Uraraka? [Wasn't that-] She was in the combat tournament too, right? [Up against that egomaniac, which only made Shinsou want to root for her. So, she'd been training with Gunhead? So he wasn't the only one to start working a bit harder after losing...]

Well, how do you normally fight? I feel like our fight wasn't a great example. [Since, like, it was talking into a baby fight. Starting with what Midoriya already knew would be best, right? Then they could both decide on the next step together.]

[It's so weird to think "together." It wasn't a bad weird, it just didn't feel like he'd earned it. Or, rather, he was so used to having to earn everyone's trust.]