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* BetrayalByOffspring: Suffers this after [[spoiler:Mielle pushes him down the stairs in her plan to frame Aria]]. He's so horrified by the act that he instantly points the finger at the culprit when he wakes up from his coma.
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* BetrayalByOffspring: Suffers this after [[spoiler:Mielle pushes him down the stairs in her plan to frame Aria]].Aria. He's so horrified by the act that he instantly points the finger at the culprit when he wakes up from his coma. ]]
* EvenEvilHasStandards: He's a corrupt, incompetent bastard, but [[spoiler:even he was shocked when his own daughter pushed him down the stairs. He particularly notes how the crazed look on Mielle's face when she committed the act is what compelled him to not testify in favor of her, even though most nobles in his society would've anyway.]]
* EvenEvilHasStandards: He's a corrupt, incompetent bastard, but [[spoiler:even he was shocked when his own daughter pushed him down the stairs. He particularly notes how the crazed look on Mielle's face when she committed the act is what compelled him to not testify in favor of her, even though most nobles in his society would've anyway.]]
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* UpperClassTwit: He's not the most competent businessman, or the best at politics. He mostly does what others are doing, and either steals or copies other people's ideas for his own.
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* BrotherSisterIncest: Feels this way one-sidedly towards Aria.
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* BrotherSisterIncest: Feels this way one-sidedly towards Aria. As more and more people realize this about him they become increasingly disgusted by him.
* CrazyJealousGuy: As Aria gets older and physically matures, Cain’s disturbing crush on her becomes an obsession and he frequently explodes at the idea of Aria having any male attention or being engaged. Sometimes this helps Aria, such as when she needs a supporter for her plan against Emma, and sometimes it’s something she needs to fend off.
* CrazyJealousGuy: As Aria gets older and physically matures, Cain’s disturbing crush on her becomes an obsession and he frequently explodes at the idea of Aria having any male attention or being engaged. Sometimes this helps Aria, such as when she needs a supporter for her plan against Emma, and sometimes it’s something she needs to fend off.
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* EtTuBrute: [[spoiler:Aria doesn't just want her dead, she wants to reverse the feeling of betrayal she herself felt when she realized Mielle had been setting her up all along. After the story's climax when Mielle has lost her position but is still alive, she's forced to work as Aria's made and unlike her brother is completely unable to adapt. Aria takes advantage of Mielle's unstable mental state to earn her trust and genuine adoration, only to encourage her to try to kill Annie. After Mielle's plan fails "completely by accident" wink wink, Aria reveals to herself quietly that she had been undermining her all along and was just setting her up for the worst death she could think of. Mielle is completely horrified and infuriated by this final betrayal, just as Aria had intended.]]
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* EtTuBrute: [[spoiler:Aria doesn't just want her dead, she wants to reverse the feeling of betrayal she herself felt when she realized Mielle had been setting her up all along. After the story's climax when Mielle has lost her position but is still alive, she's forced to work as Aria's made maid and unlike her brother is completely unable to adapt. Aria takes advantage of Mielle's unstable mental state to earn her trust and genuine adoration, only to encourage her to try to kill Annie. After Mielle's plan fails "completely by accident" wink wink, Aria reveals to herself quietly that she had been undermining her all along and was just setting her up for the worst death she could think of. Mielle is completely horrified and infuriated by this final betrayal, just as Aria had intended.]]
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* RetiredMonster: Debatably such and at least ''considers'' herself one to be one by the end of the story: She may have an amazing reputation, but she's really not a great person. She just happens to be a pragmatic one whose interests align with the people she knows and likes as well as society as a whole. She feels no regrets for anything she's done and would do it all again, though most of her victims were at least as bad as her.
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* EtTuBrute: [[spoiler:Aria doesn't just want her dead, she wants to reverse the feeling of betrayal she herself felt when she realized Mielle had been setting her up all along. After the story's climax when Mielle has lost her position but is still alive, she's forced to work as Aria's made and unlike her brother is completely unable to adapt. Aria takes advantage of Mielle's unstable mental state to earn her trust and genuine adoration, only to encourage her to try to kill Annie. After Mielle's plan fails "completely by accident" wink wink, Aria reveals to herself quietly that she had been undermining her all along and was just setting her up for the worst death she could think of. Mielle is completely horrified and infuriated by this final betrayal, just as Aria had intended.]]
