Ali... baba?
Friend of yours?
Yeah.
Aladdin, it's been a while!
Do you think you could recall Ugo for me?
He's scaring my friends.
Don't do it!
Don't listen to him!
Hey, Alibaba.
I came out here so that I could see you again.
I have so much to tell you!
Don't you remember our promise?
We said we'd see the world together!
Aladdin.
I'm sorry.
I can't keep that promise.
The army's here!
Alibaba, we've gotta get out of here!
Got it.
Spirit of propriety and discipline,
I command thee and thine.
With my magoi as your source,
use your great power to bring my will to life!
Come forth, Amon!
H-He's a fire demon!
akogare wo ima tsukanda
My desires are within reach.
daikansei no namari ni
If the loud, welcoming cheers
kokochiyoku utaretanara
shoot home straight into your heart,
saa tobikomou
then come and jump in!
ashita kara umare kawaru toka
People say they'll change the next day.
dareka ga mikiri tsuketa toka
But they give up so easily.
kono machi no style toka
That's just how it is here.
sonna mono ni nagasare tsuzukete
They get swept away by those excuses day by day.
kado no toreta genseki ni ha
They're nothing more than a chip, swept off the edge
kitto daremo you ha nai
and no longer needed by anyone.
fushigi to tobira no mukou ni ha
Guess what? Out there,
v.i.p nanoru yatsu ha naku
no one's swaggering around like a VIP.
daremo ga kunou no hate sa ore mo
Everyone suffers their own heartaches, myself included.
akogare wo ima tsukanda
But my desires are within reach.
mi wo yudanereba ii kaji ha kono te ni
Throw yourself in with abandon. I've got the wheel.
mitsu kazoete the show time
On the count of three, it's show time!
daikansei no namari ni
If the loud, welcoming cheers
kokochiyoku utaretanara
shoot home straight into your heart,
saa tobikomou
then come and jump in!
8th Night
A Broken Promise
That's unexpected.
There's a dungeon capturer in the Fog Troupe?
And he's the person Aladdin's been looking for?
Just what kind of person is this Miracle Man Alibaba?
These guys are scary!
You sure about this?
Yeah.
The army can't get us here.
We couldn't be safer.
Perfect timing.
We were just looking for some new allies.
If you've got nowhere else to be, you're welcome here.
Right, partner?
Yeah.
But listen up.
We're chivalrous thieves.
We fight against the army for the sake of the slums.
Don't you even think about stealing for your own dirty purposes.
If you do...
You'll pay for it with your lives.
Kassim!
What was that all about?
Why are you taking in so many unknown men?
Wanna start a war?
What?
Just kidding.
But the truth is we have no choice but to keep fighting.
Alibaba!
Did you beat the army today too?
We get to eat twice a day now thanks to you!
Hey partner.
When we were kids, we struggled through life together down in the slums. Remember?
Please save these kids.
Don't let them end up like Mariam.
Please don't leave us, Alibaba!
Fight by my side, just like when we were kids!
No!
I resolved to take care of this myself!
Who's there?
Just my imagination...
I must be more exhausted than I thought.
Please keep quiet.
Or I will silence you.
Why are you here?
I tracked your scent here.
Why are you with the thieves?
Please explain yourself to Aladdin.
There's nothing to explain.
Also, you're in a den of thieves.
Leave before you get yourself killed.
I will not.
Aladdin traveled for a long, long time to get here and see you.
And what of it?
Were you not also searching for Aladdin just half a year ago in Qishan?
Shut up!
This has nothing to do with you!
This is my problem!
It does have to do with me.
I will take you to Aladdin now.
Nooo!
Did you just hear someone scream?
You're hearing things.
Anyway, Brother.
As long as we sell these,
we'll have a roof over our heads and enough money to fool around even if we don't join the Fog Troupe.
I only trust gold and silver.
If we sold this stuff in Balbadd now, we'd get nothing but these scraps of paper.
Kou Empire 1
Balbadd's economy is currently in a terrible state of disorder.
And this is one of the reasons.
Kou Empire 10.000.
Paper money issued by the Kou Empire.
The Kou Empire is using their military prowess
to try to circulate this paper money even in neighboring countries.
Balbadd's king, Ahbmad, has fallen under their influence.
According to my research, it appears that he is engaged with a princess of the Kou Empire.
