If it were up to me, I would have told them to just stay away from the fight. [That was his role as a teacher.]
[It was more like Shigaraki said, though. The students had seen him at USJ, the person who threw himself into a fight he'd inevitably lose. He doesn't want to admit that influence. He'd rather assume he had none, that he was unimportant, and any sway he'd have over Bakugou would be as an authority figure alone.]
Even if they had succeeded, their actions would have been rash and out of line. [And exactly what he would have done in that situation.]
[Still, he starts rolling out the sleeping bag. He has no intention of sleeping but it seemed the safest way to move the conversation along. It was far too hopeful to think he might overhear something while pretending to sleep. He just needed to wait, be patient, and keep his student safe.]
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[It was more like Shigaraki said, though. The students had seen him at USJ, the person who threw himself into a fight he'd inevitably lose. He doesn't want to admit that influence. He'd rather assume he had none, that he was unimportant, and any sway he'd have over Bakugou would be as an authority figure alone.]
Even if they had succeeded, their actions would have been rash and out of line. [And exactly what he would have done in that situation.]
[Still, he starts rolling out the sleeping bag. He has no intention of sleeping but it seemed the safest way to move the conversation along. It was far too hopeful to think he might overhear something while pretending to sleep. He just needed to wait, be patient, and keep his student safe.]