Ume gave a 'harumph'. "I had just gotten back on my feet after the exams. I was doing a circuit around the city and the roof of the building collapsed, that's all." Her ears twitched in irritation at Hima's comments as she crossed her arms in front of her chest. "Of course I wouldn't assume that you received your rank through family. You were not the one who made the claim of not needing to be in the exams in the first place. It dishonors those of us who actually put hard work into all we do."<br/><br/>She sighed then, closing her eyes and leaning against a tree. "It is true though... Much of my experience is in missions alone. When working with a team, I tended to be left to my own devices. My strength lays in fighting single targets, I have little in my arsenal of techniques for handling crowds. So I try to end a target quickly, focusing on offense before defense."