## One Piece Chapter 144, pages 16-17: SNOW STORY - Chapter: 144 - Pages: 16-17 - Characters: Kureha, Tony Tony Chopper, Hiriluk ### Summary Page 16: Chopper, tears welling in his eyes, insists, "DOC EVEN SAID HE'S ALL BETTER NOW! SO THERE'S NO WAY HE COULD DIE, YOU LIAR!" Kureha, looking down at him with a mix of pity and sternness, explains, "HE'S A GOOD-NATURED KID. THAT WAS JUST HIM APPRECIATING YOUR EFFORTS... BUT YOU HAVE TO UNDERSTAND... SKULL AND CROSSBONES ARE A SYMBOL FOR POISON!" Chopper screams, "YOU'RE LYING!" Kureha replies calmly, "I'M NOT LYING... LISTEN TO ME, THERE'S NO MAGICAL PANACEA THAT CAN CURE EVERYTHING IN THIS WORLD. THAT'S PRECISELY WHY WE NEED DOCTORS!" Tears stream down Kureha's face as she delivers a harsh truth: "KINDNESS ALONE CAN'T SAVE PEOPLE! YOU NEED KNOWLEDGE AND MEDICAL SKILL TO GO ALONG WITH IT! WITHOUT IT, YOU CAN'T SAVE A SINGLE PERSON!" 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.