## One Piece Chapter 615, pages 13-14: Curse of Mato Mato - Chapter: 615 - Pages: 13-14 - Characters: Hatchan, Hody Jones, Vander Decken IX, Neptune, Arlong ### Summary Page 13: Hatchan can barely bear the contradiction: "...But how could I face him in the knowledge... that Arlong's will still lives on?!!" Hody answers with contempt, "You call a human your friend...? You're as bad as that filth Neptune... I've lost all the respect I ever had for you!!!" Vander Decken moves to demonstrate his curse. He tells Hatchan, "Lock on. You're in my sights now, Hachi..." and touches him, making Hachi a target. Decken then holds up a knife, asking, "Huh? A knife?" while the crowd watches. He explains, "Bahohohoho ho!! Have you forgotten what it means to be a pirate? If you've got a problem with us, we settle it through violence!! I know it!!" The knife leaves his hand in a strange direction and suddenly buries itself in Hatchan's back. Hachi screams, "Argh hhh!!" The demonstration proves the chapter's title: once Decken marks someone, even a thrown weapon that seems aimed elsewhere will seek the target. Page 14: The crowd is shocked that the knife reversed direction. Someone yells, "What!! He threw the knife in a completely different direction... but it landed straight in the octopus' back!!" Vander Decken explains the Mato Mato curse: "From the moment I touched you just now, you became my 'target'. Any projectile I let fly, no matter what direction I throw it... will soar like a bird straight towards my target - you!!!" Hachi panics, "Hordy!! Decken's going to kill me!! You have to stop him!!!" but Hody refuses: "I told you already, Hachi-san. Vander Decken isn't my subordinate. The two of us are equals in this pirate alliance." Hachi calls Decken a coward: "I'm sick of having to look at your face!! You filthy coward!!!" Hody only suggests, "Naturally, there are ways to block it. Why don't you give it a try?" while Hachi begs, "Stop!! All those arrows...!! I've heard rumours of that ability of yours!!"