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* VillainWithGoodPublicity: In the first timeline, she deliberately manipulated her step sister into becoming a pariah in society and ruining her own reputation out of irrational hatred and to make herself look better. By the end of it, Aria was executed and Mielle was praised for her wisdom and moral character. [[spoiler:While Aria ends up doing the same back to her, Mielle at least did something to deserve it first, even if only Aria would remember, and unlike Aria she doesn't have a good reason for doing it in the first place.]]
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The crown prince of Aria's country. In the first timeline he married Princess Isis and was seen as a puppet for the Aristocratic Party. Thanks to Aria's interference in the second timeline, Asher is a much more proactive figure and becomes Aria's love interest.
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The crown prince of Aria's country. In the first timeline he married Princess Isis and was seen as a puppet for the Aristocratic Party. Thanks to Aria's interference in the second timeline, Asher is a much more proactive figure and becomes Aria's love interest.
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* SickeninglySweethearts: Her relationship with [[spoiler:Chloe Piaast boils down to this — despite her {{Tsundere}} attitude, she does love Chloe very much]].
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* SickeninglySweethearts: Her relationship with [[spoiler:Chloe Piaast Piast boils down to this — despite her {{Tsundere}} attitude, she does love Chloe very much]].
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Aria's most trustworthy maid in both timelines. In the first timeline, Jessi had her tongue cut out due to Aria's misguided accusations. In the second timeline, she becomes Aria's top lady-in-waiting.
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Aria's most trustworthy maid in both timelines. In the first timeline, Jessi Jessie had her tongue cut out due to Aria's misguided accusations. In the second timeline, she becomes Aria's top lady-in-waiting.
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* BecauseYouWereNiceToMe: Jessi was the only one who would dissuade Aria from her terrible misdeeds and attempted to actually advise her in the first timeline, and paid dearly for it. Aria clearly regrets this in hindsight, and does her best to treat Jessi well in the second timeline.
* NoGoodDeedGoesUnpunished: In the first timeline, Jessi was the only maid that truly tried to advise her. Aria responded by cutting her tongue out. Averted in the second timeline where Aria regrets her treatment of her in the original timeline and treats her far better.
* NoGoodDeedGoesUnpunished: In the first timeline, Jessi was the only maid that truly tried to advise her. Aria responded by cutting her tongue out. Averted in the second timeline where Aria regrets her treatment of her in the original timeline and treats her far better.
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* BecauseYouWereNiceToMe: Jessi Jessie was the only one who would dissuade Aria from her terrible misdeeds and attempted to actually advise her in the first timeline, and paid dearly for it. Aria clearly regrets this in hindsight, and does her best to treat Jessi Jessie well in the second timeline.
* NoGoodDeedGoesUnpunished: In the first timeline,Jessi Jessie was the only maid that truly tried to advise her. Aria responded by cutting her tongue out. Averted in the second timeline where Aria regrets her treatment of her in the original timeline and treats her far better.
* NoGoodDeedGoesUnpunished: In the first timeline,
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* GenkiGirl: Is a perky, outgoing young girl, in contrast to the calmer Aria and Jessi.
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* GenkiGirl: Is a perky, outgoing young girl, in contrast to the calmer Aria and Jessi.Jessie.
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The bastard son of Marquis Piaast and Violet, he was originally part of the Imperial family until the prince Violet was forced to marry learned the truth. Crushed by the reveal, he wandered into the capital's red-light district, where he met Carin, a prostitute, and fell in love with her. He promised to take her out of such life and marry her, but the very next day he and his mother were exiled to Croa. Ever since, he's become a recluse in heavy depression, wishing he could find Carin once more and fulfill his promise.
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The bastard son of Marquis Piaast Piast and Violet, he was originally part of the Imperial family until the prince Violet was forced to marry learned the truth. Crushed by the reveal, he wandered into the capital's red-light district, where he met Carin, a prostitute, and fell in love with her. He promised to take her out of such life and marry her, but the very next day he and his mother were exiled to Croa. Ever since, he's become a recluse in heavy depression, wishing he could find Carin once more and fulfill his promise.
