The Tax Haven Nebula—once a glittering refuge—now resembled a dumpster fire of expired coupons. **GuiltCoin** prices plummeted as trillions of tax evaders flooded in, screaming: *"Where's the FREE in tax-free?!"*
Leon's hair had morphed into a **Blockchain Ledger**, each strand recording shady deals like *"Bribed a black hole with NFTs."* "This is why I hate crypto," he muttered, dodging a rogue **Tax Evader Meteor**.
*"Ding! 💥 Catastrophic Quest: **Save the Economy or Die Trying**.
1. Negotiate with **VPN Pirates** selling encrypted wormholes.
2. Survive the **Final Tax Hearing** (judged by a possessed Tax Dragon).
Reward: [Reality Backup]. Penalty: Your life becomes open-source code (editable by anyone)."*
**Battle Phase 1: Pirate Protocol**
- **VPN Pirates** (wearing eye patches made of firewalls) offered: *"Slip through the IRS's nets… for 100K GuiltCoins per byte!"*
- **Leon's Hack**: Traded his hair's blockchain data for a **Dark Web Wormhole**, leading straight to the Tax Dragon's core.
- **Livestream Cheat Code**:
*"[CryptoAnarchists] donated 50B coins! Activating **Decentralized Revolt**!"*
The nebula's evaders morphed into **DAO Rebels**, voting to burn all GuiltCoins.
**Climactic Hearing**:
The Tax Dragon—eyes glowing with the First Chef's rage—slammed his claws. "Leon Gray! You destabilized fiscal reality… for *memes*?!"
**Leon's Defense**:
- Presented **Mom's AI Blueprints**: *"Project 3.0: Replace free will with automated tax filings."*
- Summoned **Rebel Sprite**, whose graffiti exposed the First Chef's ghost as a **1-star review from 10,000 BC**: *"Universe v1.0: ★☆☆☆☆. Fire is overrated."*
**Final Twist**:
Rebel Sprite unleashed his **Original 1-Star Power**, erasing the First Chef's ghost mid-rant. "**YELP'D!**" The Tax Dragon collapsed, free of possession but now a **Broken Audit Bot**.
**Post-Credits Chaos**:
- **VPN Pirates** hijacked the Tax Haven's remains, rebranding it **Crypto Atlantis™**.
- **Emo Baguette** added **Existential Tax Forms** to his menu—customers cry harder but get a "guilt deduction."
- Leon's hair whispered: *"Universe 3.0 is just… *spreadsheets in a trench coat*."*