[ It is a secret, so he doesn't bring it up, but what he felt towards Paul in that moment was worse than simple resentment. He knew then why exactly Paul had stopped them. It's a terrible truth he will never forget. ]

Not forever. Things worth doing are hard. A... kind of continuous work, that peace. Gaining trust--or, in my case, being someone people can put their trust in.

[ Not for nothing is Chara a guide. Midoriya can almost grasp it here, the shape of his dream. It lies there in the subconscious, an idea not even nascent and only ever implemented in accidental fragments as he stumbles around trying to find the answer to the questions that All Might's legacy--and his mistakes--raised. ]

I've seen people change. Or--reveal their true self, how they really feel. I'll never know for sure with what time we had, because that Toga-san is gone now. If you're right about her, then she stayed true to herself no matter what. If someone was wrong about you... You say you gave everything. You wanted it that badly. Why did you just go along with whatever people thought in the end?