Chapter 624
The Green-Haired Monster Grinch
Chapter 624 The Green-Haired Monster Grinch
"That green-haired monster has done all sorts of bad things. He even stole Christmas presents from the entire town. He definitely wants to ruin everyone's holiday... And that perverted old man in red who likes to climb into people's chimneys, he's definitely not a good person either..."
Hugo Valley in the Arctic is a very remote town that transforms into a beautiful snow town every winter after a heavy snowfall.
The people living here are mostly simple, kind, and optimistic.
However, this Christmas, they seem to have run into big trouble. A monster covered in green fur has stolen everyone's holiday presents.
They even looted all the gifts in the gift shop.
In the words of the bald mayor: It's absolutely heinous!
When Mike arrived in Hugo Valley, he originally wanted to find out what was going on from the mayor, but instead he ended up listening to complaints and nagging for more than ten minutes.
Most importantly, based on the information obtained from the mayor, it seems that the green-haired monster didn't do anything bad except steal everyone's Christmas presents.
"So, what do you want me to do with that holiday thief, and... um, that perverted old man in red?" Mike, having roughly learned the situation from the mayor, interrupted the other's rambling.
“They ruined the town’s most important festival and they must pay for it. If possible, arrest them all and put them in jail…” the bald mayor Augustus said through gritted teeth.
It's clear that he harbors deep resentment.
“Alright, as you wish. I’ll arrest them if necessary.” Mike looked at the comical-looking mayor and said with a smile, “But before that, I can offer you some help.”
As he spoke, Mike conjured a small ball of healing light and threw it onto the mayor's bald head.
As the white light flashed, the mayor's unsightly Mediterranean hairstyle slowly changed, eventually reverting to a wing-like hairstyle that spread out to both sides.
"My hair... my hair... my hair is back..." Augustus touched the top of his head and excitedly ran towards the dressing mirror.
It's clear that this is someone who pays great attention to their image.
His hair had been shaved bald by the green-haired monster because he mocked it.
Mike helped the other person restore their hair because he saw on his way here that the residents of this small town were very happy.
Augustus, who was able to govern such a small town well, was clearly not a bad person.
At most, he's just a bit sharp-tongued.
Therefore, Mike wouldn't mind helping the other party in a small way.
Furthermore, Mike had reason to suspect that the reason the other party hated the green-haired monster so much was because the other party had shaved his head bald.
"Um, Agent... Grinch doesn't actually mean any harm to anyone, could you please let him off this time?" After the mayor went to look in the mirror, a pretty girl in the room quietly pleaded with Mike, the agent in black.
Yes, Mike is here as a Men in Black agent to handle the green-haired monster incident.
"The Grinch you're talking about, is he the green-haired guy who steals everyone's Christmas presents?" Mike turned to look at the girl.
This pretty girl named Martha, as far as Mike knew, was Mayor Augustus's fiancée.
“Grimm is actually my classmate. He wasn’t like this before. It’s just that one day he suddenly grew a lot of green hair, which is why everyone thought he was a monster. So he moved to live on the mountaintop by himself. He stole everyone’s Christmas presents, maybe because he was too lonely on the mountaintop…” As the mayor’s fiancée, Martha seemed to have a special interest in the green-haired monster named Grinch.
Well, it seems there's absolutely no problem with the mayor disliking the green-haired monster.
"What about that perverted old man in the red shirt? Do you know anything about him?" Mike, who had no interest in other people's love triangle, just wanted to resolve the trouble here as soon as possible and then go to Genovia to meet up with the girls.
"The old man you're talking about is actually Santa Claus. He also lives on the mountaintop and is the Grinch's neighbor." Martha really knows a lot.
"There really is a Santa Claus?" To Mike's surprise, there was an unexpected bonus.
“I saw him riding in a reindeer-drawn sleigh, handing out gifts to the children in town. He was a very kind old man…” Martha explained.
Well, this world has angels, demons, and even aliens, so having another Santa Claus seems understandable.
"Alright, let's get to the top of the mountain without further ado." Mike was quite looking forward to meeting Santa Claus.
At this moment, the town mayor, who had been admiring himself in the mirror for a while, returned satisfied.
Actually, with his face full of wrinkles, whether he has a receding hairline or a winged hairstyle, it doesn't affect his image much.
However, the person did seem much more confident with hair now.
Then, led by Mayor Augustus and the beautiful Martha, Mike headed towards the top of the snow-capped mountain outside the town.
Meanwhile, inside a cave atop the snow-capped mountain, a monster covered in green fur was huddled inside.
Even though he was surrounded by all sorts of exquisite gifts, there wasn't a trace of happiness on his face.
"Woof...woof..."
Just then, a skinny dog led a fat deer into the cave.
