little and move his arms slightly.. the father starts to realized he was wrong, but too little too late. Later, the count loses his title and becomes a commoner, and his money is also running out. Aria advices her mom to divorce him, which is absolutely valid because he never respected her or her daughter, but she lies about it saying that it’s a divorce on paper only to protect their money from the government. Then after the papers are signed she tells him that actually the money is for her alone and so is the new villa bye bye have fun living the rest of your life in a facility since you’re disabled and can’t take care of yourself. Now after all this the revenge must be complete right? Right? kind of. Because after both his children die, aria receives news that the former count killed himself.. her reaction? ‘haha! Such a perfect revenge! Better than I could’ve ever planned!” like.. I’m sorry, am I supposed to cheer?.. I didn’t expect regret or anything but at least indifference would have been nice... Talk about kicking a dead horse. He was a shitty selfish man who that I am glad is out of your lives but damn.. he did not deserve all that.. have a liiiiittle empathy.
Now for Cain.. pervy possessive step brother who killed her in her past life and helped mielle frame her in this life, just to keep her from the prince.. ew. Definitely did more to deserve revenge than the count, at least. Okay so- bla bla he gets arrested and charged for treason along with mielle. All the other aristocrats that got arrested are sentenced to get beheaded, but aria saves them both, deceiving them into thinking that she is doing it out of sisterly affection, and they believe it. Now that was my first red flag because beheading for treason? Deserved because they committed the crimes and everyone else got punished. Why did she save mielle? Because she still had more in store for her. Why did she save Cain? Because she thought that if he lived mielle would have more to live for, which would make her downfall more satisfying. Just.. chills, man. Aria might be a sociopath. Anyway, Cain and mielle both lose their titles and become commoners and start essentially working fo aria in her mom’s new mansion. Cain basically learns his place, and even thanks aria for letting them live and works quietly. But again, too little too late I guess. Because guess what aria does! She ‘tricks’ mielle into poisoning Annie (Annie was basically mielle’s new mistress and higher than her in status so she was enjoying it too much and being a bit of a bully, as aria planned of course) just like she herself was tricked in her previous life to poison mielle, because she loves poetic justice I guess and wants mielle to go down the same way. Anyway, instead of Annie drinking the cup, Cain who wasn’t even supposed to be there but was invited by aria, drank it instead and was poisoned. Of course, mielle tried to stop him but was too late, and revealed that she knew something. Cain, with his dying breath, asks if she really did it, and mielle stutters and doesn’t deny anything, and Cain dies knowing he was killed by his sister, who also paralyzed his father, who he did his best to protect after everything,. Like maybe I have too much empathy to enjoy this novel? Maybe I’m not the target audience? Because I don’t think being wronged means it’s satisfying to inflict this much pain and suffering on people who wronged me, and then enjoying it.. idk.
I don’t have much to say about mielle. She went out the same way aria did, so it was ‘the perfect revenge’. People yelling all around her to kill the wicked woman! crying over poor saint aria, the saint who protected her little sister only to be betrayed by the evil bitch over and over, and mielle’s head falls off to the cheers of the crowd, probably thinking the same things aria was thinking in chapter one, but no royal blood in her veins that can awaken life saving super powers, unlike aria. so that’s the end for her.
The royal blood? A tidbit I am also conflicted about. Aria makes a name for herself as a commoner daughter of a prostitute who rose from the bottom, built herself to become a huge investor and captured the heart of the crown prince..and proved that class and family and blood doesn’t mean shit. Then you find out! Her paternal grandfather Marquise of a foreign country, and his wife, her grandmother, used to be married into the royal family, drank some holy water or something that basically guarantees that any child she bears is part of the royal family.. which makes aria both a future heiress to the Marquise but also, kinda, a royal. Which is what gave her the hourglass powers. And they use this to rub it in the face of Princess isis like haha! she actually has a higher status than you! Sike! which... why does it matter? Doesn’t this shit all over the a ‘your value isn’t determined by your blood and class’ thing we had going? Why ruin such a good thing? makes me sad.