Skipping episode 84's opening, recap, and title, they were greeted with Nami pointing out that the blue nosed creature is hiding the wrong way, though it's kind of pointless now that he's hiding the right way. Nami asked what is he, but he told her to shut up... and asked how's her fever.

That's when Nami realized he can talk, causing the creature to get surprised and stumble into the many equipments back there.

"You just realized that?" Katsuki rolled his eyes.

"But i'm glad that you look much better than before, Nami." Ochako let out a sigh of relief.

Dr. Kureha told the creature, Chopper, to be quiet as she appeared in the scene.

"So that was Chopper!" Izuku exclaimed.

"The deer?" Toru said.

"Yeah, and the yeti creature too!"

"They do all have a blue nose and the same hat." Toshinori figured.

Lifting a finger to Nami's forehead, Kureha could tell her temperature was specifically 38.2 degrees Celsius.

There was a sigh of relief all around.

"Oh thank god," Jiro said, slumping against her seat.

"It's amazing! She could take her temperature by just touch." Iida said, impressed.

Kureha introduced herself, asking to be called Doctorine.

Hearing that, Nami realized where she is, though Kureha thought she wanted to know the secret to her youth.

Still, Kureha told her that she's in the castle, and Nami asked where's Luffy and Sanji. Luckily, they're recovering in the other room.

Doctorine lifted Nami's shirt up to reveal her bug bite from the Kestia. It's a poisonous tick that lives in jungles with high temperature and humidity. She could tell that Nami has been infected by the bite for 3 days, and in two more, she would had died without any treatment.

Students paled at the mention of death.

Doctorine heard that the Kestia died out 100 years ago, but luckily, she kept the antibiotic just in case.

She asked where did they come from, or if she was walking around an ancient island with her belly exposed.

A nervous chuckle came around as Kirishima managed a smile, "Well, funny story about that..."

"I mean, it's not like she wanted to get her shirt burnt off." Mina quickly added.

Kureha pushed her back down to the bed, telling her that her treatment hasn't completely finished yet. Nami thanked her, believing that she'll be fine, thought Kureha believes that it'll take her 3 days to rest with her medicine.

Hearing that, Nami refused because they have to take Vivi to Alabasta soon, but Kureha pinned her to the bed, holding a surgical knife to her throat. She refuses to let her patient, dead or alive, to get away.

There was a collective cringe at Kureha's threat, but Momo let out a sigh. "It's for the best."

"But I can't help but to worry about Alabasta." Sero groaned.

With the sleeping boys, Chopper was going to wash their bandages off, but he approached Luffy, remembering what happened when he've discovered them.

According to Kureha, Luffy have climbed up the 5000m Drum Rock-

"5000 metres?!"

-covered in frostbite, though the most critical one was the girl.

Suddenly, Luffy grabbed her arm, and Kureha reassured him that Sanji and Nami will get better, but even as he violently shivered, he demanded that she helps his friends, something that left an impression on Chopper.

"He puts their health over his, what a man!" Kirishima became teary eyed.

Chopper stared at the rubber man, peacefully... until Luffy saw him, drooling for meat. It doesn't help that Sanji was sleep-talking about venison stew.

The girls and Koda gawked at that.

"No! Don't eat him!" Toru immediately shouted.

In Nami's room, she could see Chopper being chased by Luffy and Sanji, who were trying to eat or cook him up.

"No!"

"Come on, he's sentient." Denki did chuckle at this though. "That would be like eating the principal."

Luffy and Sanji stopped their chase when they saw Nami. The chef promised to cook some venison stew, which is when they noticed Chopper attempting to escape to the other room.

Their chase continues on as Kureha can't believe they could move already.

"Sometimes I'm still baffled by it." Iida sighed.

"I don't think I would recover that quickly if I was frostbitten that much." Kirishima shivered.

Nami asked about what that blue-nosed reindeer-

"Wait, he was a reindeer?" Mina said, embarrassed.

"What the hell do you think venison is?" Katsuki rolled his eyes.

-and Kureha claimed that he's Chopper, a reindeer with a blue nose who happened to have eaten the Hito Hito no Mi.

