Viola, Shizuru

シズル・ヴィオーラ

#3 of the Five Columns, known as the Charming Amethyst. Her interest in Natsuki, which was evident in the original Mai-HiME, appears to have evolved into an actual relationship in this series. She lives permanently with Natsuki in the Principal building when she is not on missions for Garderobe. Shizuru is from Wind Bloom and was classmates and rivals with Haruka. Her element is a naginata double-edged sword whose blades can extend in a whiplike fashion, much like her naginata did in Mai-HiME. Her reason for fighting is to "protect her most precious person."