# WebtoonLib — The Villainess Turns the Hourglass #77

## Series
- title: The Villainess Turns the Hourglass
- slug: the-villainess-turns-the-hourglass-374619

## Chapter
- number: 77
- release_date: 2025-03-05

### Summary
The current narrative centers on the orchestrated revelation of Aria’s noble and distant imperial lineage, a development that is solidifying her social standing and explaining the origin of her hourglass power. As Crown Prince Asher and her grandfather, Marquis Piast, prepare to inform her that her biological father, Chloe, is alive, Aria decides to reciprocate Asher's trust by confessing everything about her regression. Reader commentary highlights the strength of their relationship, finding it humorous that Aria's greatest anxiety is not her past murder or magical abilities, but the fact that her consciousness is now older than Asher's. Her power is traced back to her paternal grandmother, Violet, who married into the imperial family, granting Aria a connection that satisfyingly undermines the class-based discrimination she has faced from her stepsister, Mielle. Amidst this, Aria's mother is praised for her unwavering protective love. With primary antagonists Mielle and Isis Frederick currently sidelined, the plot has shifted from direct revenge to establishing a powerful new family foundation for Aria, building anticipation for both a family reunion and a pivotal moment of honesty that will further cement her alliance with Asher.
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- summary_verification: unverified

### Key events
- Aria reveals the secret of her hourglass and her past life regression to Asher.

## Spoiler
- level: auto

### Safe teaser
The current narrative centers on the orchestrated revelation of Aria’s noble and distant imperial lineage, a development that is solidifying her social standing and explaining the origin of her hourglass power.

### Spoiler summary
The current narrative centers on the orchestrated revelation of Aria’s noble and distant imperial lineage, a development that is solidifying her social standing and explaining the origin of her hourglass power. As Crown Prince Asher and her grandfather, Marquis Piast, prepare to inform her that her biological father, Chloe, is alive, Aria decides to reciprocate Asher's trust by confessing everything about her regression. Reader commentary highlights the strength of their relationship, finding it humorous that Aria's greatest anxiety is not her past murder or magical abilities, but the fact that her consciousness is now older than Asher's. Her power is traced back to her paternal grandmother, Violet, who married into the imperial family, granting Aria a connection that satisfyingly undermines the class-based discrimination she has faced from her stepsister, Mielle. Amidst this, Aria's mother is praised for her unwavering protective love. With primary antagonists Mielle and Isis Frederick currently sidelined, the plot has shifted from direct revenge to establishing a powerful new family foundation for Aria, building anticipation for both a family reunion and a pivotal moment of honesty that will further cement her alliance with Asher.

## Status
- data_status: complete
- summary_status: generated
- transcript: Hardsub chapter — image-only

## See also
- [WebtoonLib — The Villainess Turns the Hourglass #77](/series/the-villainess-turns-the-hourglass-374619/chapter-77)
- for_series_detail: /llms-series/the-villainess-turns-the-hourglass-374619

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