Hiriluk , fully aware that the soup is lethal, drinks it anyway out of love for the young reindeer. This chapter highlights several "deep" thematic elements:
: Dr. Kureha harshly explains to a devastated Chopper that kindness alone cannot save lives; true medicine requires knowledge and skill. Hiriluk , fully aware that the soup is
: Despite his impending death, Hiriluk celebrates a breakthrough in his lifelong research into Sakura powder , a chemical designed to make cherry blossoms bloom in the snow to "cure" the hearts of the island's people. : Despite his impending death, Hiriluk celebrates a
Chopper , driven by a pure desire to save his mentor, brings Hiriluk a soup made from the . Believing it to be a powerful medicine because of the skull-and-crossbones symbol in a book—which he mistook for a symbol of strength and pirate courage—Chopper unwittingly poisons Hiriluk . A Legacy Beyond Medicine A Legacy Beyond Medicine