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

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

Keeper's expression

I decided to use Ice and Fire

mind was going wild as it tried to come up with a believable lie that he had also used during a time he

since I knew that fusing them would be the easiest.

parts of my Affinities. After that, I would be left with two things, each with parts of my Affinities. That should

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

why I chose Addition and Subtraction,"

best, but he still hesitated and stuttered slightly

was just too much he had to

at

of silence

was

Then, the Keeper sighed.

like we can't trust you,"

Shang asked with

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 Fire and Ice Affinities without revealing that you have them," the Keeper said with

powerful, but I refuse to believe that there is someone with four Affinities out there.

said with a dark and threatening voice. "I didn't make this up. You told me. You were the one that told me about it. There's no point

but that simply isn't true,"

Keeper snorted. "Are you telling

only explanation," Shang quickly

raised an

you with absolute certainty that I do not have a Temperature Affinity!" Shang said with

I said what I said, but

Nobody can have four Affinities at once. It's not even clear if there's someone

you that I do not have a Temperature Affinity!" Shang

Keeper remained silent as