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.

had to be

way others reached the True Path Stage was not strong enough

expression didn't

one Path wasn't enough for me. Because of that, I decided to use

come up with a believable lie that he had also used during a time he didn't remember while also trying to appear honest and natural in his delivery in

two ends of my States since I knew that fusing

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

I 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

I chose Addition

his absolute best, but he still

he

looking at Shang, not reacting in

of silence

atmosphere was

Then, the Keeper sighed.

can't trust you," she

talking about?" Shang asked with annoyance. "I

not," the

Affinities. You told me, and the reason why you chose Addition over Twilight is that you can't train in your Fire and

but I refuse to believe that

this up. You told me.

that simply isn't true,"

Keeper snorted. "Are you telling me you

like that's the only explanation," Shang quickly

raised an

you with absolute certainty

said what I said,

have four Affinities at once.

assure you that I do not have a

remained silent as she