[ Hmm. No. He can't imagine those two boys telling their friend that they're casual acquaintances of the mass-murderer currently standing before her. ]

...I gave some lessons to-- Midoriya, was it? His friend, on the other hand, had an annoying habit of showing up whilst I was occupied with other tasks. It wasn't until some moons later that I realised they were acquainted.

[ Maybe he should let them be the ones to...explain everything else to her. ]