He's what?
That jerk.
He didn't tell me that.
There's also the problem of the Fog Troupe.
Perhaps we should think about our next move and get in touch with our home country.
Yeah, you're right.
I have no metal vessels on me, after all.
Speaking of that, where's Aladdin?
He was rather depressed and is now resting in his room.
He may be a Magi, but he's still just a child.
A lot has happened to us in this past year.
I'm sure a lot has happened to Alibaba as well.
What should we do now?
We need to come up with a new plan!
Should we continue our quest to collect the metal vessels, like you asked me too?
But before that, maybe we should go with Mor to see the Dark Continent?
I want to learn a lot from Mister Sinbad too!
There's so much to do!
Huh?
I... don't seem to have any strength.
I was... so excited too.
H-Hey.
Y-You look well.
Yeah. You too.
It's been half a year, huh?
You've changed!
Yeah... You too...
Please cut the small talk.
Do you know what's happening to this country because of your Fog Troupe?
Domestic insurrections have caused trade to come to a halt,
the government is abandoning its citizens,
and formerly free, innocent people, whose only crime is poverty,
are being forced into slavery.
Mor, don't be like that.
With everything going on, I understand your anger,
but it's been so long since the three of us have been together.
It's a beautiful night.
Let's talk about happier things.
Right, Alibaba?
Oh...
Yeah.
Wow, you did all that?
Sounds like a great adventure.
Yeah.
And now, I'm to capture the Fog Troupe.
I didn't know you'd be with them though.
I'm sure you have a reason for what you're doing.
Please tell me why.
To do that, first I need to tell you my friend's story. Is that okay?
Yeah, of course.
My friend's name is Kassim.
Kassim?
Yeah.
He's the real leader of the Fog Troupe.
Kassim was my friend during my childhood days.
I got it!
I'm the king of the mountain!
Yeah!
Go Kassim!
Yeah, I knew no one could beat me!
Don't let your guard down, Kassim!
I dug tons of tunnels under this mountain.
I call it my Killer Tunnel Plan!
What?
Wow Alibaba, you're awesome!
Kinda a cheater too!
You brat!
The real brat is the only who calls others a brat!
What was that? Why you little!
We were always fighting,
but strangely enough, we were still friends.
We ran around the garbage-filled streets together everyday.
Life was hard, but I had a caring mother at home.
I'm home, Mom!
Mother was a prostitute in the slums.
She was always laughing and we were happy together.
But it was different for Kassim.
His father was a good-for-nothing loser.
You filthy brat!
I told you to get off your lazy ass and bring me some alcohol!
Shut up!
Stop your crying!
Stop!
Don't hit Mariam!
Kassim!
Hmph! Worthless, the both of you!
One day, Kassim's father disappeared from the slums.
That happened frequently down in the slums.
Mother took in both Kassim and Mariam,
and the four of us became a family.
A family!
Sounds really exciting.
Yeah, it was always loud, lively, and fun.
But that didn't last for long.
Before long, my mother died of an illness.
I couldn't do anything but cry.
But Kassim was different.
Don't cry.
From now on, I'll protect us.
We worked together, the three of us kids, and we tried really hard.
We scavenged through the trash, we shined shoes, and we gave tours.
But before long, Kassim fell in with a bad group of kids and turned to thievery.
He was probably pretty desperate to make sure we all survived.
That's why, one day, I asked him.
Kassim, should I help too?
You don't need to dirty your hands.
You're not like me.
W-What's that mean?
I share the same blood as that loser of a father. I'm rotten by nature.
But you're not.
You should live a respectable life, just like your mom did.
But Kassim!
Kassim acted kind of strange that day.
Hey, we're friends right?
Yeah!
Of course!
That day, the king of Balbadd came down to the slums.
You're my son.
You are to come and live at the palace.
What?
No way!
My mother was a prostitute.
I have no idea who my father is!
Your mother, Anise, was once a maid at the royal palace.
That is where I met her and fell in love with her at first sight.
And that is where you come from.
I knew it.
I always thought it was weird.
Why was someone like you here in this dump?
W-What do you mean?
I don't mean anything.
The two of us are different. We have been since birth.
Get out of here.
I thought Kassim would stop me.
He... was my family!
But...
In the end, I left the slums.
