## One Piece Chapter 144, pages 11-12: SNOW STORY - Chapter: 144 - Pages: 11-12 - Characters: Kureha, Hiriluk, unidentified townspeople, unidentified guards, Tony Tony Chopper, ropeway operator ### Summary Page 11: Kureha suddenly realizes something, her eyes widening behind her sunglasses. "-NOR ANY TIME LEFT...! DON'T TELL ME... THAT IDIOT COULDN'T POSSIBLY BE THINKING OF...!" She recalls Hiriluk's earlier words: "DID YOU HEAR, KUREHA? THIS COUNTRY'S IN A REAL CRISIS RIGHT NOW." Realizing his plan, she jumps up, grabbing her coat. Meanwhile, Hiriluk is seen sprinting through the snow towards the town, carrying his medical bag with a skull and crossbones on it. Kureha shouts, "AS IF I'D LET YOU!" Hiriluk arrives in the town, causing a commotion. The guards spot him and yell, "IT'S DR. HILULUK! ARREST HIM!" "MOVE IT, YOU LOT!" "DR. HILULUK!?" Hiriluk pulls out two lit bombs, holding them up threateningly. The guards panic, "HE'S CARRYING BOMBS! RUN FOR IT!" Page 12: Hiriluk points a gun at the ropeway operator, demanding, "TAKE THIS! GET THIS ROPEWAY UP TO THE CASTLE!" The operator panics, "WHA!? I SAID TAKE ME UP TO THE CASTLE!" The guards outside shout, "THAT QUACK IS OUT OF CONTROL!" Back at Kureha's treehouse, Chopper bursts through the door, panting heavily. "WHERE'S HILULUK!?" Kureha looks at him in surprise. "AH- OH NO!" Chopper flinches, but Kureha says, "NO NEED TO HIDE, I AIN'T GONNA EAT YOU. AND I ALREADY KNOW WHO YOU ARE. JUST TELL ME WHERE HILULUK IS RIGHT NOW!" Chopper, trembling, replies, "T-THE DOC SAID HE'D BE OUT FOR A BIT... HE'S ALL RECOVERED FROM HIS ILLNESS SO MAYBE HE'S IN THE TOWN..."