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* PowerPerversionPotential: She uses the hourglass' power to do lots of petty stuff to Mielle or other people that irritate her and then undo it. After fainting one too many times from overusing the hourglass, Aria doesn't utilize it as often, only for emergencies [[spoiler:like when Veri poisoned Annie with tea meant for Aria]] or other controlled scenarios such as the casino. By the end of the story, Aria no longer needs the hourglass, but keeps it as a reminder of everything that happened to her.
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* PowerPerversionPotential: She uses the hourglass' power to do lots of petty stuff to Mielle or other people that irritate her and then undo it. After fainting one too many times from overusing the hourglass, Aria doesn't utilize it as often, only for emergencies [[spoiler:like when Veri Berry poisoned Annie with tea meant for Aria]] or other controlled scenarios such as the casino. By the end of the story, Aria no longer needs the hourglass, but keeps it as a reminder of everything that happened to her.
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* RegretfulTraitor: Has shades of this when she [[spoiler:tries to poison Aria's tea on Emma's orders but accidentally poisons Annie instead. Her reaction is horror and remorse over killing the wrong person. After Aria turns back time and pretends to take the poisoned tea, however, Veri runs away LaughingMad and without an ounce of remorse… until she’s caught.]]
* RewardedAsATraitorDeserves: [[spoiler: She meets her end after turning traitor on Emma with the promise by Aria that she will be forgiven and allowed to escape. Aria arranges instead for Veri to be '''torn apart by wolves''' after she plays her part.]]
* RewardedAsATraitorDeserves: [[spoiler: She meets her end after turning traitor on Emma with the promise by Aria that she will be forgiven and allowed to escape. Aria arranges instead for Veri to be '''torn apart by wolves''' after she plays her part.]]
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* RewardedAsATraitorDeserves: [[spoiler: She meets her end after turning traitor on Emma with the promise by Aria that she will be forgiven and allowed to escape. Aria arranges instead forVeri Berry to be '''torn apart by wolves''' after she plays her part.]]
* RewardedAsATraitorDeserves: [[spoiler: She meets her end after turning traitor on Emma with the promise by Aria that she will be forgiven and allowed to escape. Aria arranges instead for
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* AdaptationalNiceGuy: She's less sadistic in the webtoon, the most obvious example of which comes near the end. [[spoiler:In both versions, after she has clearly beaten Mielle, she keeps her step sister around briefly to make herself look good and to trick her into destroying herself. She then obliquely orders Annie to harass her, then quietly suggests to Mielle that she could poison the annoying maid, but only with enough to make her sick. She knows that Mielle will definitely try to murder her without a thought to the consequences, and this is where the stories diverge: In the novel, Mielle genuinely adores Aria at this point because she's been protecting her when the rest of the world suddenly turned on her. Thus, she only tries to murder Annie, but the drinks get switched and she accidentally kills her brother. This causes her to feel incredibly betrayed when she realized Aria was just stringing her along to destroy her emotionally. In the webtoon, she tries to kill both Annie and Aria herself, thus making Aria look better: While Mielle is a terrible person either way, in the novel she was clearly ''beaten'' and was not a threat to Aria anymore either by capability or intent.]]
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* AdaptationalNiceGuy: She's less sadistic in the webtoon, the most obvious example of which comes near the end. [[spoiler:In both versions, after she has clearly beaten Mielle, she keeps her step sister around briefly to make herself look good and to trick her into destroying herself. She then obliquely orders Annie to harass her, then quietly suggests to tricks Mielle that she could poison the annoying into trying to [[spoiler:poison her maid, but only then switches the poisoned cup with enough the one Cain is about to make her sick. She knows that drink from.]] In the web novel, this was all Mielle will definitely try tried to murder her without a thought to the consequences, and this is where the stories diverge: In the novel, Mielle do because [[spoiler:she genuinely adores Aria at this point because she's been protecting her when as the rest of the world suddenly turned on her. Thus, she only tries to murder Annie, but the drinks get switched and she accidentally kills her brother. This causes her to feel incredibly betrayed when she realized Aria was just stringing her along to destroy her emotionally. one person sticking up for her.]] In the webtoon, she webcomic, Mielle [[spoiler:also tries to kill both Annie and Aria herself, thus making Aria look better: While Mielle is a terrible person either way, in out of sheer pettiness]] which makes it seem more justified: In the novel original version, she didn't just want to beat Mielle, she wanted to hurt her as badly as possible, [[spoiler:and betraying someone who trusted her was clearly ''beaten'' and was not a threat to Aria anymore either by capability or intent.]]the best thing she could think of]].
