Soldier Boy was Andrew. He had appeared at this time for a simple reason: to win Balthazar over and use him to form a front against the Evil Magic users who were about to arrive.
Some might wonder, weren't both sides Andrew's people? What exactly was he trying to do?
What Andrew wanted to do was simple. First, create a huge spectacle and build his reputation. Second, draw the attention of other Multiversal Entities here and see if he had a chance to kill them.
Having just acquired Technology Magic, this was the best time to deal with Multiversal Entities.
Third, lure out the other magic users and wipe them all out in one go.
As mentioned before, Andrew wanted to monopolize Technology Magic so other Multiversal Entities would not learn it. The problem was that this was difficult—when Magic Gems were not activated, they barely gave off any fluctuations.
That was troublesome. Even if Andrew created a global surveillance system and magic capable of detecting Magic Gems, he would still have to wait until the other party used magic before discovering them.
Since that was the case, he might as well make it big and stage an ultimate battle among New York magic users, catching every one of them in a single net.
As for the specific details, those would be explained later.
"Wow, Soldier Boy, you're so great."
Balthazar clearly did not believe Soldier Boy's words, but Dave did. He said, "Balthazar, Maxim has a lot of evil magic users on his side. We should find some help."
Balthazar hesitated. Relying on himself alone, along with unreliable Dave, to defeat Morgana was indeed somewhat unrealistic. The problem was that superheroes were not trustworthy—they were a bunch of bastards.
"I know what superheroes are like, but if someone wants