The Kurosaki Family was a name that carried power, the pinnacle existence of what people consider as a "new money"—a lineage that had clawed its way into the upper echelons of society during the ash-strewn aftermath of the Great War.
While the old aristocrats were busy mourning their burnt tapestries and lost titles, the first Kurosaki patriarch had played the volatile markets with a ruthless, almost prophetic efficiency.
And for a few glorious decades, they were the rising sun of the economic world, becoming the role model for many families and companies.
Unfortunately, the sun sets quickly for those without deep roots.
Those declining old lineages, fueled by a toxic mixture of aristocratic pride and genuine fear of being replaced, had spent years orchestrating a quiet, systematic suppression of the Kurosaki name.
Trade routes were choked, social invitations dried up, and banks began to view the Kurosaki portfolio with a sudden, suspicious coldness.
