Can't You?

He Juan thought that he must have heard wrong, that the drug must be potent enough to cause auditory hallucinations. However, his flimsy hope was shattered to pieces when Mu Yuze raised his head and stated again, firmer this time, "I want to work for you in the future after I graduate from school. Can I?"

Staring into the boy's earnest and solemn eyes, He Juan only felt a surge of chill creeping into his heart that caused him to break into cold sweat. Oh no, Mu Yuze was serious. He was serious about this decision. It was not something he had blurted out in the heat of the moment. How? How could he…

Perhaps because He Juan had remained silent for too long, Mu Yuze began to blabber out his thoughts, flustered. "I– I will not hold you back. I also know how to fight. Just a little bit more and I would be able to advance into black—"