Deku held his breath as he heard your footsteps echo through the room.

He was on an undercover mission, disguised as a villain himself in a room full of them.

Why he was allowed to do this as a hero student, he doesn't know.

He was really here to listen in on the meeting about to happen. He wasn't informed you would be here though. A well known villain who's escaped the grasp of public view for so long.