## One Piece Chapter 142, pages 11-12: SKULL AND CHERRY BLOSSOM - Chapter: 142 - Pages: 11-12 - Characters: Hiriluk, Tony Tony Chopper, townspeople ### Summary Page 11: Hiriluk proudly waves his Jolly Roger flag. Chopper asks, "SKULL AND CROSSBONES...?" Hiriluk replies, "THAT'S RIGHT! THIS SKULL HERE LAUGHS AT THE IMPOSSIBLE! IT'S A SYMBOL OF UNWAVERING CONVICTION! WITH THIS FLAG, I SHALL FIGHT ON LIKE A TRUE PIRATE!" Chopper asks, "WHAT'S A PIRATE...?" Hiriluk explains, "THE SEAS ARE FULL OF PROUD MEN CALLED PIRATES! YOU SHOULD VENTURE THE SEAS ONE DAY TOO! THEN YOU'LL REALIZE HOW SMALL YOUR WORRIES ARE!" Chopper looks amazed, "REALLY...?" Hiriluk makes a small circle with his fingers, "CROSS MY HEART AND HOPE TO DIE. THIS ISLAND IS AS SMALL AS THE CIRCLE I'M MAKING WHEN COMPARED TO THE WORLD." Chopper gasps, "REALLY!?" Hiriluk then pinches his fingers even closer together, "NO WAIT! IT'S MORE LIKE THIIIIS SMALL!" Chopper exclaims, "REA-LLY!?" Hiriluk smiles, "YUP!" Page 12: Hiriluk and Chopper walk through the snowy forest. Hiriluk says, "CHOPPER, JUST GO AND REST BACK HOME. I DON'T WANT YOU COME CRYING TO ME WHEN YOUR WOUNDS REOPEN BECAUSE OF YOUR CARELESSNESS." Chopper replies, "THEY WON'T REOPEN." Hiriluk snaps back, "THAT'S FOR YOUR WOUNDS TO DECIDE, NOT YOU! I HEAR ROBERT IS URGENTLY IN NEED OF A DOCTOR SO I'VE GOT TO TAKE OFF." Chopper insists, "THEN I'LL HELP!" Hiriluk sighs, "HEH HEH... FINE, DO WHAT YOU WANT..." They arrive at a town and notice a lack of security. Hiriluk asks, "WHAT'S WITH THE LACK OF GUARDS THESE DAYS?" A townsperson explains, "WELL... YOU SEE, SIR, MOST OF US HAVE BEEN BUSY MUSHROOM-HUNTING UNDER MD-20'S ORDERS..." Hiriluk asks, "MUSHROOM HUNTING?" The townsperson replies, "YES, APPARENTLY THERE'S SOME RARE MUSHROOM IN THIS KINGDOM, THAT CAN BE USED TO PREPARE SOME SORT OF PANACEA..." Hiriluk thinks, "HM... MUSHROOM?" He then grins, "WELL AREN'T I IN LUCK? WITH SO LITTLE GUARDS, THIS JOB SHOULD BE A CINCH. LET'S GO, CHOPPER! OUR PATIENT IS WAITING."