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

"I noticed that the way others reached the True Path Stage was not strong enough for my

expression

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

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

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

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

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 Affinity for and one with no Affinity.

Addition and Subtraction," Shang

absolute best, but he still hesitated and stuttered slightly in

too much he had to pay

Keeper only kept looking at Shang, not reacting in any

seconds of silence

atmosphere was beyond

Then, the Keeper sighed.

we can't trust you,"

are you talking about?" Shang asked with annoyance.

were not," the Keeper

you chose Addition over Twilight is that you can't train in your Fire and Ice Affinities without revealing

Shang said. "Yes, I know that I am extremely powerful, but I refuse to believe that there is someone with four Affinities out there. That

this up. You told me. You

that simply isn't true," Shang

snorted. "Are you telling

like that's the only explanation," Shang

Keeper raised an

can tell you with absolute certainty

what

can have four Affinities

do not

silent as she looked