The audience's eyes widen as Chopper grew into a more buff form, smashing Luffy and Sanji into the stone floor.

"So, he's kind of like Principal Nezu. He's an animal who've gained human intelligence." Momo said.

"I don't think he can turn into a buff yeti though." Sero teased.

Denki suddenly snapped his fingers as if he figured out something amazing. "Wait, he's the Rudolph to her Santa Claus!"

Why do I have a feeling that Chopper is Nezu's favorite character if my fan theory is correct. Aizawa mentally mused as Hizashi can't help but to say that he felt bad for a human to eat that fruit.

Kureha taught Chopper everything she knows about medicine.

Wapol was shown to be on his way to the castle, and after the eyecatches, in Big Horn, everyone was trying to find Dalton in the snow, hoping he doesn't die, though Zoro doesn't have a clue who that is.

Usopp told him to help, and after bowing to the Hiking Bear, they've found Dalton... with no heartbeat.

"No..." Momo softly said as the others felt sadden by the news.

Back to the castle, Luffy slammed his hands on the dirty dishes filled table, asking the old lady to join his crew. He needs a doctor.

...But since he'd call her a 'old lady,' Kureha kicked him right into the wall. The same goes to Sanji when he called her an 'incredible old hag.'

"...I mean, you don't act like an old lady." Denki shrugged, as if that was a compliment.

Kureha refused to be a pirate and she's not interested in the sea, but Luffy believed the old lady would like the adventure instead.

Spying on them was Chopper, who'd discovered they're pirates.

"Oh! Oh! How about you join us?" Toru asked the reindeer. "She did said that she'd taught him everything she knows."

"But will he have a sad backstory?" Jiro joked.

"And do we really need a marketable mascot on the crew?" Katsuki said, eyes rolling.

"Dude, transforming reindeer here." Denki said.

Luffy and Sanji noticed Chopper, and started to chase after him in the halls, which in turn caused Kureha to chase after them. They've ended up back in Nami's room, where Kureha appeared from the ceiling with swords.

Sputtered laughter came from the audience at the scene, bewildered at the chaos of it all.

After they've left, Nami just wanted some peace and quiet, but from the open door, she could see snow in the castle. Before she could stand up to shut it, Chopper stopped her since she's still ill, shutting it for her.

Nami thanked him for attending to her, which caused him to tell her to shut up, and that he doesn't want to be thanked by a human... while happily dancing.

She could tell that he's the type that can't hide their emotions.

The girls and Koda awed and cooed at Chopper's cute dance as Mineta cursed the reindeer for gaining their attention.

With Sanji and Luffy, they ran around the caste. The cook thought the castle was strange for being so cold and having snow inside, thought it took a while for Luffy to feel the temperature.

They'd stopped to see how much snow there is; there are even rooms that are frozen shut too.

"Hm... Bad instillation?" Denki suggested.

Suddenly, Kureha appeared, practically armed to the teeth with weaponry, which caused the two to run away with their lives on the line, dodging everything she has.

Meanwhile, Chopper asked Nami if they're real pirates, which, of course, Nami said yes to. Though when she asked him if he's interested, Chopper refused too quickly. She suggested that he joins them on their journey, so she doesn't have to stay here for 3 days, but Chopper still refused, saying that he's a reindeer and he can't live with humans because he can stand on two legs, speak, and have a blue nose.

"...And?" Toru said, confused along with some of the other students. To them, that's not too strange compared to the likes of Nezu or how their world is now, though there are others who've figured it out why Chopper thought that, giving the reindeer sad looks.

...Oh. The teachers thought, remembering Nezu's background.

Maybe he is Nezu's favorite character. Aizawa thought, though a little more somber than before.

Soon, Sanji and Luffy arrived in the scene and scared Chopper right out of the room, chasing after him.

Kureha came around to take a seat. She could see that Nami was trying to tempt Chopper without her permission. Though, in all honesty, Kureha doesn't mind it if she did took the reindeer, but it won't be easy. He has a scar in his heart; one that Kureha can't cure.

