SS1 5.5 - Shimon Family
A few hundred years ago, before the state of Israel was proudly founded, lived a small but happy Jewish family. Their surname was Simon. The husband and his wife were laborers on a big olive farm. Their children, Ariel, a 12-year-old fine boy, and Ariella, a 10-year-old sweet girl, helped them as minor labor and received a piece of plain bread as their daily wage.
It was only a peasant life among peasants, and as Jews, they faced a lot of prejudice and restriction from the society. Yet Simon family lived contentedly. Unfortunately, their happiness didn’t last long.
One day, Ariella got a fever and Ariel had to look after her, so the siblings stayed at home that day. Never did the two imagine that in the evening they would receive devastating news about their parent. Band of looters who raided the olive farm had killed them.
The farm owner then took the siblings as his servants. He also forced them to convert and left their faith. However, it was not the worst part of their new life. The farm owner was actually child predator. Ariel and Ariella became his favorite toys and soon as the two entered his household.
Later, Ariel and Ariella also discovered that their parent didn’t perish at the looters’ hand. The other farm workers murdered his father and then raped their mother to death. Everything had been done under the farm owner’s order. This revelation shattered the siblings’ tender heart, but it also gave them a rebirth.
The siblings then secretly changed their surname from Simon to Shimon, and devised a plan to avenge their parent’s unjust death. It took eleven years of unbearable pain and suffering before Ariel and Ariella could fully exact their revenge.
The sibling didn’t only kill everyone who was taking part in their parent’s death. They also crippled the olive farm they had expanded into the largest and richest farm in the country by taking away 90% of its liquid assets.
After that, they fled to a country on other continent where the people treated Jewish folk with greater tolerance. In this country, they started Shimon Family from scratch. They also established a family code for Shimon lineage, ‘If you come across child predator in your path, kill them without noticing anyone, and provide the victims with greatest care you can offer.’
That was the story about the birth of Shimon Family. I recited it to W 0-2 after we had our breakfast.
“And that’s the reason, why master has decided to kill Sum Ting Wong and the rest from the beginning,” W 0-2 asked while giving me a curious gaze.
I nodded. “It’s their bad luck to bring a Shimon lineage to a quiet place.”
“In your previous world, did master actively hunt child predator?”
“No,” I casually replied. “In my previous world, other than minor sex service provided by black market dealer, some tradition and religion allow a legal marriage to minor. So, the number of child predators is rather huge.
It will bring nasty repercussions to Shimon family if we hunt all those animals. Therefore, Shimon lineage kill only child predator they encounter in their path, and then help the victim using family resource.”
“Mhm.”
“And just so you know, if Sum Ting Wong or the others made an attempt to kill you, I would risk my life to stop it.” After taking a deep breath I added, “Or, I won’t be able to face the family founder. My father would also disown me if I did nothing.”
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“Mhm.”
“Now, if you want to, you can join Shimon Family,” I calmly said to W 0-2. “But I will still do my best to take care of you even if you don’t bear Shimon name.”
“I want to join Shimon Family,” W 0-2 firmly replied.
“In that case, I represent the head family giving you Shimon Ariella as your name.” After a smile I added, “Ariella has meaning Lion of God. I know your physical trait is a wolf and human, but it doesn’t mean you can’t have a lion heart.”
“Mhm,” W 0-2 firmly nodded. “W 0-2 now is Shimon Ariella and will do the best for the family.”
After a smile I said, “My full name is Shimon Bergensen. You can call me Berg and I will call you Ariel, and starting from now we are sibling and we will take care of each other with our utmost.”
“Understood.” Ariel nodded and then asked me, “Berg, what is the meaning of your given name?”
“Bergensen is name of a musician. My father gave me this name because he wished I would become a musician, a profession that never pops up from Shimon lineage.” After a smile I added, “But I found my calling in the military.”
“I see.”
“And here is your tablet,” I said as I put a hunter tablet on Ariel’s hand. “I have put 20.000 mollar on it, along with the rest of your clothes, shoes, and other things you may need.”
“Mhm.”
Ariel happily received the tablet and examined it with sparkling eyes. She must be very happy right now. Well, she couldn’t help it.
As demi-human, she didn’t receive money from monster she killed. The money went directly to House of Hunter. She only received food, clothes, weapon, and hunting equipment and other basic necessity, no matter how much money she produced.
But now, after I took her under my wing and granted her a hunter tablet, everything had changed. She could receive money, buy anything she needed on her own, and possessed inventory with unlimited capacity.
“The tablet is still ownerless. Use it to scan your face and right palm and it’s fully yours.”
“Mhm.”
Wasting no time I taught Ariel how to scan her face and right palm. A moment later, she received a notification that she had become a full-fledge hunter under my direct authority.
“Do you need anything else?”
Ariel nodded. “Can Ariel wear my old leather armor?”
“How much protection you can get from that leather armor?” I curiously asked.
“It’s enough to protect Ariel’s vital from direct thrust launched by low-rank monster,” Ariel explained. “In a close combat against multiple low-ranks, it will help Ariel a lot.”
“It seems you have lots of close combat against multiple low-ranks.”
“Mhm, Ariel has lot of close combat against them.”
I let out a sigh before asking another question, “How many monster kill do you have so far?”
“A little above 5000,” Ariel casually replied.
‘That’s some insane body count.’ Shocked gripped my heart, and then I curiously asked, “What is your level?”
“Ariel is DD-rank. It means Ariel is physically as strong as C-rank hunter, but can’t use magic equipment.”
“I see. If you do a full-time hunting, I believe you will have monster kill far higher than 5000.”
“Big Sis also said that.”
“In that case, our life won’t be so bad even if we hunt only low-rank monster,” I happily said. “We will be able to enjoy good steak on weekend basis at least.”
“Mhm.”
I then taught Ariel how to shop using her tablet, and asked her to buy new protection equipment. She immediately bought armored vest, arm protector, and shin protector. They were thin, light, and had compact shape so it wouldn’t hinder her movement. It could also adjust its color and motif to her clothes, so one set was enough.
I had to pay 20.000 mollar for Ariel’s new protection equipment, but I happily bought it for her. I genuinely hoped it would boost her survival rate when she was in a pinch.
After that, I bought two cones of strawberry ice cream from a store in Tokyo, and we enjoyed it while continued our talk. I couldn’t tell Torrak that Sum Ting Wong and his pack were on permanent leave because they put wrong chili oil in their noodles. I had to tell him an alternative to explain the situation.
“We will report to Manager Torrak that after a quarrel, I make a rush bet with Hou Lie Fuk. We will go to separate hunt,” In a casual tone I explained the cover story for my morning murder. “I will take you with me while Jie Ten Bie will take your Big Sis with them, and the loser has to pay 100.000 mollar to the winner.
And that’s the last time we saw them.”
“Understood,” Ariel firmly replied.
“As for now, let’s carry out a low risk hunt for two days. Get some monster kills, and then go back to Karmen.”
Ariel instantly nodded. “Ariel knows Sidra Forest well. We will score a good monster kill.”
“I see.”
Without further ado I and Ariel made the last preparation for the hunt. After that I put the HMV into Inventory and then we approached Sidra Forest on foot.
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