It's huge...
This way please, my prince.
P-Prince?
My life was turned upside down.
I had maids to attend to my every need.
I was put through harsh lessons everyday.
They ranged from the way I spoke and the way I walked,
to my studies and my swordplay.
And just like that, three years time went by.
My days in the slums had faded into a distant memory.
One day, I felt a desire to see the slums once again and secretly snuck out of the palace.
But there was nothing there.
The garbage-filled streets were clean and remodeled,
but not a single person from the slums was to be found.
Why did I have to run into him then?
If only I hadn't snuck out of the palace that night!
Then nothing would've happened.
What happened?
Kassim?
You're Kassim, aren't you?
I haven't seen you in forever!
Hey!
If it isn't Alibaba!
It's really been forever!
Cheers to our reunion!
Kassim, what are you up to now?
Where's Mariam and everyone else from the slums?
They're all fine.
But the slums are no more.
The country drove us out.
Said a bunch of garbage about redevelopment.
You really don't know anything, do you?
I've pretty much been locked in the palace the whole time.
Let's leave those gloomy topics for another time.
Drink up!
What's wrong?
You haven't even taken a sip!
Could it be that you can't drink?
I-I can too!
Wow, that was impressive!
And just like that, we were back to three years ago.
I didn't see it then,
but looking back on it now, I remember how his eyes darkened for just a second.
Kassim had made a decision that day, from the moment he saw me.
A decision that would bring about disaster.
Oh yeah, you said you were locked in the palace, didn't you?
Then how'd you get out here?
Through the tunnels!
Tunnels?
You remember how I was the master of tunneling?
Oh?
Kassim, you remember how I punched you when I left for the palace?
I'm sorry about that.
When you said to get out of there...
You... You were trying to look out for me, right?
Of course!
We're best friends, aren't we?
I was so happy.
Kassim just wanted the best for me.
That's why I didn't realize
that he had his guys follow me back.
I'm such an idiot.
Alibaba...
A little while after that,
I was called to the bedside of the ailing king.
I don't have much longer.
Ahbmad is lazy and quick to fall under the influence of other nations.
Alibaba, I want to leave this country to you.
To me? I couldn't...
I have no one to turn to but you.
Your Majesty, there is one thing I would like to ask.
What is it?
How did you feel about Mom... er, my mother?
Anise?
We couldn't be together...
We had too many obligations.
But...
I loved her.
Thank you, Your Majesty.
With that knowledge, I know I can make it here.
I will go see what is happening.
Alibaba.
Don't worry.
Please wait here, Your Majesty.
My body still tenses at the memory.
Kassim?
What should we do with him, chief?
Hm...
Kassim...
Don't kill him.
Tie him up and leave him.
Kassim used the tunnels that I had told him about that one night to steal the treasures from the palace.
Kassim, Alibaba's been kidnapped!
Gather the men.
We'll get him back.
nozoite miyou
Take a look
yubi bouenkyou
through your finger telescope.
me ni mieru sekai ha subete kako no monogatari sa
The world you see before your eyes is a story already told.
kagayaku mirai wo miushinau na yo
Don't lose sight of the bright future ahead.
kimi ni ha motto ippai yume to kibou ga arun da
You're destined to realize great hopes and dreams.
bootto shitetara minogashichau zo
But if you blink for too long, they'll leave you behind.
dekinai riyuu sagasu yori
Instead of searching for an excuse,
yatte mireba ii
why not just give it a try?
nozoite miyou
Take a look
yubi bouenkyou
through your finger telescope.
yubi to yubi wo marume ryoume ni ate
Make circles with your fingers and put them around your eyes.
imeeji shite sagashiteru mono
Picture your hopes and dreams!
atama no naka no adobenchaaa
Picture your personal adventure story!
doko he mukau?
Where are you headed?
yubi bouenkyou
What can you see
yubi no sono sukima ni nani ga mieru?
in the space between your fingers?
tooi you demo hontou ha chikai
It might seem far, but it's really not.
yogen no you na takaramono
It's a promise as valuable as any treasure!
Let's settle this leader to leader, Miracle Man Alibaba.
That's rather harsh.
The traitor's fate is but the gallows.
Next time: A Prince's Duty.
9th Night
A Prince's Duty
Think about it, brother!
Our people are suffering and dying!