Unexpected Gains

"Ah—finally finished!"

Watching Adam stretch and Gabriel limber up nearby, Hank and Hans were speechless.

"We were the ones who drew all those symbols..."

From the moment the two of them returned until just now, Adam and Gabriel had acted like shameless clients, tossing out a mess of unrelated, nonsensical demands and insisting that the brothers come up with symbols matching their descriptions.

Although they had finally talked things through and split them into four symbols, deciding that four ships would lead separate operations in the future, settling on those four symbols had nearly exhausted Hank and Hans.

"Who would've thought? You two actually have quite a talent for this."

Gabriel looked at the four finalized symbols before him and patted Hank on the shoulder.

Phantom Black Pearl—a grinning skull wearing a golden crown, its mouth revealing treasure. Golden coin shapes formed a background laid out in the pattern of diamonds.

Flying Dutchman—a red skull shaped like an octopus, with crisscrossing tentacles stretching out to either side. The extended tentacles gradually drew together from top to bottom, forming a heart.

Silent Mary—a skull entwined with a green venomous snake, its head protruding from an eye socket. The snake's body curved into three loops behind the skull, forming the pattern of clubs.

Queen Anne's Revenge—a red skull engulfed in flames, its mouth wide open as though wailing. The flames and the skull's mouth together formed the shape of a spade.

Those were the names and symbols of the four fleets, finalized after discussion among everyone.

The four fleets happened to correspond to the continent's four kingdoms. Phantom Black Pearl was the first fleet, and its captain would be the leader of all four fleets—the future King of the Four Seas, Jack Sparrow!

Incidentally, Gabriel had deliberately changed that name afterward. Phantom