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 perfectly in the

the way others reached the True Path Stage was not

expression

create more Paths since perfecting one Path wasn't enough for me. Because of that, I decided to use Ice and

he had also used during a time he didn't remember while also trying to appear honest and natural in his

I knew that fusing them would be the easiest.

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

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 Affinity for and one with no Affinity. That

chose Addition and Subtraction," Shang

doing his absolute best, but he still hesitated and stuttered slightly in a couple

he had to

Keeper only kept looking at Shang, not reacting

of

was beyond

Then, the Keeper sighed.

we can't trust you,"

talking about?" Shang

not,"

reason why you chose Addition over Twilight is that you

that I am extremely powerful, but I refuse to believe that there is someone with

the Keeper said with a dark and threatening voice. "I didn't make this up. You told me. You

simply isn't true," Shang

you telling

the only explanation," Shang

Keeper raised

with absolute certainty that I do not have a Temperature

why I said what I said, but it simply

four Affinities at once. It's not even clear if there's someone with

do not

remained silent as she looked at