Deku tried to go full lone wolf, but Class 1-A pulled up and reminded him that One For All was never meant to be borne by one person. That retrieval arc is top-tier character dynamic writing. 🥹
I keep thinking back to Ochako's speech and just how powerful it is when you look at it from Deku's POV. Especially with lines like "Having a special power doesn't make you a special person" and "he's just a kid" refafirms to Deku that he's not this sole protector who must save-