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* CastFromHitPoints: She can use the hourglass to turn back time, but only once a day, and it drains her life force.
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* CastFromHitPoints: She can use the hourglass to turn back time, but only once a day, and it drains her life force. There are hints that it may be CastFromLifespan instead as it's noted several times that Aria is growing unusually quickly, hinting that use of the hourglass is speeding her aging.
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* AntiHero: Arguably this. While her main goal is to get revenge on Mielle, Aria becomes truly selfless and caring towards others, making her crusade against Mielle look more justified than anything.
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* AdaptationalNiceGuy: She's less sadistic in the webtoon, the most obvious example of which comes near the end. [[spoiler:In both versions, after she has clearly beaten Mielle, she keeps her step sister around briefly to make herself look good and to trick her into destroying herself. She then obliquely orders Annie to harass her, then quietly suggests to Mielle that she could poison the annoying maid, but only with enough to make her sick. She knows that Mielle will definitely try to murder her without a thought to the consequences, and this is where the stories diverge: In the novel, Mielle genuinely adores Aria at this point because she's been protecting her when the rest of the world suddenly turned on her. Thus, she only tries to murder Annie, but the drinks get switched and she accidentally kills her brother. This causes her to feel incredibly betrayed when she realized Aria was just stringing her along to destroy her emotionally. In the webtoon, she tries to kill both Annie and Aria herself, thus making Aria look better: While Mielle is a terrible person either way, in the novel she was clearly ''beaten'' and was not a threat to Aria anymore either by capability or intent.]]
* AntiHero:Arguably this. While her main goal is to get revenge on Mielle, Aria becomes truly selfless and caring often helps others who are in a bad spot. She's also deliberately reactive towards others, making Mielle, generally preferring to give Mielle some rope and let her hand herself. This makes her crusade against Mielle look much more justified [[spoiler:and fools Mielle near the end into thinking Aria was just defending herself rather than anything.actively working to destroy her. This earns her trust and causes her to burn the very last bridge she had in the empire by seemingly trying to poison Aria.]]
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* BrilliantButLazy: It’s implied that in the first timeline that if she had applied herself as diligently as she does in the second timeline, she would have quickly caught up to and even surpassed Mielle, but because she was so caught up in the luxury that she wasn’t used to and her natural laziness left her seemingly a stupid but pretty girl. The second timeline shows her potential far outstrips Mielle who is by all accounts rather average in terms of intelligence.
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* BrilliantButLazy: It’s implied that in the first timeline that if she had applied herself as diligently as she does in the second timeline, she would have quickly caught up to and even surpassed Mielle, but because she was so caught up in the luxury that she wasn’t used to and her natural laziness left her seemingly a stupid but pretty girl. The second timeline shows her potential far outstrips Mielle who is by all accounts rather average in terms of intelligence.smart but ultimately little more than a pawn for more capable people.
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* VillainProtagonist: What Aria sees herself as. While she does do selfless acts in the second timeline, her main goal is to get revenge on Mielle. Everything else she does is either in service of her revenge or helps boost her reputation in high society. Subverted, however, in that she is more on an AntiHero than a villain.
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* VillainProtagonist: What Aria sees herself as. While she does do selfless acts in the second timeline, timeline so long as it doesn't interfere with her main goal is to get goal, her desire for revenge on Mielle. Everything else against Mielle is her ultimate driving force: Not everyone she does is either in service of destroys really deserves it and [[spoiler:her plan to have Mielle executed without dirtying her revenge or helps boost her own reputation in high society. Subverted, however, in that she is more on an AntiHero than a villain.outright sadistic, though Mielle at this point has no sympathy from the audience.]]
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* RegretfulTraitor: Has shades of this when she [spoiler:[tries to poison Aria's tea on Emma's orders]]. The first time she accidentally poisons [[spoiler:Annie]] instead, and it's clear she's deeply upset and regretful over it. After Aria turns back time and [[spoiler:pretends to take the poisoned tea, Veri runs away LaughingMad. Of course, she's not laughing when she gets caught and is forced to help Aria finger the real culprit]].
