Princess Shalala reigns as the only daughter of King Shabada in the Baghdad-based Shabada Kingdom during 9th century Arabia, renowned as the realm's foremost beauty.

Her personality blends playful humor with an uncanny calm in dangerous situations. Despite repeated kidnappings by the sorcerer Abdullah, who seeks to force her into marriage for his master, she often finds amusement in these ordeals, displaying a consistent absence of crisis awareness.

Within the palace, Prince Dandarn of Baghdad actively courts her, though his efforts meet disinterest due to his perceived lack of initiative. She lives under the care of the time-displaced visitors Hayato and Yumi. When dimensional holes created by the Tondekeman device offer time travel, she occasionally influences the destination choices.

Her narrative function centers on being Abdullah's primary kidnapping target. These repeated abductions drive the story's time-travel sequences, connecting the central characters to various historical periods and literary figures during their pursuit across eras.