## One Piece Chapter 144, pages 17-19: SNOW STORY - Chapter: 144 - Pages: 17-19 - Characters: Kureha, Tony Tony Chopper, Hiriluk, Wapol, unidentified soldiers, Dalton ### Summary Page 17: Chopper is struck by a devastating realization. He remembers the grueling journey he took to find the mushroom, getting severely beaten and injured in the process. He recalls Hiriluk's touched reaction: "DID YOU... PICK IT FOR MY SAKE...?" The weight of what he has done crashes down on him, and Chopper lets out an agonizing, heart-wrenching scream, "WAAAAAAAHHHH!" Kureha turns her head away, unable to watch his pain, and mutters, "YOU FOOLISH LITTLE REINDEER..." Chopper turns and runs out of the treehouse, sprinting desperately through the snowy landscape, his screams echoing in the blizzard. Page 18: At the Drum Castle, Wapol and his soldiers are gathered. One soldier reports, "A TRAP!? YES, JUST AS HIS MAJESTY PLANNED, HILULUK HAS TAKEN THE ROPEWAY UP TO THE CASTLE." Wapol smirks, "WHAT A BRAINLESS IDIOT HE IS... NOW THEN, WE'LL START TAKING THE USUAL MD-20 REQUESTS." A soldier hesitantly asks, "WAIT, ISN'T THAT JUST A LITTLE TOO CRUEL...?" Wapol laughs sadistically, "THAT'S RIGHT! HE AT LEAST HEADED UP TO THE CASTLE WITH THE PURE INTENTION OF HELPING THE MD-20!" Back at the treehouse, Kureha explains Hiriluk's mindset: "HE WON'T EVER RETURN TO THIS HOUSE... HE'S ALREADY DECIDED ON THE CASTLE AS HIS GRAVE. EVEN IN MY LAST MOMENTS, I HAVE TO DO ALL I CAN DO TO SAVE THE SICK AND SUFFERING! THAT IS MY DUTY AS A DOCTOR!" At the castle, Wapol continues to mock him, "YOUR MAJESTY! HILULUK IS COMING UP TO THE CASTLE AS I SPEAK! MAHAHAHA! HE ACTUALLY FELL FOR IT! WHAT A DUMB HIPPO HE IS!" Page 19: Hiriluk arrives at the snowy courtyard of the Drum Castle. The soldiers spot him and yell, "HE'S HERE! IT'S DR. HILULUK!" Dalton, standing among the soldiers, looks on in shock and disbelief, sweating nervously. He thinks, "HE ACTUALLY CAME...? IS HE INSANE!? WHY!? WHAT ON EARTH WOULD CAUSE HIM TO DO SUCH A THING...!?" The soldiers aim their rifles at Hiriluk and shout, "STOP RIGHT THERE! WHAT'RE YOU PLANNING TO DO!?" Hiriluk stands tall, facing the armed men without fear, and bellows, "GUIDE ME TO WHERE THE SICK ARE! I'VE COME TO CURE THE MD-20!"