blan de windbloom mashiro

In My Otome, Mashiro Blan de Windbloom is the princess (and later Queen) of Windbloom. Her personality stands in stark contrast to her My-HiME counterpart. Instead of being polite, selfless, and reserved, Mashiro Blan de Windbloom is boisterous, selfish, and arrogant. There are doubts about whether she is the true ruler, which are confirmed when Sergay Wáng discovers the real ruler of Windbloom. Mikoto the cat serves as her pet. She shares a love-hate relationship with Nagi, leaning more towards 'hate'. While her age was never clarified in My-Hime, in My-Otome it is explicitly stated that she is 14 years old and later turns 15. Mashiro first met Nina and Arika while evading her palace guards by attempting to jump to another building's roof. When she fell, the two rushed to help her. Mistaking the guards for kidnappers, they assisted her in escaping. Arika, who was raised in the countryside, was oblivious to Mashiro's arrogance, even when Mashiro revealed herself as the princess, prompting Nina to apologize for their ignorance. Over time, Mashiro's treatment of those around her grew harsher. She frequently neglected her duties as queen to visit Garderobe and mock Arika's clumsy attempts at Otome training. As her birthday approached, she raised taxes to fund the reconstruction of her castle and her birthday celebration. As Sergay Wáng observed, the city was suffering from rising unemployment. Flashbacks revealed that Mashiro was pampered as a child, receiving anything she desired. Upon overhearing rumors questioning her legitimacy as princess, Mashiro's behavior deteriorated due to heightened feelings of insecurity and inadequacy. During an emergency, she formed a contract with Arika to save their lives. Unfortunately, no methods were found to break this contract. Initially opposed to their bond, its life-binding nature gradually eased the tension between them, and they slowly began to