* RewardedAsATraitorDeserves: Aria engineers her death after she reveals [[spoiler:Emma pushed her to poison Aria]].
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without an ounce of remorse… until she’s caught.]]
* RewardedAsATraitorDeserves: [[spoiler: She meets her end after turning traitor on Emma with the promise by Ariaengineers her death that she will be forgiven and allowed to escape. Aria arranges instead for Veri to be '''torn apart by wolves''' after she reveals [[spoiler:Emma pushed plays her to poison Aria]].part.]]
* RewardedAsATraitorDeserves: [[spoiler: She meets her end after turning traitor on Emma with the promise by Aria
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* ClingyJealousGirl: Do NOT interfere with Mielle and Oscar. Aria intentionally doing this causes Mielle to get so enraged that she start her plans against her much sooner than in the first timeline.
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* CrazyJealousGuy: After he falls for Aria, he expresses this feeling whenever he learns of another man getting closer to her. [[TheCasanova Lohan]] saying her first name brings out the {{Yandere}} in him.
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* CrazyJealousGuy: After he falls for Aria, he expresses this feeling whenever he learns of another man getting closer to her. [[TheCasanova Lohan]] saying her first name brings out the {{Yandere}} deliberately pushes his buttons knowing this and openly flirts with Aria right in him.front of him, usually causing Asher to go into freak-out mode.
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* BetaCouple: With Baron Burboom, one of Aria's business associates.
* GenkiGirl: Is a perky, outgoing young girl, in contrast to the calmer Aria and Jessi.
* PerkyFemaleMinion: Initially started out as an upbeat servant to Mielle and Emma, sent over to Aria as a spy. Aria is able to get her to switch sides and she becomes a HotBlooded GenkiGirl instead, though you could make the argument she still is one due to Aria's status as VillainProtagonist.
* TheCorrupter: Emma raised Mielle to become the monster that she is, not out of malicious intent, but because she believed it was the only way for Mielle to survive the cutthroat world of the aristocracy and out of a sense of gratitude for Mielle's biological mother, the late first Countess Roscent. Of course, the problem here is that not only did Mielle grew dependent on Emma's assistance, Emma herself actively fed malicious schemes and advice to Mielle as they plotted to rid themselves of Aria and her mother.
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* RewardedAsATraitorDeserves: Aria engineers her death after she revealsEmma [[spoiler:Emma pushed her to poison Aria.Aria]].
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* InferioritySuperiorityComplex: Downplayed; he's a good guy, but he has a soft spot for Aria mostly because he believes she's helpless against her family. As he's also defenseless against his family, Oscar can only sympathize and wish he could help her. [[spoiler:He discovers he's painfully wrong as he watches Aria coldly watch his sister's execution from the crowd as a commoner, but it's too late for him to anything but silently wish her well]].
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* SetRightWhatOnceWentWrong: She uses her TimeTravel powers to get revenge on Mielle for killing her and her mother, but that vendetta develops into stopping the Aristocratic Party from committing treason against the country.
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* TheDragon: Mielle is Lady Isis' mentoree, as she's engaged to Isis' brother, Oscar. However, Aria centers her revenge scheme around Mielle. [[spoiler:Even after Isis is executed, Aria doesn't consider her revenge complete until Mielle is fully dealt with]].
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* ForWantOfANail: Her warning Asher about the auction ticket causes a chain reaction that allows Asher to be more successful in fighting back against the Aristocratic Party.
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* ForWantOfANail: ItBeganWithATwistOfFate: Her warning Asher about the auction ticket causes a chain reaction that allows Asher to be more successful in fighting back against the Aristocratic Party.Party [[spoiler:and eventually brings both of them together as a couple]].
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* DaddyHadAGoodReasonForAbandoningYou: Being exiled to another country prevented him from going back to see Carin, let alone learning she became pregnant.
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* BrilliantButLazy: It’s implied that in the first timeline that if she had applied herself as diligently as she does in the second timeline, she would have quickly caught up to and even surpassed Mielle, but because she was so caught up in the luxury that she wasn’t used to and her natural laziness left her seemingly a stupid but pretty girl. The second timeline shows her potential far outstrips Mielle who is by all accounts rather average in terms of intelligence.
