Sword God in a World of Magic

As soon as the Keeper asked that question, Shang was thrown into a problematic situation again.

Yes, he was supposed to trust them and tell them truthfully about his powers, but he couldn't possibly tell them the real truth right now.

Obviously, Shang decided to go with Addition and Subtraction first since that represented the concept of Entropy better. Additionally, the contrast between Addition and Subtraction made it more fitting for a dual wield style. Twilight and Temperature didn't fit very well.

Lastly, comprehending Temperature would have been extremely difficult since Shang would be focusing on two Elements that weren't related to his Affinity.

Addition was related to Shang's supposed Twilight Affinity since it included light.

Subtraction was related to Shang's supposed Twilight Affinity since it included darkness.

But Temperature?

Fire and Ice?

How was that related to Light and Darkness?

So, Shang couldn't possibly be honest.

"Because I want to keep it as a joker," Shang said.

The Keeper furrowed her brows. "Explain."

"I have four States, and my goal is to reduce them to one."

At that point, Shang's mind had to come up with a possible explanation he might have used to explain why he had four States.

This wasn't easy at all, and it put Shang's mind under a lot of pressure.

He was walking a tightrope right now, and if he lost balance, he might die.

He couldn't lie, but he also couldn't be completely honest.

to be perfectly in the

know," Shang said slowly, "I noticed that the way others reached the True Path Stage was not strong enough

Keeper's expression didn't

Because of that, I decided to use

up with a believable lie that he had also used during a time he didn't remember

two ends of my States since I knew that

and Subtraction are easy fusions since both of them include parts of my Affinities. After that, I would be left with two things, each with parts of my Affinities. That should theoretically make it easier to fuse. The Concept of Twilight will then be used as a

had chosen Twilight first, I would have needed to comprehend the Concept of Temperature, and since I have no Affinity for either of the two components, I would be left with one State that I have a great

I chose Addition and Subtraction," Shang

he still hesitated

much he had to pay attention

Keeper only kept looking at Shang, not reacting in

of silence

was

Then, the Keeper sighed.

can't

are you talking about?" Shang

you were not," the Keeper

have four States because you have four Affinities. You told me, and the reason why you chose Addition over Twilight is that you can't train in your Fire and Ice Affinities without revealing that you have them," the Keeper said with a

I refuse to believe that there is someone with four Affinities out there. That would just be

make this up. You told me. You were the one that told me about it. There's no

simply

Keeper snorted. "Are you telling me you

only explanation,"

Keeper raised

with absolute certainty that I do not have a

I said what I

good lie! Nobody can have four Affinities at once. It's not even clear

that I do not have a Temperature Affinity!" Shang

Keeper remained silent as