In the ancient times in the 1900's. There were four brothers in the Rothschild family in four cities that grew the family empire tenfold. Namely Nathan Mayer Rothschild in London, James Mayer de Rothschild in Paris, Carl Mayer von Rothschild in Naples, and Amschel Mayer Rothschild in Frankfurt.
These four brothers grew the Rothschild family fortune from millions to billions of credits in the 19th century. After that strict inheritance laws and cousin marriage ensured that the family bloodline remained pure and untainted by outside influence.
By the year 2050 , the Rothschild were the richest family in the world eclipsing the 100 trillion credits mark. After that they were no longer in the public eye , 50 years had passed and the total networth of the family was a mystery.
However with over 100 male heirs in the family , the overall wealth was fairly equally distributed , and to standout one needed to gain merit on their own strength for the family to invest more into them.
However each Rothschild member still remained to be educated in the same manner that the ancestors were. Trained in traditional sword art as well as worldclass secret martial art techniques collected over years of stockpiling by the family. The male members had genuine fighting experience..
The Rothschild family was even tutored maths in the old school way of using a piece of paper and pen while using mental maths as a calculating device and not graphic calculators. Even if it was considered an outdated practice and a futile thing by the world , the Rothschild believed it to train the brain muscles hence emphasized on it.
The result was a batch of high IQ male heirs who were buisness prodigies as well as formidable fighters. However none as prominent as Austin Rothschild , the black sheep of the family , an orphan whose both parents died in a car crash. A hungry wolf who clawed his way up the family ladder using only his wits and brute strength.
He was given nothing , every Rothschild member was entitled to one trillion credits the day they turned 15 , however his uncle only gave him five billion, stockpiling the other money.
When he complained about it , none of the elders paid him any heed. The boy learnt it early that he was entitled to nothing and everything had to be snatched away .
Dabbling in minor businesses here and there , Austin slowly built up his wealth. However when he saw the potential in being Superhuman, he immediately decided to go all in with his money in this project.
He had spent 10 billion credits of his own money to start become a low tier Superhuman.
*****
Daniel was walking up the stairs, looking at the black face of his golden rim watch. He could see that he still had a few hours until the match. All Elysium Nexus Academy students had been invited to watch their school's Aerion football team compete against Heaven Dune High's and for certain reasons the high schooler wanted to make it back before it would start.
The reason why Daniel had to worry about time was because at this very moment, even though it was a school day, he was at a different school. What's more, he had just opened the door leading to the rooftop, where he found a lone figure.
"I was told you would be here." Daniel spoke up. "A smoker, eh? If you treasure your body you should drop it. In a couple of years, you'll start to feel the difference. It's up to you, the gangs sure as hell will enjoy squeezing the money off of you."
The student took another puff from his cigarette, before throwing it on the floor stepping on it. He then turned around, looking directly at Daniel while making sure his hair was still kept up in the perfect shape.
"People from other schools usually only come here because they want a fight." Austin stated. "However, the last person I hit saved my arse, so I've decided to take it easy from now on. Since you haven't outright attacked me or challenged me in a flashy manner, I'll take it, you want something else from me?"
Hearing this Daniel smiled and threw out a business card. It cut through the air easily, and Austin was able to catch it.
"A white little birdy told me about your fight against a certain school invader. Apparently, you actually managed to hurt that monster, which means you're strong." Daniel said. "Let me ask you something. What do you plan to do once you graduate?"
"You might feel on top of the world right now, being in charge of all these kids, but that will change once you get out. I looked into you and judging from your current grades they're barely enough to let you pass, meaning you'll struggle to find a good job, and your so-called 'friends' that might stick with you these days, well, they'll have no reason to stay by your side."
"Your fighting skills are good… for the average teenager. If you plan to join a gang, you will quickly find out that out there on the streets, where people fight every single day, best case scenario your skills might allow you to be a team leader. You might not be at the bottom of the barrel, but you'll be far from the top."
"However, if you want a better future, come to the place on that card in a couple of days. If nothing else, I can at least guarantee that you will end up seeing something very interesting."
Austin looked at the card and could see an address written on it. When he looked up he could see Daniel was already about to leave.
"That's it? You've come here to give me a lecture and a salesman pitch?!" Austin shouted.
"Yup, but the lecture was on the house. Now if you'll excuse me, I got a game to watch." Daniel replied without turning around, shutting the door behind him.
*****
It was about time for the match to start.
All the players that would be fielded today were currently in the locker room, yet Daniel, Emily and Gil were the only regulars. The rest were those who had usually done nothing but warmed the bench. All of the benchwarmers were nervous since this was a last minute change due to unforeseen circumstances.
"My bones are too fragile for this crap! If any of those guys tackle me, I'm going to be killed." Willy whined, his legs actually shaking. "Sh*t, I was just in the hospital. If I go there again, my parents will probably make me drop out and start homeschooling me."
"Just pass the ball to me every time you get it, alright? You can let me handle all that stuff." Emily tried to encourage her best friend.
Mrs. Ava looked at the players at her disposal and couldn't stop shaking her head. Today would possibly be her last day as Elysium Nexus Academy's coach. Knowing this she placed her hands on the shoulders of her most promising players.
"Daniel, Emily, I'll be counting on the both of you. Get out there and win this for our school! If you manage to do that, I'll treat you to an all-you-can-eat buffet!" Mrs. Ava promised earnestly.
"You mean it, Coach? You'll pay for all of us?" A large but unathletic student asked with large eyes, suddenly having found some motivation to give it his best.
'I actually meant just these two, but I guess that would be seen as favoritism. … Oh what the hell. These kids need some encouragement and if it saves my job, it's a cheap price to pay!'
"Sure!" Mrs. Ava answered after a slight moment of hesitation, giving them all a thumbs up.
"NOW GET OUT THERE, AND SCORE SOME POINTS TO EARN YOUR MEAL!" Mrs. Ava reverted to her usual tone