Where did Alder do something that was superior to Cynthia??
What he said was infinitely more insightful and the way he battled Shooti, was infinitely more purposeful. Adeku actually tried to impart something to Shooti, to teach him something as opposed to Shirona's "well, he's not really going to change so I'm just gonna spout that one line I have and act like it's wisdom".
And if it hadn't been his duty to battle the winner of the Junior Cup, I guess he would probably have fallen asleep again.
Which would have been more entertaining than anything Cynthia ever did. XD