## One Piece Chapter 613, pages 9-10: The Mermaid Princess in Hard Shell Tower - Chapter: 613 - Pages: 9-10 - Characters: Princess Shirahoshi, Monkey D. Luffy, Megalo, Neptune ### Summary Page 9: Shirahoshi reveals the cost of Decken's curse: "...It has been ten years now... Ten whole years?! You must get pretty bored!" Luffy sits on an enormous plate of food while she explains that even the guards cannot spend more than five minutes in her presence because of her father's orders. Her only real companion is Megalo: "And so I have nobody to talk to but my beloved Megalo... He is my only friend in the world." She sadly adds that she was supposed to throw a party for them, though she knows it will not happen now. Luffy, still eating messily, mumbles through food, "MNGLPHR MMBGLN, BRLPHMNG HRNGLG FRMLLRM NGLPMNGHL PHRNG!" and clarifies that the shaggy old guy said he would throw a party but kept getting told off, so he followed the smell into the room. When Luffy finally understands who she is, he exclaims, "Those guys were calling you 'Princess,' right? So are you the mermaid princess?!" Shirahoshi smiles and answers, "Indeed. I'm the daughter of King Neptune. My name is Shirahoshi!!" Luffy bluntly replies, "Huh... that's a weird name." Page 10: Shirahoshi begins asking questions about the outside world. She says, "I don't think you can be a bad person after all," and asks if pirates go on "adventures." Then the questions pour out: "Have you ever seen the 'sun'?" and "Also... have you seen the many types of 'flowers', or the half-covered creatures known as 'animals'? Have you ever been to a green location known as a 'forest'?" Luffy tries to keep eating: "Too many questions!! Hold on a minute, I'm eating!!" Shirahoshi leans close and says, "My, how large your cheeks are!" then pokes them. Luffy spits food, mumbles, "MNB PHU!" and snaps, "Don't do stuff like that!! What was that for?!!" Shirahoshi immediately collapses into tears: "I... I... I am sorry...! Please do not shout at me with such a loud voice...! You are a scary person after all... Luffy-sama...!!" She wails, "UWAAAAAHH!! Nobody has ever got angry with me beforeee!!" Luffy panics and tries to stop her: "Whoa, whoa... I wasn't trying to make you cry! Stop that!" but finally judges her plainly: "Man, you're a real crybaby for someone so big..."