"On no..." Mina whispered in horror. She quickly grabbed a tissue box, which every other student followed as well.

She claimed that the moment he was born into the world, his group and even his parents abandoned him... because he had a blue nose.

"What?" Ochako said, incredulous as the students couldn't believe it; that it was over something so small, something that was practically harmless.

"Oh my god, he's the sadder Rudolph." Denki whispered.

Izuku's eyes widen, his hand trembled when he reached for a tissue box.

Even though he was a new born child, he was always walked at the very back of the group all by himself.

One day, he ate a devil fruit and was treated as a monster even more, so he was pressured to leave.

Still, he wanted friends, so he went down to a village as a human, but his figure wasn't exactly human either.

Students gasped when Chopper was shot at by bullets and rocks.

"But he... didn't do anything bad. He's innocent." Mina said.

Of course they know their world isn't innocent. They know about the time quirks were discriminated against in the past from the lessons in history. It's just that it's completely difficult thing to see it, especially with someone who did nothing wrong.

Chopper didn't know what was wrong, nor did he know what to blame. He just wanted friends, and yet he was called a monster. He was no longer a reindeer and he wasn't human either.

Kureha asked once again if they could really heal the scar in his heart.

"I... really hope so." Tsuyu said, deeply frowning. She could remember back in middle school where she wasn't able to make friends, besides Habuko, because of her appearance, but it was chilling to see this be taken to a much higher degree.

Back with Sanji and Luffy, they'd discovered the reason why it's snowing inside is because the front door is wide open.

They attempted to close it, but Chopper stopped them. When they tried to do so, Chopper angrily transformed, yelling at the two.

Luffy was absolutely confused, but Sanji discovered the reason why: on the door was a nest of baby snowbirds. If they closed the door, the birds fall.

"Aw..." The girls and Koda went, seeing how protective the reindeer was.

As Chopper walked away, Luffy realized something, and so did Sanji; that Chopper can speak and walk on two legs. So he's a monster that's a small, fluffy, short reindeer that can become big.

The audience gawked horribly at what they've said.

"Hey, that's not manly!" Kirishima exclaimed. "You, of all people, should know that."

...But that's what makes Chopper so cool and interesting! In fact, Chopper should join them.

"To Be Continued."

Eyes widen at that as Kirishima immediately took back what he've said before.

"Oh, come back, Chopper!" Ochako shouted. "They think you're cool!"


Moving onto episode 85, they skipped the opening and title to see Chopper was making some analysis until Luffy came in and surprised the reindeer into nearly dropping his lab equipment, but he was able to catch them all.

The girls clapped as Mina said, "Aw! So cute!"

Luffy thought that was amazing! Though he did poke Chopper, nearly causing him to drop his equipment, but he managed to hold it together.

The reindeer yelled at him to go away, but Luffy wants him to be his friend, to be a pirate. Chopper refused, saying he's not interested, nor does he want a friend.

"That's a lie and you know it." Mina grinned.

Chopper ran away from Luffy, but tripped down the stairs, catching the bottle with his feet. No matter what, Luffy wants to be his friend.

In Nami's room, Sanji has prepared her an exceptionally nutritious dish for her, complementing her as usual, but since the cook used Kureha's kitchen, he was kicked into a wall.

Students winced as Denki said, "Come on, lady, he made you a roast."

Soon, Luffy chased Chopper into the room with the desire to have him in their crew. Nami is happy to hear that, but Chopper still refused.

As they ran out, Kureha watched, saying that 'friend' has a deep meaning to Chopper.

Seeing that Sanji and Nami was staring at her, the doctor was prompted to tell them the tale of the man whom Chopper opened up to when he was alone. That man's name was Dr. Hiriluk, a quack who gave Chopper a name and called him son.

Izuku gripped onto his tissue box, easily denting the cardboard, as they watched in silence.

At night, Wapol's solders searched for Hiriluk on the king's order as that very man was able to remained hidden, even as he coughed blood into his hand.

In a house, the father was sick, and the mother thought they would have to beg to Wapol for his Twenty MDs, but from the chimney, Hiriluk is willing to examine him. At this, the man panicked, saying that Hiriluk's patients ended up getting worse.

