As Alice watched the demon extend his hand to her with kindness, she couldn't help but feel skeptical. She couldn't figure out what the demon was up to. Initially, the demon seemed to have the intention of humiliating her, but his attitude had drastically changed within a few minutes. There might be some conspiracy, and Alice couldn't let her guard down.

While she felt this way, Alice couldn't just ignore the friendly gesture from the demon. Her fear of the demon had diminished, and she felt her strength returning. Unsteadily, Alice stood back up, but she didn't take Liu Xuan's outstretched hand.

Seeing Alice's reaction, Liu Xuan felt a bit embarrassed, but he understood. After all, he had touched her face just moments ago. "I apologize for my actions earlier. It was a misunderstanding," Liu Xuan politely expressed his apologies to Alice. However, Alice still looked at Liu Xuan warily.

Nothing given without a motive, there must be an ulterior motive. That was what Alice thought.

"My name is Liu Xuan. May I know your name?" Liu Xuan tried to ease the tension.

"...Alice..." the girl hesitated for a moment before finally revealing her name. Refusing to give one's name to an enemy was a cowardly act. However, Alice found the demon's name strange, very different from the names she was familiar with in this world. Alice thought that maybe it was because he was a demon that his name was different from others.

Liu Xuan looked at the girl named Alice and noticed that she didn't seem as afraid as before. Moreover, she was willing to talk to him, which relieved him. He had a lot of questions about this new world he found himself in, and it would be great if this girl could answer some of them.

"So, may I ask where we are?" Liu Xuan asked Alice.

"...," Alice remained silent. She wasn't sure of the meaning behind Liu Xuan's question and was worried that her answer might aid the demon.

"Hmm?" Seeing Alice's lack of response, Liu Xuan thought that his question might have confused her. He pondered for a moment and asked again, "Then, which country is this?"

"...The Lapas Grassland in the Kingdom of Vadaan," Alice thought for a moment and answered Liu Xuan's question. In the end, she didn't see the need to oppose the demon over such an insignificant question. Besides, even if she refused to answer, the demon could employ even worse methods to extract her answer.

However, Liu Xuan considered Alice's answer a significant discovery. In the VRMW game, there was no Kingdom of Vadaan or Lapas Grassland. From this perspective, this world was different from the VR game Liu Xuan had played. Perhaps there were just some similar settings.

"Do you know places like the Valley of Eternal Peace, the Mysterious Ocean, the Nightmare Hills, or the Death Wasteland?" Liu Xuan mentioned some famous locations from the VRMW game to confirm his conclusion.

"I've never heard of them," Alice's face showed a hint of confusion as she shook her head.

Liu Xuan felt that Alice's response wasn't a lie, further confirming his conclusion that this world was different from the VRMW game he played. Having obtained the first useful information, the next important question followed.

Liu Xuan purposely glanced at the remaining magic circle on the ground before suddenly asking the girl in front of him, with a serious expression, "How did I come here?"

Alice was momentarily stunned by Liu Xuan's question. She was considering how to answer. If she answered 'I don't know' or 'It's none of my business', she would be deceiving the demon. While it might provide him with false information and mislead him, the consequences would be dire if he discovered the truth.And if I answer truthfully, "It was me who summoned you" ...

Alice suddenly realized something, as if she understood. She finally figured out why the evil demon's attitude towards her had changed.

The demon must be afraid, afraid of the summoning spell that brought him out. He was afraid that there might be another spell to send him back. So he wanted to find out who had summoned him.

Now she understood!

But even so, Alice still didn't know how to answer.

If she answered, "It was me who summoned you," maybe it would intimidate the demon. But then the demon would surely see her as an obstacle to his plans to harm the world and try to kill her. Besides, she had no idea how to send the demon back.

But if she denied it, maybe the demon that didn't fear her would immediately kill her and return to the state of wanting to humiliate her.

...

"Yes, it was me who summoned you." After weighing the pros and cons, Alice admitted it. She felt that it might be slightly advantageous.

When Liu Xuan heard this, he nodded. Alice's answer was expected. When Liu Xuan saw this girl and the magic circle on the ground, he had roughly guessed the reason.

Then Liu Xuan asked a question that he was more concerned about.

"What was the reason you summoned me?"

Liu Xuan couldn't feel any magical contract between him and the girl. So he was definitely not summoned as a Heroic Spirit or familiar. Therefore, it was crucial to understand why the girl had summoned him.

But Liu Xuan's words pierced Alice's heart like a sword. It reminded her of her original intention to summon the demon.

She wanted to summon a powerful ally to save the princess!

Alice now looked at the demon in front of her seriously once again.

She had made a terrible mistake by summoning such an evil creature. But if she couldn't even save the princess at such a great cost, her actions would be nothing but a tragedy and a joke.

But would that demon help her save the princess? Would he listen to her?

Maybe because I am his summoner...

Alice had no confidence in her heart, but when she thought that the demon might fear her as the summoner, she mustered up a little courage. She looked at the demon in front of her with a serious but somewhat pleading look and spoke in a tone that was both serious and earnest:

"I am a mage from The Kingdom of Vadaan. The princess of my country has been captured by a group of orcs on this grassland. So I summoned you in the hope that you can help me rescue the princess of my country."

After Alice finished speaking, she looked into the eyes of the demon named Liu Xuan in front of her, hoping to find the answer in his gaze.

Upon hearing her words, the demon seemed a little surprised, and then seemed to be thinking about something. Soon, Alice saw a faint smile on Liu Xuan's face, and he replied with a kind but polite expression:

"I'm sorry, but I have to decline your request."