After Alex solved the riddle of the magic ball, he found a true friend. Sahli, the boy from the ball, has magical powers and will definitely help find Alex’s grandfather. But the friends will have to fight Argus, an insidious genie who will never allow them to find the professor. He is even ready to resort to dark witchcraft and use the ancient scorpion spell! Fortunately, two brave girls, a talking cat and... a mouse came to the aid of Alex and Sahli! In such company, fighting the villains is not at all scary! Bestseller of the prestigious Spiegel magazine. Second book in the series.