Lilliane von Phoenix (リリアーヌ, Ririānu), usually known as Hime, is the main female protagonist of the series. She is the second princess of the Royal Family and is seventeen years old at the beginning of the series. She despises her own name and prefers being called "Hime" (姫, lit. Princess), which is the Japanese title for a lady of royal birth. It is a nickname given by her older sister, Sylvia. She would continue to use the name Hime until the last chapter of the manga, when she reveals to Hiro that her full name is Lilliane von Phoenix.