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One Piece chapter 143: Clumsy — what is in it

Drum Island arc · 21 pages · 11 characters

Key facts in this chapter

  • p0Chapter 143 title is CLUMSY.
  • p0Title page features Jango as central figure.
  • p1Spiky-haired man is injured and bleeding.
  • p1Woman drinks from skull-marked bottle while laughing.
  • p2Spiky-haired man claims over 30 years of unfinished work.
  • p2Scene shifts between snowy forest and indoor room.
  • p3Cherry blossoms referenced as having miraculous healing powers.
  • p3Island is a winter island where it stays freezing cold year round.
  • p4Scene takes place inside a round room with medical bed and books.
  • p4Chopper is shown both inside on the bed and leaping outside in snow.
  • p4Woman with goggles is present and actively conversing with Hiriluk.
  • p5Chopper runs frantically through snowy forest.
  • p5Conversation between woman and Hiriluk continues inside the room.
  • p6Hiriluk and woman continue intense discussion about Chopper's future.
  • p6Woman reveals the illness is incurable and sets a time limit.
  • p7Hiriluk threatens with a gun to force treatment.
  • p7Woman accepts the request and comments on their shared nature.
  • p8Chopper flees through snowy forest while large explosion sounds echo around him.
  • p9Chopper searches through books in a cluttered room before being confronted by an armed man.
  • p10Chopper runs toward a cave while pursued by a gunman in snowy mountains.
  • p11Hiriluk stands in ruined lab holding a flask that erupts while addressing Chopper.
  • p12Scene occurs in snowy mountain pass with visible cliffs and falling snow.
  • p12Chopper directly confronts a large reindeer herd.
  • p12Cloaked figure is shown preparing something over a pot.
  • p13Chopper moves on all fours while running through reindeer.
  • p13An insect creature is struck and flies away.
  • p14Pirate flag is visibly raised during the confrontation.
  • p14Chopper physically swings a reindeer before being thrown back.
  • p15Chopper uses a telescope to spot a rare mushroom.
  • p15The mushroom is discussed as a possible panacea ingredient.
  • p15A voice calls CLARE from within the reindeer group.
  • p16Scene occurs one week after previous events.
  • p16Massive impact shakes the snowy landscape.
  • p16Old man enters the cabin after knocking.
  • p16Chopper has undergone a visible monstrous transformation.
  • p17Chopper presents the Amildake mushroom.
  • p17Flashback shows Chopper's request to learn doctor skills from the old man.
  • p17Note indicates possibility of a reindeer learning medicine.
  • p18Dalton opposes the doctor-hunt policy in the throne room.
  • p18Wapol orders immediate execution of the doctor.
  • p18Wapol calls Hiluluk a criminal and quack.
  • p18Old man encourages Chopper about becoming a doctor.

What is said, page by page

  • p0Caption announces chapter title CLUMSY and Jango dance performance volume.
  • p1Bloodied spiky-haired man states he is going to die.
  • p1Off-panel voice confirms the man will die.
  • p1Light-haired woman in striped top laughs and agrees yes he will die.
  • p2Voice asks if anything can be done to help extend life even a tiny bit.
  • p2Spiky-haired man states he only needs a little more time to finish over 30 years of work.
  • p2Goggled woman expresses surprise that the quack doctor calculated his remaining time.
  • p2Goggled woman suggests it would be easier to just die.
  • p2Woman in room asks why not go to the far west country.
  • p3Goggled woman mentions seeing miracle cherry blossoms again that saved the great thief Hiluluk.
  • p3Spiky-haired man angrily states no cherry blossoms bloom on this freezing winter island.
  • p3Spiky-haired man declares he will bring cherry blossoms to the island instead.
  • p3Spiky-haired man states he was personal witness to cherry blossoms miraculous healing powers that cleansed a soul.
  • p4Hiriluk declares his intent to prove anyone can be saved and that miracles exist, speaking with strong conviction.
  • p4Hiriluk states he needs only a little more time to prove his belief on his home island.
  • p4Woman with goggles questions Hiriluk's non-medical actions and suggests he does not know when to quit.
  • p4Hiriluk notes that even blooming cherry blossoms would not change the island's people.
  • p4Silhouetted figure reacts with surprise at being followed and mentions the monster outside since Hiriluk arrived.
  • p5Woman with goggles observes that after a year together the boy was suddenly chased away.
  • p5Hiriluk responds with I SEE... while listening quietly.
  • p6Hiriluk argues it was right to send the boy away rather than let him watch a friend die.
  • p6Hiriluk vows to prove anything is possible by making cherry blossoms bloom on the island.
  • p6Hiriluk claims he and the boy are cut from the same cloth and wants to teach him hope.
  • p6Woman warns that treatment requires money and states the infection has no remedy.
  • p6Woman offers to extend life by three weeks using her skills and sets a four-day limit.
  • p7Hiriluk demands treatment while pointing gun and shouting.
  • p7Woman agrees to treat him after seeing what he can offer as a doctor.
  • p7Woman states a tranquilizer cannot kill a person and questions his threat.
  • p7Woman concludes both Hiriluk and the boy are clumsy beyond help and cut from the same cloth.
  • p9Gunman shouts threat ordering Chopper to never show his face again and to leave for the seas or anywhere; aggressive and dismissive intent.
  • p10Gunman shouts 'EVER SHOOT YOU!' and 'I WOULD NEVER' with intense radiating emphasis; angry and threatening mood.
  • p11Cloaked man addresses Chopper saying 'FORGIVE ME' with intense emotional expression.
  • p11Cloaked man declares 'MY LAST AND GREATEST WORK' while holding flask; desperate and determined mood.
  • p11Cloaked man states desire for Chopper to witness his cherry blossoms; hopeful yet pained intent.
  • p11Man screams in agony 'A GHHHHH!' during violent chemical reaction.
  • p12Chopper reacts with visible shock exclamation indicating sudden realization or alarm.
  • p12Cloaked figure complains that the current situation matches previous usual failures with frustrated tone.
  • p13Scarred wild-haired man shouts that he has little time left with desperate angry tone.
  • p13Scarred man adds frustrated curse indicating urgency.
  • p14Voice declares intent to fight on like a true pirate while flag is raised.
  • p14Narration states that Chopper was taught this way and impossibility does not exist for a man with pirate flag.
  • p15Chopper exclaims that the distant object must be the target.
  • p15Voices identify the Amiiidake mushroom and its use for panacea in the kingdom.
  • p15Chopper questions how to reach the mushroom location.
  • p15Distant voice calls out CLARE amid the reindeer herd.
  • p16Old man calls out while knocking on cabin door.
  • p16Violent coughing heard from inside the cabin.
  • p16Door smashes open as old man enters forcefully.
  • p16Old man shouts in horror at the transformed creature.
  • p16Transformed Chopper cries out in panic.
  • p17Chopper declares the item he holds is a mushroom.
  • p17Young Chopper pleads for the old man to live and teach medicine.
  • p17Young Chopper expresses desire to become a doctor.
  • p17Old man urges the doctor to live.
  • p17Chopper identifies the mushroom as Amildake.
  • p17Old man asks if the mushroom was picked for his sake.
  • p18Stern man protests unethical doctor-hunts and declares opposition.
  • p18King Wapol silences the protester and orders immediate execution.
  • p18King Wapol insults the criminal doctor and references his hippo.
  • p18Old man affirms Chopper can become a doctor.
  • p18Chopper questions how someone kind could fail to become a doctor.