As the screen continued to recount Tony Tony Chopper's past, vivid images accompanied the narration.
But what truly shook the people of the world… wasn't just Chopper's story.
It was a single line hidden within it:
👉 The World Government would one day fall.
For ordinary people across the seas, this was unimaginable.
They had long grown used to the rule of the World Government.
Even if flawed, even if unjust—order was still better than chaos.
Ever since Gol D. Roger ushered in the Great Pirate Era, the seas had descended into uncontrollable turmoil. Pirates multiplied, suffering spread, and civilians paid the price.
Now, the idea that even this fragile order would collapse…
It weighed on people's hearts like a mountain.
The sound of turning pages echoed again.
That familiar, magnetic voice resumed—
Continuing the story of Chopper's life.
The Happiest Days
The years Chopper spent with Dr. Hiriluk were the happiest of his life.
He would later recount those memories again and again to his own students—so often that they could practically recite them by heart.
Hiriluk was a terrible doctor.
Truly terrible.
He had almost no medical skill at all—his treatments often made patients worse. The only "patient" he ever successfully saved…
Was Chopper.
Because no one trusted him, no one went to him for treatment anymore.
Even after King Wapol expelled many doctors from Drum Island, people still refused to see Hiriluk.
Yet he never stopped.
He would drag Chopper along, forcing "free treatment" onto patients—only to be chased out and beaten afterward.
Even so—
Chopper was happy.
The Pink Hat
One day, Hiriluk gave Chopper a pink hat.
A small, simple gift—
But Chopper treasured it for the rest of his life.
Even after setting sail with pirates, he never took it off.
Because it carried Hiriluk's love.
The Truth Behind the Cruelty
Then one day—
Hiriluk suddenly drove Chopper away.
He shouted. He hit him. He told him never to come back.
But Chopper knew—
Something was wrong.
Hiriluk was too kind.
Too terrible at acting.
Even a reindeer could see through him.
The Truth: A Terminal Illness
Secretly following him, Chopper discovered the truth.
Hiriluk had gone to see Dr. Kureha—the greatest doctor on Drum Island.
Diagnosis:
He had only ten days left to live.
An incurable disease.
The "Cure"
Chopper refused to accept it.
He remembered reading about a miracle cure—
The mushroom Amiudake (believed to be a panacea).
So he set off alone into the snowy mountains.
The journey was brutal:
He was injured
He was attacked by other reindeer
His antlers broke
His leg was shattered
But he endured it all.
Because he wanted his father to live.
A Tragic Mistake
When he finally returned—
Covered in wounds, barely standing—
Hiriluk cooked the mushroom into a soup.
And drank it.
Right in front of Chopper.
Chopper believed he had saved him.
But in truth—
That mushroom was deadly poison.
It would kill anyone who ate it within a day.
Hiriluk knew.
He knew everything.
But he still drank it.
Because he didn't want Chopper's efforts to be meaningless.
To him—
Dying in a few days or dying now made no difference.
Final Wishes
Before his death, Hiriluk had two wishes:
That Dr. Kureha would take Chopper as her student
That his lifelong research—the cherry blossom miracle—would be completed
He wanted Drum Island to one day bloom with cherry blossoms.
The Final Scene
Hiriluk walked alone to the castle.
King Wapol had spread a false rumor—
That twenty doctors had fallen ill and needed treatment.
It was a trap.
To lure him in.
When Hiriluk arrived—
He saw the truth immediately.
No one was sick.
But instead of anger—
He laughed.
Because he realized:
The country itself was sick.
The Question
Sitting in the snow, raising a glass, facing the soldiers—
Hiriluk asked:
"When do you think a person dies?"
"When they are shot through the heart?"
"No."
"When they suffer from an incurable disease?"
"No."
"When they drink a deadly poison?"
"Still no."
Then he answered:
"A person dies… when they are forgotten."
The End
With a smile, he said:
"I've lived… a pretty good life."
And then—
An explosion swallowed him.
Before Tony Tony Chopper's eyes—
The first human who ever loved him…
Was gone.
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