## One Piece Chapter 144, pages 14-16: SNOW STORY - Chapter: 144 - Pages: 14-16 - Characters: Kureha, Tony Tony Chopper, Hiriluk ### Summary Page 14: Kureha violently attacks Chopper, grabbing him and throwing him across the room. She beats him relentlessly, shouting, "YOU STUPID REINDEER!" Chopper is battered and confused, crying out, "WHA...!?" Kureha stands over him, tears streaming down her face, her expression a mix of rage and profound sorrow. She screams at him, "THAT MUSHROOM YOU FED HIM... WAS A POISON MUSHROOM!" Page 15: Chopper is stunned, his eyes wide with disbelief. "THAT CAN'T BE... I EVEN LOOKED IT UP IN A BOOK. IT'S A MUSHROOM THAT CAN HEAL EVERYTHING!" Kureha bluntly tells him, "EATING ONE WILL KILL YOU WITHIN AN HOUR." Chopper remembers a moment with Hiriluk, who was holding up his pirate flag. In the flashback, Hiriluk proudly declared, "THAT'S RIGHT! THIS SKULL HERE LAUGHS AT THE IMPOSSIBLE! IT'S A SYMBOL OF UNWAVERING CONVICTION! WITH THIS FLAG, I SHALL FIGHT ON LIKE A TRUE PIRATE!" Desperate to prove he was right, Chopper holds up the medical book, pointing to the illustration of the Amiudake mushroom. "SEE LOOK! THE PICTURE FOR THIS MUSHROOM HAS A SKULL NEXT TO IT!" 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!"