# WebtoonLib — One Piece #138

## Series
- title: One Piece
- slug: one-piece-46bb51

## Chapter
- number: 138
- release_date: 2025-05-29

### Summary
The battle for Drum Island gives way to a heart-wrenching flashback, revealing the tragic story of the quack doctor, Hiriluk. Deceived by Wapol into believing he has created a cure, Hiriluk walks into a fatal trap. Yet, upon learning the truth, he expresses not anger, but relief that his countrymen are not truly ill. In a final, defiant act of self-determination, he declares that a man only truly dies when he is forgotten, before taking his own life. This noble sacrifice, made under a pirate flag—the symbol of his unwavering conviction—shatters Chopper's world and profoundly demonstrates to Luffy the true meaning of a pirate's resolve.
- summary_source: graph_aggregator
- summary_verification: unverified

### Key events
- Dr. Hiriluk commits suicide by explosion to protect Chopper and defy Wapol.

### Characters involved
- Wapol — Supporting

## Spoiler
- level: auto

### Safe teaser
The battle for Drum Island gives way to a heart-wrenching flashback, revealing the tragic story of the quack doctor, Hiriluk.

### Spoiler summary
The battle for Drum Island gives way to a heart-wrenching flashback, revealing the tragic story of the quack doctor, Hiriluk. Deceived by Wapol into believing he has created a cure, Hiriluk walks into a fatal trap. Yet, upon learning the truth, he expresses not anger, but relief that his countrymen are not truly ill. In a final, defiant act of self-determination, he declares that a man only truly dies when he is forgotten, before taking his own life. This noble sacrifice, made under a pirate flag—the symbol of his unwavering conviction—shatters Chopper's world and profoundly demonstrates to Luffy the true meaning of a pirate's resolve.

## Status
- data_status: complete
- summary_status: generated
- transcript: Hardsub chapter — image-only

## See also
- [WebtoonLib — One Piece #138](/series/one-piece-46bb51/chapter-138)
- for_series_detail: /llms-series/one-piece-46bb51

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