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Aria's mother, a former prostitute who married Count Roscent and became the stepmother to Mielle and Cain. While she does love Aria in her own way, she wasn't the most doting parent, caring more about her and her daughter's survival than anything.
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Aria's mother, a former prostitute who married Count Roscent and became the stepmother to Mielle and Cain. While she does love Aria in her own way, she wasn't the most doting parent, caring more about her and her daughter's survival than anything. She was poisoned to death in the original timeline in a series of events that would lead to Aria being executed.
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* GoldDigger: Subverted somewhat. On the outset, Carin married the Count to get his money and status, but really it was more for her and Aria to survive. She does act like this [[spoiler:after the Count is paralyzed and Cain and Mielle are arrested for treason; she divorces the Count to take everything away from him and then send him to a nursing home.]]
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* ForWantOfANail: Her warning Asher about the auction ticket causes a chain reaction that allows Asher to be more successful in fighting back against the Aristocratic Party.
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* TheChessMaster: He's very good in the political scene and engineers the Aristocratic Party's collapse. The only reason he lost in the first timeline was due to not having enough support.
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* FatalFlaw: '''Pride'''. Mielle is a huge believer in blood purity, and resents anyone who gets a leg up in society despite their inferior blood. She went after Aria and her mother purely because Countess Carin was a prostitute and they were from the slums. If Mielle hadn't gloated her victory over Aria and her mother in the first timeline, Aria wouldn't have sought after revenge. But alas, Mielle couldn't keep her mouth shut, and Aria went on to ruin Mielle's life.
* ManipulativeBastard: Mielle comes off as manipulative in the first timeline, but not as much in the second. Aria suspects this is because Mielle's maid Emma was feeding Mielle ideas to use. [[spoiler:When Emma gets executed, Mielle loses her best manipluator.]]
* ManipulativeBastard: Mielle comes off as manipulative in the first timeline, but not as much in the second. Aria suspects this is because Mielle's maid Emma was feeding Mielle ideas to use. [[spoiler:When Emma gets executed, Mielle loses her best manipluator.]]
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* FatalFlaw: '''Pride'''. Mielle is a huge believer in blood purity, and resents anyone who gets a leg up in society despite their inferior blood. She went after Aria and her mother purely because Countess Carin was a prostitute and they were from the slums.slums, despite neither of them having anything against Mielle. If Mielle hadn't gloated her victory over Aria and her mother in the first timeline, Aria wouldn't have sought after revenge. But alas, Mielle couldn't keep her mouth shut, and Aria went on to ruin Mielle's life.
* ManipulativeBastard: Mielle comes off as manipulative in the first timeline, but not as much in the second. Aria suspects this is because Mielle's maid Emma was feeding Mielle ideas to use. [[spoiler:When Emma gets executed, Mielle loses her bestmanipluator.manipulator and things go more downhill for her from there.]]
* ManipulativeBastard: Mielle comes off as manipulative in the first timeline, but not as much in the second. Aria suspects this is because Mielle's maid Emma was feeding Mielle ideas to use. [[spoiler:When Emma gets executed, Mielle loses her best
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* PowerPerversionPotential: She uses the hourglass' power to do lots of petty stuff to Mielle or other people that irritate her and then undo it. After fainting one too many times from overusing the hourglass, Aria doesn't utilize it as often, only in emergencies [[spoiler:like when Veri poisoned Annie with tea meant for Aria]]. By the end of the story, Aria no longer needs the hourglass, but keeps it as a reminder of everything that happened to her.
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* PowerPerversionPotential: She uses the hourglass' power to do lots of petty stuff to Mielle or other people that irritate her and then undo it. After fainting one too many times from overusing the hourglass, Aria doesn't utilize it as often, only in for emergencies [[spoiler:like when Veri poisoned Annie with tea meant for Aria]].Aria]] or other controlled scenarios such as the casino. By the end of the story, Aria no longer needs the hourglass, but keeps it as a reminder of everything that happened to her.
* SmarterThanTheyLook: While she was a BrainlessBeauty originally, Aria realizes in hindsight this was because she gave up too soon being constantly compared to Mielle who had the advantage over her (with Mielle actively enforcing this onto her). When she actually puts in the effort to learn, she ends up proving to be far smarter and talented than it seemed.
