User blog comment:Omega natsu2/Chapter 369: The Place Prayers Reach, Predictions./@comment-5668006-20140127071731/@comment-7418318-20140128093458

It's not surprising everyone wants to have Alibaba on their side. He learned weapon equip in a day and was onyl delayed from learning full body equip due to his "dual-rukh". Apart from being very talented, this dual-rukh also gives him great power (according to his master). Furthermore he already has some quite powerful household members. And on top of all that, he's best friends with Aladdin, who apart from being a Magi is probably the big unknown and unpredictable element and will likely be the pivot on which the entire conflic turns.

I feel sorry for Alibaba. He used to be so idealistic. At first he was only confronted with the cruelty of reality bit by bit, but now he's got a really big dose of the merciless nature of the world of politics and is thrown right into it, like being thrown into the water and either learn to swim on your own or drown.

Considering the politial situation I suppose Sinbads third "hidden eye" must be in Reim/Laem/Whatever. Maybe one of the Fanalis?

Alibaba is rather straight-forward and unless all those relevations change him drastically that means he's easy to predict and for someone of Sinbads guile and skill also comparetively easy to manipulate. That's why Sinbad can use Alibaba even if they end up as enemies (against his will and without his knowledge until it's too late of course).

While he is too smooth to say so outright, I got the feeling he was telling Alibaba this between the lines: "You are going to help me, whether you know it or not, regardless of your will. So either go along willingly or be swept along."