A glass filled with whiskey was placed on the table. Our conversation had shifted back to the mainland after we talked about events in outer space. However, the issue that arose at this year’s club meeting became the focus of our conversation as Jonathan started talking about it.

He cleaned the cups from the table, then I put my laptop there. Jonathan was in charge of scrolling the page.

「Global Stock Market Capitalization (Unit: 1 billion USD)

2015: 62,306

2016: 67,215

2017: 75,394

2018 (as of the Day of Advent): 28,911

2018 (as of the end of June): 73,200」

「Shareholding, Top 10 Groups (Unit: 1 billion USD / Market Capitalization)

• As of the end of June

1. Jonathan Investment Finance Group: 16,329 (22.3%)

2. Gillian Investment Finance Group: 14,908 (20.3%)

3. Telestar Investment: 5,956 (8.1%)

4. Gold and Silver Investment: 1,660 (2.2%)

5. Rothschild Group: 1599 (2.1% )

5. State Lee: 939 (1.2%)

6. Resona Finance: 914 (1.2%)

8. Karjan Group: 902 (1.2%)

9. Jamie Corporation: 853 (1.1%)

10. Unicorn: 852 (1.1% )

Total: 44,912 (61.3%) 」

The information was published on the Bloomberg website, but it only pertained to stocks, which was just one component of our financial empire. The figures were obtained using the electronic disclosure system, and they seemed...