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[It's a good thing that Ochako can't see the disbelief on Paul's face when she seems so surprised about her high placement in the entrance exam's rankings. She might take it the wrong way; knowing the self-esteem of most teenagers, he'd almost put money on it, if anyone were going to take him up on that bet. It seems only natural to him that the highest achievers would cluster together, Ochako included - but then again, he doesn't know what the competition looked like. Perhaps it didn't favour her skills, and so the result is more surprising.

(An assumption he may be forgiven for: he believes all of Midoriya's friends are, of course, exceptional.

Including those who might get exceptionally lost, a joke whose success Paul tucks away like a golden feather in his cap.)]

It sounds...freer. [He admits, turning off the heat to the stove and setting the seasoned pan on a cold burner.] Being able to choose what you want to do with yourself, the path that suits you best when it comes to doing good in the universe.

[Much like Trench, although he knows that her world comes equipped with structures that don't exist here. Trench is one of the most truly free places he's even been in, for better or for worse. But it does make him think, and almost idly, he adds:]

I think I'd be a little frightened by that. What if I chose the wrong one?

You're lucky you scored so high on your exam. At least you know you chose the right path for you already.