## One Piece Chapter 142, pages 7-8: SKULL AND CHERRY BLOSSOM - Chapter: 142 - Pages: 7-8 - Characters: Wapol, Dalton, Nefertari Vivi, Nefertari Cobra, Chess, Kuromarimo, Hiriluk, Tony Tony Chopper ### Summary Page 7: Dalton and Wapol are stunned by Vivi's polite response. Dalton thinks to himself, "WHAT A GIRL...! WHEN RULERS OF VARIOUS KINGDOMS GATHER HERE AT THE REVERIE, THE SLIGHTEST QUARRELS COULD POTENTIALLY TRIGGER ARMED CONFLICT... DID SHE KNOWINGLY APOLOGIZE BECAUSE OF THAT...? IF SO, SHE MUST BE EXCEPTIONALLY KEEN TO THE WAY OF POLITICS..." Wapol scoffs and turns away, "HMPH! ANNOYING LITTLE BRAT... DALTON, WE'RE HEADING BACK!" Dalton bows slightly, "MY APO-LOG-IES." As they walk away, Vivi finally breaks down in tears, "WAAAA-AHHH." Cobra comforts her, "YOU WERE MOST ADMIRABLE, PRINCESS..." Back in the present, Dalton tells Chess and Kuromarimo, "A 10 YEAR OLD ALABASTAN GIRL ALREADY THINKS OF HER COUNTRY BEFORE HERSELF..." Chess dismisses this, "OH PLEASE, MERELY THINKING OF ONE'S COUNTRY IS COMPLETELY DIFFERENT FROM RULING IT! OPEN YOUR EYES, DALTON! SUCH TRIVIAL EMOTIONS ARE NOT WHAT'S NECESSARY IN RUNNING A KINGDOM!" Kuromarimo agrees, "THAT'S RIGHT. THE IMPORTANT THING'S THE SYSTEM ITSELF! NOW HAVE A DRINK ALREADY." Page 8: Back in Hiriluk's lab, he is conducting an experiment with bubbling flasks while Chopper watches. Hiriluk says, "BOTH YOU AND I ARE OUTCASTS... WE'VE BOTH ENDURED OUR FAIR SHARE OF HARDSHIP FOR BEING THE NAILS THAT STICK OUT! BUT DON'T RESENT HUMANS FOR THAT, CHOPPER." Hiriluk looks serious, "THIS KINGDOM IS 'SICK' PRESENTLY. THE KING, THE GOVERNMENT, AND EVEN ITS PEOPLE... THEIR HEARTS ARE ALL ILL..." He turns to Chopper with determination, "THEY SAY THERE'S NO CURE FOR A SICK KINGDOM BUT I BEG TO DIFFER...!"