“Oh, Max, my good dog…you mean we have guests…” Grinch, who has green fur all over his body and a monster-like face, petted the dog affectionately with a smile on his face.
After Grinch became a monster, only Max the dog and the elk that retired because of his obesity were willing to approach him.
"Woof...woof..."
"You mean, three children came..." After hearing more of the dog's report, Grinch quickly got up and walked out of the cave, looking down from the top of the mountain.
Just halfway up the snow-covered mountainside, I spotted three small figures.
Because of the snow, the three children had a difficult time getting up the mountain.
“Climbing mountains in this weather is no good. We have to find a way to get them home…” Grinch said with a touch of arrogance, but his eyes were filled with worry. Just as Martha said, before becoming a monster, Grinch was actually a very good person.
Even now, though he has become a monster, his heart remains "soft".
The reason for stealing everyone's holiday gifts was simply because life on the mountaintop was too lonely, and he wanted to attract the attention of the residents down the mountain through this prank.
But now it seems that his recklessness has put the three little ones in danger.
"Let's go keep an eye on those three little ones." Grinch waved his hand and led the dog and the deer towards the hillside.
Having transformed into a monster, Grinch, with his powerful physique, ran incredibly fast across the snowy mountains.
A man, a dog, and a deer disappeared into the snow-capped mountaintop in no time.
"Cindy, let's go back! It's too dangerous here!"
“Yeah, Cindy. Even if we get to the top of the mountain, we might still get eaten by the green-haired monster…”
Halfway up the mountain, unlike the little girl at the front who was full of enthusiasm, the two little boys behind her were clearly reluctant to climb the snow mountain.
These three people are indeed Cindy and her two brothers.
“No, I can tell the legendary green-haired monster is a good person; he’s just too lonely. Maybe we can invite him home with us for Christmas…” Cindy said confidently, “Isn’t Christmas all about being together?”
……
“No, no, no, there’s no happy Christmas without presents. And nobody will be happy…” Grinch, who was observing the three children from the side, seemed to disagree with the little girl’s words.
He was unhappy himself and couldn't stand seeing others happy.
At this point, she was more like a rebellious child than Cindy.
"Who's speaking?" Cindy, who was trying to persuade her two older brothers, seemed to hear Grinch's rebuttal.
"You misheard, there's no one here..." Feeling guilty, Grinch quickly covered his mouth, then pulled Max and the fat elk down to bury their heads in the snow.
……
"I think I heard a sound too, could it be a monster?!"
"A monster that eats people..."
Unlike her carefree sister, Cindy's two brothers trembled and turned to run away after hearing the sound of the cold wind.
Then he remembered that his sister was still behind him, so he went back to support Cindy and they ran down the mountain together.
“That’s right, this isn’t a place for you. Go home!…” Seeing the three children run away in fright, Grinch stood up with a smug smile on his face.
“Look, it’s the green-haired monster! I told you he wouldn’t hurt us.” Cindy, being dragged along by her two brothers, happened to see the Grinch peeking out.
In her eyes, the strange-looking green-haired monster, along with the dog and fat deer beside it, was even kind of cute.
"Oh my god, a monster is going to eat people!!!"
"Help! I want to go home!"
However, in the eyes of Cindy's two brothers, the green-haired monster with a ferocious smile on its face was now incredibly terrifying.
They glanced back once, then grabbed their sister and fled swiftly down the snow-capped mountain.
However, the mountain road, covered in snow, was already difficult to walk on, and Cindy's two brothers had already lost their composure.
So after running only a few steps, the two of them slipped and were about to tumble down the mountain with their younger sister.
"Be careful~"
Amid the children's panicked screams, Grinch, who had been keeping an eye on the three children, rushed out and reached out to grab them.
However, it was still just a little bit short.
Just as tragedy was about to unfold, a ball of white light flew out from below and gently caught the three children.
Then, Mike and his two companions arrived just in time and caught the three little ones.
"Thank you~" Cindy said in a crisp voice as she looked at the handsome older brother who caught her.
“You’re Luhu’s children, this is too dangerous. I’ll tell your grandfather what just happened when we get back, and you’ll be locked up in solitary confinement…” On the other side, Mayor Augustus, who had caught Cindy’s two older brothers, disdainfully put the two children who had almost knocked him over on the ground.
What followed was his usual sharp tongue.
To the side, Martha, with her long blonde hair, was locked in a "deep" gaze with Grinch, whose face was contorted from using all his strength to save people.
"grid……"
Just as the girl was about to call out the green-haired monster's name, Grinch suddenly turned around, avoiding the girl's gaze, and said, "You've mistaken me for someone else. I'm not the Grinch you know."
After saying that, he hurriedly led the dog and the fat deer to the cave at the top of the mountain.
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(End of this chapter)