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

know," Shang said slowly, "I noticed that the way others reached the

Keeper's expression

for me. Because of that, I decided to use Ice and Fire as secondary Elements. Ice is related

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

my States since I knew that fusing

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

chose Addition

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

he had to pay attention

only kept looking at

of

atmosphere was beyond

Then, the Keeper sighed.

we can't trust you," she

about?" Shang asked with annoyance. "I was

were not," the

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

don't," Shang said. "Yes, I know that I am extremely powerful, but I refuse to believe that there is someone with four Affinities

up. You told me.

simply isn't true,"

you telling me

only explanation," Shang quickly

raised an

can tell you with absolute certainty that

what I said, but it simply isn't

isn't even a good lie! Nobody can have four Affinities

not have a Temperature

remained silent as she