## One Piece Chapter 517, pages 13-14: Bath Time - Chapter: 517 - Pages: 13-14 - Characters: Kuja children, Boa Hancock, Boa Sandersonia, Boa Marigold ### Summary Page 13: Outside the castle, banners marked with the Kuja skull emblem are raised, and a note identifies them as "BATH TIME" banners. The announcement is absolute: "FROM NOW ON, ENTERING THE CASTLE IS FORBID-DEN!!!" Children ask why every time Lady Hebihime bathes it becomes such a big deal, wondering whether she simply does not want to be seen naked that much. An older child says it is about "THE SECRET... OF THE THREE GORGON SISTERS" and begins the legend. She explains that the "GORGON" was a monster who lived long ago in the Central Sea, a fearsome being that would turn you to stone if you looked her in the eyes. In the illustration, the Gorgon is shown as a many-eyed, monstrous figure with serpentine hair and staring eyes. The children listen wide-eyed, linking Hancock's bath privacy to myth, curse, and forbidden sight. Page 14: The child continues the legend: Lady Hebihime and her sisters somehow managed to defeat the Gorgon monster, but with her last breath, the Gorgon placed a terrible curse on them. The monster's huge eyes were engraved on Lady Hebihime and her sisters' backs. The explanation becomes the reason for the bath ritual: when the sisters take off their clothes and reveal the eyes, all those close by are turned to stone by the curse. That is why the Gorgon Sisters never take off their clothes when anyone is around, and why they prevent anyone from coming close while they bathe by putting up the barriers. A younger child reacts, "...!! SO THAT'S WHY..." The older child says the curse is also the pride of the Kuja and their warrior nation, proof that the sisters fought bravely. The listeners accept it completely, saying they understand and that Lady Hebihime is amazing, while the castle stands silent behind its bath-time barricade.