Reborn NPC: I'm really not the protagonist!

"........."

The air was very silent.

Looking at the familiar scenery outside the window, Fina wanted to laugh.

I'm back again....Bell Town....

Her mind was still in a mess. Worry, uneasiness, fear, and countless emotions made it impossible for her to think normally at this moment.

What happened to the townspeople? Is Knimmu safe? Did Ciel take over her job well?

There were so many things she wanted to understand, and at the same time, she learned a lot from the familiar yet unfamiliar woman in front of her.

For example, almost two months have passed since that battle.

A group of orc shamans came and used necromancy to revive her.

But for some reason, she was not like those soulless skeletons who were at the mercy of others.

"Da da, da da, da da..."

Just then, a burst of hurried footsteps sounded outside the house.

This was the woman who had just reported the news, and based on her face, Fina did nothing about it.

She also had a rough guess about her current situation.

Since she was resurrected by the orc shaman, she is now 100% in the orc territory. At the same time, she is not restrained after waking up. It seems that the person who resurrected her must think that she is not an enemy...

"You finally woke up." The footsteps were getting closer and closer, and finally, a burly figure walked in through the door.

Qiong Nu looked at the person in front of him. Seeing that Fina's gaze only stayed on him for a second, and then looked at the woman, he couldn't help but raise his eyebrows: "Why, do you know Emily?"

"Emily?" Fina frowned, and her eyes looking at Qiongnu were still cautious, even... a little angry!

"It seems I need to explain myself,"

Seeing the other party's reaction, Qiong snorted angrily and spoke slowly: "I rescued her nine years ago when I passed through the southern part of your human kingdom. She was only breathing her last breath at that time, and she didn't remember anything after I rescued her, so she just followed me until now. Of course, I also named her after your human name."

There are no eternally hostile races...well, maybe there are, but although the relationship between humans and orcs is indeed not good, it can definitely not be said to be always hostile. In fact, in peacetime, tall and strong orc laborers can be seen in many places in the kingdom, and there are also many humans doing business in the Orc Kingdom.

Even the elves who seem to have no chance of getting along with orcs are not always estranged from them.

"Now it seems that you have a story with her?" he said, looking at Fina and asked back.

"......." Fina's unfathomable eyes wandered over Emily's body for a long time. Finally, she sighed and stared at Qiong Nu: "Is this important?"

"Just to satisfy my curiosity?"

Qiong Nu sat down and smiled in a humane way, but the smile still looked too awkward on the orc's face.

"Okay, but answer my question first."

Fina nodded suddenly, and then changed the subject: "How long will it take for me to leave here?"

"Ah...."

Qiongnu suddenly laughed and glanced out the window: "Are you telling the truth? You can leave anytime..."

"....Really?" This time Fina was a little uncertain. She couldn't help but widen her eyes and asked again.

"You are no longer valuable to us, how about we kill you?"

Qiongnu found it a little funny and looked at Fina.

All I can say is that this human woman was extremely lucky. When she woke up, the human kingdom had already been split into five parts. Otherwise, she would have been detained for a while.

There's nothing we can do...plans can't keep up with changes.

Initially, the Clan Council decided to resurrect or imprison humans including Fina in order to check and balance the Crown Prince Raines. They thought that if the other party's power became too strong, they would release people like Fina who opposed the Crown Prince and had influence.

However, what even the Clan Council did not expect was that this eldest prince was so unlucky that he could not even kill the old king. The nobles under his command also revolted one after another, and after only over a month, the entire kingdom was torn apart.

And the backup plans of Fina and the orcs are of course worthless...

Should we just kill people who have no value? Orcs just admire violence, but they are not so cruel.

They were also fighting for their country, and they had their own beliefs and hometowns. During the entire invasion of the kingdom, the number of refugees who died from the orcs was not even as many as the number killed during the eldest prince's seizure of power!

Of course, another reason is that there is no point in killing refugees. The only thing that humans may dislike is the ogres.

However, ogres are just a name given by humans! They are simply stupid and eat everything. Goblins, cows and sheep are all the same in their eyes.

So theoretically speaking, both the Orc Kingdom and the Human Kingdom are lawful neutral....

There is no distinction between justice and evil in war. In Fina's view, the other party is an invader, but in Qiongnu's eyes, this is for the future of the orcs.

Even God cannot judge what is right and what is wrong...

So it seems that Qiongnu's operation was puzzling and unnecessary. First, he hunted down Fina and the refugees to help the Grand Prince stabilize his supporters. Then, in order to create a check and balance on the Grand Prince, he resurrected a series of people who were dissatisfied with the Grand Prince, including Fina. In the end, the people he resurrected or captured with great effort lost their value and were let go.

All of this is in the national interest.

Because people like Fina don't pose much of a threat to the orcs, but they can add some minor troubles to the already chaotic kingdom.

And then again, not counting Fina for now, some of the other people who were captured by the orcs for opposing the crown prince are now released, and they might even want to thank them!

After all, although it looks like imprisonment, it is also a disguised form of protection.

Of course, if someone who hated the orcs from the beginning and even posed a great threat to them unfortunately fell into the hands of the orcs...they wouldn't be so kind...

As for those soldiers and mercenaries who died in battle...their sacrifice is nothing more than dust dispersed in a change, meaningless but valuable.

So at this moment, Fina really could leave anytime she wanted, and even Qiong Nu didn't even think of keeping her, but...

"You can leave at any time, but if I were you, I might observe for a while first." He suddenly spoke, looking quietly into Fina's eyes.

"What do you mean?" Fina raised her eyebrows and asked in confusion.

"Your men have built a new stronghold, and it looks like it will soon develop into a town."

Qiong Nu took the tea Emily brought and sighed deeply: "Don't you want to see what changes have happened after your 'death'?"

"You mean Hill?" Fina was stunned, then came to her senses: "No... No, it's Knimu? What happened to her?"

"Knimu? Such a familiar name..." Emily, who was waiting quietly on the side, suddenly murmured and talked to herself curiously.

Fina and Qiongnu looked over at the same time and stared at each other in silence.

"Besides....Aren't you going to restore Emily's memory?"

"....You want her to remember?" Fina naturally intended to do so, but she didn't believe that Qiongnu thought so too.

However, Qiong Nu just suddenly grinned: "She has been my deputy for nine years. She has repaid the favor of saving my life. It's time for her to live her own life, isn't it?"

"..."

Fina was silent, then she looked up again: "How are they now?"

"My clan has fallen into a slump, but your other subordinate has suddenly matured a lot..." Qiong Nu seemed to know everything about that place, and it seemed that he had never stopped inquiring about Hill and the others.

"So..." Fina was finally relieved. She narrowed her eyes and looked at the other person: "Do you want to see Hill fall into despair? Are you afraid of her?"

“No matter how strong the body is, it cannot make a weak mind win. The belief in victory is not fostered by victory, but by failure…”

Qiongnu's answer was like that of a wise man, however, this face, which seemed somewhat aggressive to humans, still made Fina feel uncomfortable.

"I don't want to see her gradually develop an indestructible will in the midst of her failure. If that happens, the first person she'll want to kill will be me," he changed the subject and looked at Fina helplessly.

"So, I hope you go back as soon as possible and let her know that you are still alive..."

"?" Fina was stunned: "But didn't you just advise me..."

"Because it's not me who wants you to stay..."

Qiongnu suddenly sighed deeply and looked into the distance, his eyes full of envy, jealousy and helplessness:

"She was the favored child, the one that all her brothers and sisters envied..."