## One Piece Chapter 144, pages 9-10: SNOW STORY - Chapter: 144 - Pages: 9-10 - Characters: Hiriluk, Kureha, unidentified townspeople ### Summary Page 9: Kureha kicks Hiriluk out of her treehouse, slamming the door behind him with a loud "BAM!" She yells, "NOW GET OUT!" Hiriluk, lying in the snow, replies softly, "YES... I DO KNOW BETTER THAN ANYONE HOW YOU'LL ACT... I'LL BE COUNTING ON YOU THEN..." He walks away through the blizzard, laughing quietly, "EH EH EH EH... I KNOW JUST HOW KIND ONE NEEDS TO BE, TO PURSUE A LIFE OF SAVING OTHERS... DOCTORS ARE ALL GOOD-NATURED PEOPLE IN THE END. TAKE GOOD CARE, OF CHOPPER..." The scene shifts to a crowded town where panicked citizens are gathered around a ropeway station. They are shouting in distress, "WHAT DO YOU MEAN THE ENTIRE MD-20 HAS COLLAPSED! THEY'RE THE ONLY DOCTORS IN THIS ENTIRE KINGDOM! JUST WHO'S GOING TO LOOK AFTER THE SICK AND INJURED THEN!? AT LEAST GIVE US SOME MEDICINE!" One person tries to calm them, "YELLING AT US WON'T CHANGE ANYTHING! DOCTORS ARE HUMAN TOO, IT'S NOT STRANGE FOR THEM TO FALL SICK." Page 10: A wide shot shows the snowy landscape with the Drum Castle towering on the mountain peaks in the distance. The voices of the desperate townspeople fill the air: "PLEASE! MY CHILD HAS A HIGH FEVER!" "MINE FELL OFF A CLIFF! HE NEEDS URGENT TREATMENT!" "THE MD-20 WERE SCHEDULED TO COME TO MY HOUSE TODAY!" "I'VE WAITED OVER A WEEK FOR A DOCTOR!" "GIVE US MEDICINE!" "SEND OUT THE MD-20!" "DO THEY PLAN TO JUST ABANDON ALL THEIR PATIENTS!?" Back inside her treehouse, Kureha sits quietly, looking at the bag of dust Hiriluk left her. She thinks to herself, "AFTER ALL THAT TALK ABOUT SAVING THIS COUNTRY, YOU GIVE UP AND ASK ME INSTEAD...? ARE YOU SAYING YOU CAN'T ACCOMPLISH ANYTHING, EVEN WITH THE TWO WEEKS YOU STILL HAVE LEFT...? THAT'S NOT LIKE YOU AT ALL..."