"He's... not a good doctor, is he?" Hizashi asked.

"What tipped you off?" Aizawa sarcastically said.

Hiriluk still wants to cure him, placing down a (tranquilizer) gun, as the mother ran to get the guards.

The man is willing to pay the quack to just leave, but Hiriluk refused, sticking a needle into the man. His medicine caused the man to turn green and act like a frog, leaping right out of the window.

Surprised laughter and worried looks came from the students, wondering how this man becomes Chopper's father figure.

"I mean, he has the heart of a doctor." Toshinori offered a nervous smile.

"You need a little more than heart to cure somebody." Aizawa sighed, though he could see what he meant.

When Hiriluk heard the soldiers' voices, he escaped out the home and ran to the bridge where he'd found Kureha drinking booze.

She'd told him that the doctor hunt has come to the final stage, and she and him are the only doctors left in this country, so Wapol is trying to catch them. Still, even if that wasn't the case, Hiriluk would still be an outcast in the country since he's the worst of the quacks.

Hiriluk is still determined to not get caught by some doctor hunt, and he'll save this country using medical science one day.

He really does have the heart for it. Izuku thought as the two doctors went their separate ways once the soldiers noticed them.

In the snowy forest, Hiriluk walked further in until he stumbled upon Chopper's body. Hiriluk wanted to save him, but once Chopper saw the gun, he attacked him, memories of what the humans have done to him in the past.

Sharp gasps and frowns came from the students, seeing how this has affected the little reindeer.

Because it felt like the world didn't accept him. Izuku deeply frowned.

Even as Chopper walked away, Hiriluk wanted to show that he'll never shoot him, so he stripped himself of the clothes, declaring his name and title.

"Okay, we didn't need to see that." Mineta cringed.

"Shut it, this is important." Denki whispered.

Soon, Chopper fainted, and when he came to, he saw he was in a small home, bandaged up, as Dr. Hiriluk stayed by his side. The reindeer heard his stomach grumble, and noticed the bread and drink left out for him. As he'd eaten the loaf, he cried.

That was Chopper and Hiriluk's first encounter.

With the other students, Izuku teared up, seeing how their encounter went, but in the back of his mind, he could kind of predict Dr. Hiriluk's fate, seeing how he's not around in the present day.

After the eyecatches, Kureha continued on the story.

Hiriluk discovered Chopper could talk after 3 days of silence. Chopper thought he would had hated him if he did because of what happened with the humans the other day, but Hiriluk didn't care since he could talk too.

He's human too. Izuku translated in his mind, with a small smile.

Then his bottle exploded, sending the two out of their home.

The two were smacked by the debris, leading the reindeer to ask why he's calling him 'Chopper.' The doctor named him 'Tony Tony Chopper' since he's a reindeer and have antlers that could chop down trees. He thinks it's a cool name too.

Students smiled at the heartwarming scene as Iida said, "Oh, as in 'tonakai.'"

As the two walked over to a village, Hiriluk told Chopper some advice how to save people as they try to help his patients... only to run away from every single one they tried to help, and let's not forget the part where Hiriluk used Chopper as a decoy.

Later, in their home, the two fought, taking breaks in-between, until they've gotten tired. This is the first time Chopper fought with someone.

"Well, at least he's experiencing life." Aizawa murmured, watching over his smiling class.

Hiriluk tossed Chopper a gift, a memento of their making up: a pink top hat.

He claimed they're both outcasts, but he asked Chopper to not hold a grudge against humans. This country is sick right now as the citizens and the king suffered from a sickness of the heart. Others would say that you can't treat a sick country, but Hiriluk believes that his invention will save the country.

He told him that there used to be a master thief in a country in the far west, and he had a serious heart disease, so he went and got treated by every possible skilled doctor, but no one could cure him. After being told he'd die, he pass by a mountain, and there, he saw a sight that he had never seen before in his life: Cherry blossoms all over the mountain. When he went to another doctor, he was shock to hear that he's completely healthy. A miracle!

