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.

be perfectly in the

the way others reached the True Path

expression

that, I decided to use Ice and Fire

had also used during a time he didn't remember while also trying to

States since I knew that fusing them would be the easiest. The problem was fusing everything

things, each with parts of

and since I have no Affinity for either of the two components, I would be left with one State that I have

Addition and Subtraction," Shang

but he still hesitated and stuttered slightly

too much he had

at

seconds of

was beyond

Then, the Keeper sighed.

like we can't trust you," she

are you talking about?" Shang asked

you were not,"

you chose Addition over Twilight

I refuse to believe that there is someone

and threatening voice. "I didn't make this up. You told me. You were the one that told me about it. There's

but that simply isn't true,"

snorted. "Are you telling me you

like that's the only

raised

conversation, but I can tell you with absolute certainty that I

said what I said, but

Affinities at

do not have a Temperature Affinity!"

Keeper remained silent as she