The Strongest Beast Tamer With the Strongest System-Chapter 25: Tax

"Anderson, let’s talk about this properly so all of us can continue living peacefully," Mary added with a serious expression.

Leonardo was not surprised by how quickly the two of them changed.

After all, they were highly pragmatic people, used to showing different personalities in different places.

Instead of answering, he simply walked away.

They were stunned for a moment, but without thinking further, they followed him.

The other students were unsure of what had just happened.

Not far from the school, Leonardo entered a luxury restaurant that had just opened.

He sat down, while Mary and Elsa stood in front of his table.

Since following him, they had stayed within one meter of him.

"To be honest, I haven’t had breakfast," Leonardo said.

Hearing that, the two of them quickly called over a waiter.

"Bring us your best dishes," Mary said to the waiter.

Even though they were wearing school uniforms, the waiter knew they were not ordinary students. He immediately hurried toward the kitchen.

"May we sit?" Elsa asked.

They had both learned upper-class etiquette. In their eyes, Leonardo was now someone of even higher status. How could they sit without permission?

"Yes," Leonardo answered briefly.

They sat across from him, forcing polite smiles.

Instead of looking at them, Leonardo focused on examining the Dimensional Ring he had just obtained.

The space inside was empty and frozen, so anything placed within would be preserved in ice.

It was space, but without time.

If a human entered it, they would die from suffocation.

99.99% of the space was empty.

Only two eggs remained inside, each about half a meter tall, occasionally flashing with faint patterns of light—one shaped like a peacock, the other like a horned eagle.

Asking for two eggs did not mean Leonardo wanted them as his monsters. To him, there was not much difference between monsters and ordinary beasts.

He simply wanted to take a portion of what Margaret had painstakingly prepared before becoming a Beast Tamer.

He had no clear plan for the eggs yet, though the idea of raising a Class A Peacock did sound interesting.

As it leveled up, it would grow larger than most monsters and could become a majestic mount.

"Ehem!" One of the two women cleared her throat, making Leonardo glance at them.

"Anderson, earlier we were too rude to you. But you know, every mistake can be forgiven... I’m sure you’re generous enough to forgive us," Mary said.

"That’s right. You gain nothing if Margaret destroys us. On the contrary, our presence could benefit you if she plans something worse against you. After being humiliated like this today, she will definitely seek revenge."

"We know her better than anyone. We know her weaknesses. We know her scandals. And our fathers are connected to the Harvey Family. My father is their lawyer, and Elsa’s father is a Vice President in their company."

"You now know how much we dislike Margaret. If we cooperate, she will definitely fall."

However, instead of responding, Leonardo shifted his gaze toward the waiters bringing their food.

Then he began eating. He truly had not eaten breakfast.

Mary and Elsa were irritated by his lack of response.

They exchanged glances, silently wondering what trick they should use next.

Elsa nudged Mary’s hand, clearly telling her to try something more extreme instead of meaningless talk.

Mary shot back a look that seemed to say, you do it.

Elsa shrugged and pointed her thumb toward Mary’s face, as if saying she was the prettier one.

While the two of them communicated like silent actors, Leonardo’s phone rang.

It was Laura.

He answered immediately.

"A Class 1 apartment and a BMW have been purchased under your name. However, you must pay a significant amount of tax on all the assets you received, so you will probably only receive half of your money—5 million dollars."

"What? Why aren’t they the ones paying it?" Leonardo could not stay calm when he heard that half his money was gone.

"You know this is the legal rule. My work is finished. Contact me again if you have another case."

Laura ended the call immediately.

Moments later, Leonardo received the transfer.

5 million dollars.

Then another message from Laura arrived, containing the address of his apartment along with the access code. The car would be delivered to the apartment building’s parking area.

"Congratulations, Anderson. In a single step, you’ve become rich," Elsa said with a smile that looked almost sincere.

"But living alone in such a big apartment, you might get lonely. You should find a girlfriend to live with you. What about Mary? Isn’t she very beautiful? She’s almost the prettiest in our school. I’m sure she wouldn’t reject you."

Mary’s eyes widened at Elsa’s words.

She did not expect Elsa to sell her so directly.

For the sake of interest, their friendship was clearly as fragile as paper.

However, if she denied it now, it would be the same as saying she was not interested in Leonardo, which might offend him.

"Ehmm..." She cleared her throat before smiling. "Maybe Elsa is a better choice. At least she has a tall and slender body like a top model. She’s even very agile. Your days would be full of happiness with her."

"That wouldn’t be bad if Anderson likes me. After all, he’s one of the most handsome in our school. Now he might be the richest among the students. Who would dare to look down on him now?"

And Elsa did not seem to mind Mary’s words at all.

Mary froze.