The students hung on his word, looking in awe. Despite how Hiriluk acted before with his patients, right now, his words seem so compelling to hear, especially hearing a inspiring story of why he wants to be a doctor.

"But how?" Iida quietly said, feeling like that shouldn't be possible.

"Maybe it's like Kaya?" Momo guessed.

Hiriluk believed it to be the unmistakably medical science, that by being emotionally moved, some sort of change happened in the man's body. Because of that, he believes that there's no disease in the world that can't be cured, and no matter what, he will save the country as a doctor.

That's why he'll raise this skull flag towards all the diseases! A symbol of the belief that nothing is impossible! He'll fight just like the pirates do.

"Oh, that's why Chopper's so interesting in pirates." Ochako pointed out, eyes sparkling.

Back in the present, Chopper was hiding from Luffy in the storage room. Soon, Luffy discovered plates of fruits, and started to eat them immediately, saying that it's cool to be a pirate.

This leads Chopper to remember him asking Hiriluk about pirates and what they are. To the quack, he thinks they're incredible guys at sea, who have large, well trained bodies, eyes like an eagle, and voices that are like a thunder splitting the sky.

This contrasts with Luffy nearly choking on a plate.

"I know he doesn't seem like much, but he's a true manly man." Kirishima tried to convince the reindeer.

Chopper asked Luffy if he's really a pirate, and Luffy said he is. He tried to have him join by that it's fun to be a pirate, and they sing and dance too.

"I mean, so do idols." Jiro chuckled to herself at the idea of Luffy being an idol.

Chopper was frustrated until Luffy mentioned that pirates also go on adventures, risking their lives and meeting new people.

The reindeer could remember Hiriluk asking him to go out to sea someday. If he does, he'll realize that his problems would be small in comparison.

"Chopper for Straw Hat! It's official!" Toru cheered.

Kureha compared those good times to a twinkle of an eye, and that the time for farewells come for everyone.

In the past, Chopper have spent a year recovering, so... Chopper has to leave. Hiriluk can't take care of him anymore, throwing him out.

"What?" Kirishima frowned with the others.

Chopper cried and begged Hiriluk to stay with him, willing to do anything, and even Hiriluk doesn't want him to go as well, remembering the good times he had. He only came out when he heard a loud bang outside, and saw Chopper bleeding from his forehead.

The audience gasped, seeing how the reindeer really wants to stay with the quack.

BOOM!

Eyes went wide, seeing a cut on Chopper's cheek when the bullet grazed it.

With his gun, Hiriluk shot at the reindeer, demanding that he goes away from here and out to sea.

As Chopper ran away, running, so did Hiriluk.

"Then... why? Why are you pushing him away?" Ochako deeply frowned as Izuku tossed his snot ridden tissue to the floor. The other students grumbled in sadness or anger at the scene, disappointed in how it turned out.

To Kureha, Hiriluk confessed his reason. He's going to die.

"Oh." It was quiet and soft, memories of the man coughing up blood into his hand from earlier came to their minds. It was when they realized why the quack harshly had to get rid of Chopper.

Kureha agreed, and Hiriluk asked how many more days does he have left, but Kureha refused since he doesn't have the money.

Hiriluk attempted to hold her up at gunpoint, but she knows that it's a tranquilizer gum. Still, she told him that he'll die at 5 PM on the 10th day from today... as Chopper watched from the window.

Even at the knowledge of his due date, Hiriluk was confident that he can complete his 30 years research in two days, so he could make cherry blossoms bloom in this country.

"He's still thinking about his country." Toshinori felt touched that the quack is putting the country over his own health.

Kureha wondered if he's trying to replicate the miracle cherry blossoms that saved him, a master thief, long ago, which was a shock to Chopper.

She called the quack foolish since this is a winter island that's bitterly cold year around. It's impossible for cherry blossoms to bloom here, but Hiriluk believed it could, and that every human in this world can be saved.

I wish that could be true. Aizawa internally sighed.

He wanted to prove it in Drum, the land where he was born in, but Kureha said that this has nothing to do with any science; cherry blossoms can't cure people.

Hiriluk left into the snow forest, hoping Chopper could learn that nothing is impossible and that you can do anything.

