A Broken Promise

A Broken Promise (守れない約束, Mamore Nai Yakusoku) is Night 8 of the Magi anime series.

Synopsis
Aladdin stares down at Alibaba who asks Aladdin to put away Ugo, and despite Jafar's protests, Aladdin does it anyways. Aladdin reminds Alibaba of their promise on that day, going to see the world together. Alibaba apologizes to Aladdin that he cannot keep that promise, and Aladdin is at a loss of words. When the Balbadd military police arrive, Alibaba summons Amon's flames and flood the surroundings with Amon's wrath. Next day, Sinbad chats with Jafar about Alibaba. At the bandits' hideout, Kassim welcomes the Nando brothers, and Alibaba informs them taht they are chivalrous thieves who are fighting for the slums. Later, Alibaba asks Kassim why he is bringing all of these thugs into their troupe, and Kassim states that they have to keep their strength up. A group of children arrive to thank Alibaba, and Kassim asks Alibaba to save these children. He asks him to fight by his side to prevent the children's fate from becoming like Mariam's. In Alibaba's room, he thinks he senses something, and when he gets on his bed, he sees Morgiana on the ceiling who muffles him. Morgiana tells Alibaba that Aladdin has journey far to meet up with him. She reminds him that he was looking for Aladdin six months ago, and when Alibaba does not comply, Morgiana kidnaps Alibaba. She carries him bridal style as she hops from roof to roof. One of the Nando brothers thought they heard something, and S Nando reassures his brothers that they will make money after showing a Kou currency. Over at the hotel, Jafar goes over the situation where the Kou Empire has other countries like Balbadd use Kou paper bills. He explains that the Ahbmad is engaged to a Kou Empire princess. He states that they have to contact Sindria for more assistance.

In Aladdin's room, he looks out the window, and he goes over his and Morgiana's goals. Then, he feels tired. All of the sudden, Morgiana tosses Alibaba through the window. Moments later, Alibaba and Aladdin have an awkward moment until Morgiana has Alibaba explain everything. Aladdin tries to lighten the mood with some happy stuff first such as their past adventures. Afterwards, Alibaba shares his story about Kassim. In his past, Alibaba and Kassim play with each other in one of their games. Alibaba always come home to his mother who was a prostitute. Even though Alibaba had a happy life, Kassim's family is terrible with his father beating down his children. Once Kassim's father has vanished, Alibaba's mother welcomes Kassim and Mariam into their family. Later on, Alibaba's mother pass away, and Alibaba along with the other children did small jobs. On the other hand, Kassim resort to crime to do the same. When Alibaba asks Kassim if he needs help, Kassim tells Alibaba that he wants him to stay on the path of his mother. He remarks that he has a blood of a scroundrel. Afterwards, Alibaba discovers that his true father is the King of Balbadd, and when Alibaba breaks the news to Kassim, Kassim states that the two are different from birth. After Alibaba punches Kassim, Alibaba goes to his new home. Years later after learning to be a prince at the castle, Alibaba sneaks away to see the slums. He is shocked to see nothing there, and he finds Kassim. Over at the bar, Alibaba shares to Kassim how he sneak out from the castle using tunnels. He apologizes for punching Kassim on that day and wonders if Kassim says those words for his sake. When Kassim acknowledges, Alibaba is relieved. Alibaba feels stupid when he reflects back on how someone followed hm back to the castle.

By the king's bed, the king tells Alibaba that he wants to leave the country to him. Before Alibaba accepts the offer, he asks his father how he felt about his mother, and the king states that he truly loved her. Then, a noise is heard, and Alibaba goes out to investigate where he gets knocked out after seeing Kassim. Kassim has his followers burn up the place. Meanwhile, Kassim has his troops get ready to rescue Alibaba.

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
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