## One Piece Chapter 615, pages 16-17: Curse of Mato Mato - Chapter: 615 - Pages: 16-17 - Characters: Vander Decken IX, Princess Shirahoshi, Hatchan, Hody Jones ### Summary Page 16: After the demonstration, Decken explains the limits and horror of his curse. He says, "I can store one target for each of my hands...!! So, a maximum of two!!!" and then reveals why Shirahoshi has remained trapped: "I haven't even washed this right hand of mine for ten years... It's still fresh with the memory of the time I touched Shirahoshi, princess of the Ryuuguu Kingdom!!" He shouts to the crowd, "You get it now?! Whether it be love or deadly weapons, whatever I choose to throw will chase my targets to the ends of the earth!!! This is my power!!!" The fish-men react with disgust, calling him "What an outrageously creepy guy!!" and "Cree-py!!" while others understand the implication: "So that's how he's managed to stalk her for all these years, without ever showing his face or being caught by the Neptune Army!!!" Decken laughs, "Baho hoho hohoh!!" and the crowd groans, "Wooo oow!!!" Page 17: Hody turns Decken's ability into the first stage of the invasion. He tells the human captives, "Well then, my human pirate guests!! You all understand Decken's ability now, do you not...?" and explains, "The Ryuuguu Palace is said to be impenetrable... But one man has succeeded in throwing many things inside its walls for ten long years... and that man is Vander Decken!!" Hody says they will become Decken's new weapons: he will throw them straight to where the mermaid princess is hiding, crashing them into a formidable tower. The terrified prisoners understand: "That's crazy... If you throw us in there... we'll just crash into that wall and die!!!" Hody confirms, "Well, yes." His real objective is that any survivors will open the palace gates from within so the invasion can begin. He promises freedom if they succeed, but threatens, "If you refuse, I'll hurl you outside this bubble myself right now, you filthy inferior beings!!!" and declares, "That's why I'm using the lives of you worthless humans!!! In these waters, you're worth less than slaves!!!"