...But this story of these two doesn't have a happy ending.

"To Be Continued."

I know. Izuku's eyes casted downward.


Skipping episode 86's opening, they saw that Chopper had locked Luffy into the room since he've been pestering him, and also he should rest since luffy's injuries aren't light either. When Chopper turned around, he realized that Luffy took his key and unlocked himself from the room.

Running away from Luffy, the human reindeer wondered how he stolen his key.

"Huh, he didn't notice his rubber powers before?" Izuku murmured, a little confused.

Chopper suddenly stopped as Luffy crashed into a wall. The reindeer could smell Wapol coming.

"Ugh, of course!" Katsuki complained.

After skipping the title, Kureha continued to tell the tale to Nami and Sanji, saying that Chopper took things into his own hands.

Running in the forest, Chopper could remember hearing about a cure-all mushroom from the town's guards.

Searching through Hiriluk's collection of books, Chopper were was able to look through, then went on a journey.

Hiriluk have found the mess, but focused on his work instead.

The audience went quiet throughout Chopper's long walk, but held their breath when they saw the herd of deer, especially the one with the scars.

As a deer, Chopper carefully walked though the other deer, not even touching them, but the scarred deer attacked him first.

"Hey, he didn't do anything!" Toru furiously shouted as the others agreed.

"Deer aren't even territorial. They usually attack when they sense they're in danger." Koda said, hands shaking. What he've said seemed to add fuel to the fire as the others let out angry, frustrated shouts.

With Hiriluk's words in his mind, Chopper fought back, even as blood dripped from their bodies.

One white out later, Chopper was able to to find the Amidake mushroom from his telescope, but he has no way across from the ledge.

He turned around to see the herd was back.

"Oh, come on!" Ochako shouted in frustration.

In Hiriluk's home, he wasn't successful in his experiment at all, failing each test. Then the door open.

"Oh God, Chopper!"

Sharp gasps and teary eyes came when they saw Chopper hobble into the room, leg bent unnaturally, one of his eyes swollen shut.

In his little voice, Chopper apologized for losing one of Hiriluk's books. The man gaped, slowly putting down his gun.

Hiriluk recognized the mushroom in Chopper's hoof, seeing that he've got it just for him.

"Stay alive. Stay alive, Doctor... I want to be a doctor. Teach me to be a doctor."

Hiriluk collapsed down to his knees.

"I'll fight too! Just like a pirate."

Hiriluk was rendered silent, sputtering out nothing, but Chopper continued on, looking down.

"Do you think a reindeer can become one too?"

Izuku shed more tears just as Hiriluk did too. Hearing Chopper's young voice beg the doctor to be one made a childhood memory popped up from his mind, almost unwelcome.

"Can I... be a hero too?"

Hiriluk wrapped his arms around him in a tight hug. "Of course you can! You can! You can! You're gonna be a great doctor! You've got such a kind heart!"

A trembling smile appeared on Izuku's lips. Tears continued to slide down his face as he slumped against the couch, not too sure what to hold onto. Himself? A friend? You can become a doctor, Chopper.

In Wapol's castle, the fat man ordered Kuromarimo and Chess if the doctor hunt went well. Chess had told him that most of the doctors have been exiled, which the two left are Dr. Kureha and Hiriluk.

Wapol was angry by the news, but he soon came up with a plan: Tell the citizens that the Twenty MDs have all fallen ill.

That sweet, calm feeling turned into fear from hearing that.

This is it. This is how Dr. Hiriluk dies. Izuku thought to himself as the others let out teary, frustrated groans.

Chopper asked if the Amiudake mushroom soup is good. Hiriluk thought it tastes terrible that no living thing could eat it, but he reassured the reindeer that good medicine doesn't taste good. It just means it's working, and so he thanked Chopper.

The girls and Koda went aw... at the sight of Chopper smiling at his praise, though Izuku felt more bittersweet about the moment, knowing it won't last.

Suddenly, Hiriluk seems absolutely shocked, making Chopper turn his head to see an orb filled with a pink gas.

