## One Piece Chapter 144, pages 8-9: SNOW STORY - Chapter: 144 - Pages: 8-9 - Characters: Hiriluk, Kureha, unidentified townspeople ### Summary Page 8: Kureha violently kicks Hiriluk in the face, sending him flying backward. She yells, "ENOUGH IS ENOUGH! DO YOU THINK YOU'RE IN ANY POSITION TO DEMAND THINGS FROM ME!?" Hiriluk crashes to the floor but continues to plead, "HE MAY BE A NAIVE REINDEER, BUT I KNOW HE CAN BECOME A GREAT DOCTOR ONE DAY! HE'S A GOOD-NATURED KID...! HE EVEN RISKED HIS LIFE TO MAKE ME SOME MEDICINE...! SO PLEASE, TEACH HIM HOW TO BECOME A DOCTOR!" Kureha stands over him, furious, and shouts, "GET OUT OF MY HOUSE! YOU'VE TESTED MY PATIENCE FOR FAR TOO LONG! DEMANDING ME TO CONTINUE YOUR RIDICULOUS RESEARCH AND LOOK AFTER YOUR WEIRD PET!? YOU SHOULD KNOW BETTER THAN TO THINK I'D TAKE PITY ON YOU JUST BECAUSE YOU'RE ON THE VERGE OF DEATH!" 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."