## One Piece Chapter 140, pages 12-13: CASTLE-DWELLING SNOW - Chapter: 140 - Pages: 12-13 - Characters: Nami, Kureha, Chopper, unidentified villagers ### Summary Page 12: Kureha begins to tell the story of Chopper's past. "FROM THE MOMENT OF HIS BIRTH, HE WAS ABANDONED BY HIS PARENTS WHO THOUGHT OF HIM AS REPULSIVE. ALL BECAUSE OF THAT BLUE NOSE OF HIS...! DESPITE BEING A NEWBORN BABY, HE WAS FORCED TO TAIL HIS HERD ALL ALONE AT THE BACK." A flashback panel shows a young Chopper walking sadly behind a herd of reindeer. Nami reacts, "WHAT!? THAT'S AWFUL..." Kureha continues, "AND ONE DAY, HE HAPPENED TO EAT A DEVIL FRUIT, WHICH SINGLED HIM OUT EVEN MORE AS AN ABOMINATION. HIS FELLOW REINDEERS SOON CHASED HIM AWAY FOR GOOD. HE COULDN'T EVEN CALL HIMSELF A REINDEER ANYMORE. EVEN SO, HE STILL DESIRED COMPANIONS..." The flashback shows Chopper in his Brain Point form being rejected by the herd. Kureha says, "SO HE THEN TRIED TO FIND ACCEPTANCE AMONG HUMANS IN A NEARBY TOWN... HOWEVER, HIS HUMANOID-FORM WASN'T QUITE HUMAN EITHER. A FACT MADE ONLY TOO CLEAR BY HIS BLUE NOSE." The flashback shows Chopper in his large Heavy Point form approaching a snowy town. Page 13: The flashback continues as the villagers see Chopper's Heavy Point form and react in terror. "WHAT IN GOD'S NAME IS THAT...?" "WHATEVER IT IS, IT'S GIVING ME THE CREEPS! GET THE CHILDREN SAFELY BACK IN THEIR HOMES!" "THAT MUST BE AN ABOMINABLE SNOWMAN!" The villagers grab their weapons and start shooting at him. "BRING THE GUNS! HURRY! SHOOT HIM!" "GO AWAY, YOU MONSTER!" Chopper runs away, bleeding and crying. Kureha narrates, "CLUELESS AS TO WHAT HE DID WRONG, AND CONFUSED AS TO WHAT HE COULD BLAME... ALL HE WANTED WERE FRIENDS TO LIVE AMONG, YET FOR THAT HE WAS CALLED A MONSTER. NEITHER A REINDEER NOR HUMAN... HE'S HAD TO ENDURE A LIFE OF LONELINESS SINCE THEN..." Back in the present, Kureha looks at Nami and asks, "CAN YOU PIRATES, POSSIBLY HOPE TO FIX THAT SCAR OF HIS HEART...?"