The Augustus Family was even older, tracing its origins back eight hundred years.
Its ancestor had been a follower of the Adrian Family, one of the Twenty Kings who founded the World Government.
In its early days, the Augustus Family had existed as a vassal of the Adrian Family.
But as the centuries passed, the Augustus Family gradually grew stronger, while the Adrian Family steadily declined.
The two families drifted further and further apart.
Once the Augustus Family had grown powerful, why would it remain a vassal of the Adrian Family?
Around three hundred years ago, the two families severed their ties completely.
Many people today did not even know that the Augustus Family had once been a vassal of the Adrian Family.
Some would not even believe it.
Although the Adrian Family had yet to fall to the bottom, no outstanding members had emerged among its younger generation.
The family's hopes had all died on the battlefield.
Now, the family most eager to see the Adrian Family destroyed was, ironically, the Augustus Family.
Having once submitted to the Adrian Family was undoubtedly a disgrace to the now-powerful Augustus Family.
The best way to wash away that disgrace was to wipe the Adrian Family out completely.
Unlike the Sterling Family and the Phoenix Family, the Augustus Family had always kept its power base in Mary Geoise, with no kingdom to fall back on.
Of course, over the years, it must have prepared some escape routes out at sea.
The last of the four, the Nicholas Family, had its origins in CP0.
Even the Kronos Kingdom did not know the name of the Nicholas Family's founder.
All anyone knew was that the founder had been a CP0 member, possibly even the CP0 Chief.
On these seas, brainwashing had never been absolute.