This... is the reaction he've been waiting for, one that made the quack let out a loud shout for the whole world to hear. He can now make cherry blossoms on the winter island!

Some students cheered for the grand reaction, but others were reminded that this is not the present day island. There are no cherry blossoms on the island, like how he wanted.

Hiriluk made Chopper go to bed and rest while he's out. When he left, Chopper was so happy that he cured a human's disease, but suddenly, Hiriluk came back to tell the reindeer he'll be a great doctor.

In Kureha's home, she and Hiriluk had heard the Twenty MDs has fallen ill, but the true purpose of Hiriluk's visit was that he wanted to ask Kureha a favor.

He've shown her his 30 years long research, but she thought those 30 years were fruitless.

"Oh, come on, you haven't seen how it works." Denki said.

"Have you?" Katsuki raised an eyebrow.

"...No, but that doesn't mean it doesn't work yet."

Kureha asked why he's showing her this.

Since he doesn't have much time left, Hiriluk asked if she could make the cherry blossoms bloom in his place. Not only that, but also to teach medical science to Chopper.

So, the mushroom didn't work. Aizawa thought, hearing a couple of gasps from the students. He wasn't too shocked himself since it would be impossible for a cure-all mushroom to exist, even in the strange world of One Piece.

Even with Hiriluk's begging, Kureha refused to do both requests and kicked him out into the snow, but still, he didn't hold it against her.

After the eyecatches, Kureha took the moment to realize why Hiriluk seemed to be throwing in the towel already.

Exactly. Izuku thought.

The news of the ill Twenty MDs has spread to the villagers, who are greatly worried for their health, and it doesn't help that Hiriluk is running their way with bombs.

He threw them at Wapol's soldiers, and pointed a gun to one of them to take the ropeway out. He wanted to go to the castle.

"He's fallen into Wapol's hands." Iida gravely said as Izuku gave him a nod.

Kureha stormed into Hiriluk's home, demanding where the quack is. Chopper was frightened, but he told her that Hiriluk went to the town since he had gotten better, much to Kureha's confusion.

Chopper showed her the leftover mushroom. Her eyes widen in horror. Kureha punched him so hard that he was sent flying across the room.

"Whoa!" "Hey!" "Not cool, lady!" The students were up into an uproar, even more so when the doctor threw the already injuried Chopper into the wall. They don't understand why she could be so angry with him.

"That mushroom is... That mushroom is... extremely poisonous!"

...

It was like the blood in their veins froze as the audience went quiet from hearing that. Wide eyes stared at the crying woman.

"No, i-it can't be..." Izuku's hands shook. "It has to be some kind of mistake."

Chopper doesn't want to believe it. He'd even looked it up in a book. He lost it, but he knows that it's a mushroom that can defeat diseases.

"That's why I raised this skull towards all diseases!"

"That's right! There was a skull right next to the Amiudake mushroom picture!"

Their stomachs dropped at the sight of the skull and crossbones in the book, realizing what Chopper had done.

"No..." "This can't be happening." "It was an innocent mistake."

A mistake that got Hiriluk killed. Toshinori grimly thought as Izuku broke down in tears.

Chopper wanted to believe that Kureha is a liar as Hiriluk made his way to the castle.

Kureha told Chopper the truth, that the skull in the book means poison and there are no medicine that can work for all diseases in this world. That's why doctors exist!

"Listen. You can't save people just by being kind! If you want to save them, then learn medical knowledge and skills! Without skill, you can't save anyone!"

Their hearts didn't just sunk at Chopper's wailing cries, but also at Kureha's harsh, truthful words.

"And that's why you're here at Yuuei," Aizawa reminded his students, seeing their tears. "To learn and gain skills."

Wapol received news that Hiriluk is heading for the castle, much to his delight, while Dalton is confused on why would Hiriluk do so.

Reaching for the alcohol, Kureha have told Chopper that the quack decided to make the castle his grave.

The audience stared once Hiriluk made his appearance onscreen. This is where they'll watch his final moments.

The quack demanded to see the ill Twenty MDs, but... they're all here, fine and well. Wapol laughed at the fact that he'd fallen for his trap as Dalton continued to wonder why Hiriluk is even here.

