## One Piece Chapter 140, pages 11-12: CASTLE-DWELLING SNOW - Chapter: 140 - Pages: 11-12 - Characters: Nami, Kureha, Chopper ### Summary Page 11: Kureha enters Nami's room and sits down near the bed. She says, "AND YOU'RE NO BETTER THAN YOUR ROWDY CREWMATES, MISSY... TRYING TO ABDUCT MY REINDEER WHILE I'M GONE, ARE YOU NOW...?" Nami replies confidently, "OH? SINCE WHEN DOES A LADY NEED PERMISSION, TO PRACTICE HER ART OF SEDUCTION?" Kureha laughs loudly, "HEE HEE HEE HEE HEE! WELL SAID! TAKE HIM AWAY IF YOU WANT!" Kureha's expression then turns serious as she warns, "BUT I'LL HAVE YOU KNOW, IT'S GOING TO TAKE A LOT MORE THAN A WARM SMILE AND AN INVITATION. HIS HEART'S STILL SEVERELY WOUNDED... A WOUND NOT EVEN A DOCTOR CAN FIX..." 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.