"Oh, her. Yeah, I remember her coming in. How'd she do in the exams? Did she promote?" Ah, she was getting closer to done thanks to that. She seemed like a nice and smart girl, and really Adela had wanted to see her succeed... Still, it wouldn't be surprising if she didn't the first time. Neither did Adela.

True, the girl was older than her, but honestly Adela didn't care how old the other girl was. She could do it -- especially if she had Kushina-san believing in her.