Cassim's Answer

Kassim's Answer (カシムの答え, Kashimu no Kotae) is Night 15 of the Magi anime series.

Summary
Kassim reminds the people about how they cannot forgive the nobility and the aristocrats since the dead will not be brought back. Fueling their rage, Kassim has turned the people of Balbadd against Alibaba and his group. With everything on the line, Alibaba has to stop Kassim.

Synopsis
The crowd cheers for Alibaba's proposal of turning Balbadd into a republic. Kassim and his Fog Troupe arrive to the scene. From afar, Isnan observes the situation. Kassim shares his opinions and states that everything was for the people, but the aristocrats rob them with taxes. Furthermore, he shouts that they cannot bring back the dead. Zaynab fuels the rage of the crowd with her hallucinogenic, red mist. Kassim orders everyone to wipe out the royalty, and the crowd starts rebelling while the Black Rukh runs rampant. Elsewhere, Jafar tries to wake up Aladdin. In Aladdin's dream, he wakes up to see Ugo's talking head. Ugo reassures Aladdin that he is still alive, but he was almost dead due to a battle with Judal. In Balbadd, the Banker tries to suppress the Black Rukh, but Isnan crushes him. Isnan allows the black Rukh to overwhelm the White Rukh. Meanwhile, Ugo talks about how Black Rukh is formed when the flow of fate is reverse. He explains to Aladdin that he cannot protect him anymore and that he has something important to give him, Solomon's Wisdom. Deep in the vortex of knowledge, Solomon informs Aladdin that he will be reborn. At Aladdin's side, Jafar and Masrur head to the palace. Over at the palace, the guards are being slaughtered, and Barkak asks Sahbmad to do something. Though, Sahbmad remains indecisive until Alibaba takes action. Alibaba instructs them to have half of the royal army block off the main gate while the other half suppresses the invaders in the palace.

Confronting Kassim and his group, Alibaba demands Kassim to explain himself, and Kassim states that he has no need for equality or kings. When Kassim attacks Alibaba, the others use their black fog to bind Alibaba. Alibaba unleashes his flames to break free, and Zaynab blasts him with her red mist. As Alibaba tries to remained focus, the others try to finish off Alibaba. Yet, Alibaba uses Amon’s Sword to defend himself. He breaks Hassan's weapon and everyone's swords. He orders Kassim to withdraw, yet Kassim demands Alibaba to kill him. Just as Alibaba is about to swing his sword, he reverts his weapon into his dagger. Alibaba cries to Kassim and urges him to stop fighting. Kassim remarks that Alibaba has gone soft. Recalling Isnan's instructions, Kassim stabs himself with his sword and gathers all of the remnants of his allies' shattered blades which strike his body. Absorbing the Household Vessels, Kassim transforms into a black Djinn.

Characters In Order of Appearance
'' Characters in bold denote the character's proper appearance. Characters in italic are only seen briefly and have yet to make a proper appearance. ''

Magic
'' Magic in bold denotes the magic's first appearance. ''

Manga & Anime Differences

 * The manga is more graphic when the civilians are killing the guards with some scenes of the guards getting stabbed in the throat.
 * Weapons Dealer and Banker fuse in the manga. In the anime version, Weapons Dealer did not appear. Instead, Isnan appeared who crushes Banker.
 * Only in the manga, cigars are present when Kassim and his gang attack Alibaba. No cigars are present in the anime.