Chopper traveled his way to the castle as Wapol have his guards aim for the quack.

The quack fell to his knees, but there was no grief to his voice. "Thank goodness. No one's sick here." Dalton's eyes widen as Hiriluk started to cry and yet there was a smile on his face. "I thought for sure the country was in trouble. How about that... I was just being fooled."

...Ava Maria? Jiro recognized the piece playing as the people around her started to cry at Hiriluk's relief on the matter.

One of the doctors seemed to be taken back, but Wapol wanted the quack dead, ordering his men to fire.

"Don't bother." Hiriluk held up a hand. "You can't kill me."

He smiled. "Hey... When do you think people die?"

Izuku held his breath as the others let out some muffled confusion.

"When they are shot through the heart by the bullet of a pistol? No. When they are ravaged by an incurable disease? No. When they drink a soup made from a poisonous mushroom!? No! It's when... they are forgotten."

Izuku's eyes widen, shifting them towards Toshinori for a moment.

"Even after I'm gone, my dream will come true." Hiriluk poured himself a drink as though he wasn't minutes away from death. "The ailing hearts of the people will be cured." He looked up. "Why are you crying, Dalton?"

Tears ran down Dalton's face in the harsh cold. "Do you think... a country is the same?"

"If the will is inherited."

His eyes moved down to his hands, clasping and unclasping. A memory of a dream came to his mind; one of him reaching for a white haired man.

Wapol demanded an answer from Dalton on why he is crying, but he still laughed.

"A monster will be coming here soon. He's my son. Don't touch him."

Blood dripped out of his mouth, looking iller than before. Don't worry, Chopper. Your mushroom isn't going to kill me.

"This has truly been a wonderful life! Thank you, Chopper!"

Their breaths hitched when there was a loud explosion.

"Hiriluk!" "No!" Teary, wide eyes would only stare at the smoke trail.

As Hiriluk's hat was swept away to Chopper's feet, everyone else was surprised, disturbed by what happened. All except for Wapol, who laughed at the fact that the quack blew himself up.

"So, the mushroom didn't do him in." Hizashi grimly said.

Soon, the audience was taken back when Chopper monstrously transformed, roaring with bright red eyes.

Chopper ran forward, terrifying the other soldiers, but Dalton stopped him, pinning him down. He told Chopper to leave, that he can't stop him or them, but more importantly, he apologized for laughing at Hiriluk's death.

Chopper calmed down, feeling Dalton's tears, as the man told him that he'll die in vain... and to not sacrifice any longer for this country.

Students sniffled at his words.

Dalton let Chopper go, much to Wapol's confusion. To Dalton, they've let a kind doctor die, and the kingdom's path is one he wants to die out.

"Even if medical care progresses... even if the research on medicine continues... there's no medicine that can cure fools!"

In the snow forest, Kureha have found Chopper, begging and pleading with her to teach him to become a doctor that can cure anything, waving Hiriluk's flag in the air.

She turned her head and asked him to call her Doctorine.

She does care. Toshinori thought, smiling slightly.

In the dungeons, Dalton is determined to not die and to carry one his will.

Back to the present day, Nami reaffirmed that for 6 years, Chopper have been studying under Kureha.

Suddenly, they heard Chopper calling for Doctorine as Luffy could see Wapol is here as he wants to restore the Drum Kingdom.

"Fuck off!" "You've already done more than enough damage!" "Big Mouth!" Furious students shouted out at the fat man with refueled anger.

Chopper had told Kureha about Wapol's return, but she seems rather calm about it.

"To Be Continued."

"Well, there's going to be another tissue clean up today." Aizawa sighed, not even glancing at the build up on the floor.

"Can you blame them?" Toshinori threw a tissue ball to the pile.

"Not at all."


AN: You know, I really hoped that I was able to convey the emotions from Hiriluk's death well and did it justice. I always worry about that when I'm near these kinds of scenes because there are so much expectations of how they would react, understandably so. Also, I hoped you like the parts about Izuku being reminded of himself in Chopper. I don't know if that's too much or not.