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* BecauseYouWereNiceToMe: Jessi was the only one who would dissuade Aria from her terrible misdeeds and attempted to actually advise her in the first timeline, and paid dearly for it. Aria clearly regrets this, and does her best to treat Jessi well in the second timeline.
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* BecauseYouWereNiceToMe: Jessi was the only one who would dissuade Aria from her terrible misdeeds and attempted to actually advise her in the first timeline, and paid dearly for it. Aria clearly regrets this, this in hindsight, and does her best to treat Jessi well in the second timeline.
* TheDogBitesBack: [[spoiler:After he tried in vain to convince his family to not commit treason and is locked away for speaking up, upon being rescued, he proceeds to speak testimony against them, sealing their fate.]]
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* TokenGoodTeammate: One of the few good people among the high aristocracy.
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* TokenGoodTeammate: One of the few good people among the high aristocracy.aristocracy [[spoiler:and is ultimately the only member of his family to survive although he is reduced to a commoner.]]
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* GoodIsNotDumb: While a kind and sweet woman, she does quickly pick up on Mielle undermining Aria in her conversation with her after she marries Marquis Vincent, long before her true colors begin to show.
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* GoodIsNotDumb: While a kind and sweet woman, she does quickly pick up on Mielle undermining Aria in her conversation with her after she marries Marquis Vincent, and suspects that Mielle had a hand in the bad rumors surrounding Aria, long before her true colors begin to show.
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* SetRightWhatOnceWentWrong: She travels to just before Asher’s coronation day to prevent a disaster befalling her mother. [[spoiler: Aria gravely being injured during her birth, which Bliss holds herself responsible for.]]
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* SetRightWhatOnceWentWrong: She travels to just before Asher’s coronation day to prevent a disaster befalling her mother.
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* ParentsAsPeople: Aria notes that Carin wasn't the most loving parent when she was growing up, but recognizes she could have very easily have abandoned her and yet chose to raise her and even marry the Count for her and Aria's survival. When it does come down to it though, Carin does love her daughter.
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A little girl that appears in the palace one day and is the center of the epilogue’s first major story. [[spoiler: Aria and Asher’s future daughter.]]
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A little girl that appears in the imperial palace one day and is the center of the epilogue’s first major story. [[spoiler: Aria and Asher’s future daughter.]]
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* SuperpoweredGenetics: She got the “parental combo” type and can thus teleport ''and'' travel through time.
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* SuperpoweredGenetics: SuperpowerfulGenetics: She got the “parental combo” type and can thus teleport ''and'' travel through time.
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[[folder: Bliss Franz]]
A little girl that appears in the palace one day and is the center of the epilogue’s first major story. [[spoiler: Aria and Asher’s future daughter.]]
* SetRightWhatOnceWentWrong: She travels to just before Asher’s coronation day to prevent a disaster befalling her mother. [[spoiler: Aria gravely being injured during her birth, which Bliss holds herself responsible for.]]
* SuperpoweredGenetics: She got the “parental combo” type and can thus teleport ''and'' travel through time.
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[[folder: Ruby]]
Aria’s new personal maid after Annie leaves the palace.
* BitchInSheepsClothing: She appears professional, if detached. But her ill-treatment of Bliss is what triggers her to go back in time to [[spoiler: prevent her own birth.]]
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[[folder: Bliss Franz]]
A little girl that appears in the palace one day and is the center of the epilogue’s first major story. [[spoiler: Aria and Asher’s future daughter.]]
* SetRightWhatOnceWentWrong: She travels to just before Asher’s coronation day to prevent a disaster befalling her mother. [[spoiler: Aria gravely being injured during her birth, which Bliss holds herself responsible for.]]
* SuperpoweredGenetics: She got the “parental combo” type and can thus teleport ''and'' travel through time.
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[[folder: Ruby]]
Aria’s new personal maid after Annie leaves the palace.
* BitchInSheepsClothing: She appears professional, if detached. But her ill-treatment of Bliss is what triggers her to go back in time to [[spoiler: prevent her own birth.]]
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Asher is NOT this trope, we know from both timelines the aristocracy is trying to usurp or kill him. Getting back at them is pure self-defense.
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* AntiHero: Asher, when given the chance to by Aria, is a schemer who plots the downfall of an entire political party to get back at them for trying to make him a fool.
