After they had agreed on everything, Vice President Boca took Iver to a small banquet.
It was a small gathering of fewer than ten people, all of them mid-level members of Lloyd's. Clearly, none of them were among the few Transcenders within Lloyd's. Vice President Boca did not mention anything about the Noble Red Society, and they clearly knew nothing about it either.
Vice President Boca announced that he had personally invited Iver Moriarty, who had recently been awarded the Holy Sword Medal by the Queen, to join Lloyd's.
With the vice president's guarantee, and with Vice President Boca standing before them with a stern expression and serious attitude, they were all extremely enthusiastic.
They were all famous merchants from Glass Island. Even the least wealthy among them owned Lloyd District's second-largest construction company. They had joined Lloyd's as companies, making them "corporate members," whose status was somewhat higher than that of "individual members" who borrowed money or purchased insurance in their own names.
There were even several among them who had known Iver for some time. They had been on good terms with Old Moriarty, and one of them had even been introduced to Lloyd's by Old Moriarty.
They clearly did not know about Professor Moriarty's death. Upon learning that Iver had joined Lloyd's, their first reaction was to celebrate.
In their eyes, this clearly meant that Professor Moriarty intended to have Iver inherit the family business. That was why he had asked Vice President Boca to invite Iver in, allowing him to meet with his "old friends."
Of course, these people might not be of any use. If they learned that Professor Moriarty had "met with an accident," they might even turn around and kick him while he was down. Vice President Boca had brought Iver to meet