The campsite had finally gone quiet.
Bandits lay scattered across the ground.
Some groaning.
Most unconscious.
Andrew casually tossed a coil of rope toward Kai.
"Catch."
Kai caught it instinctively.
Andrew stretched lazily.
"Mind tying them up?"
Kai looked at the pile of unconscious criminals.
"...Why me?"
Andrew shrugged.
"Because I did all the punching."
"...Fair."
Kai sighed.
Then began dragging bandits into one place.
One by one.
Wrists tied.
Ankles tied.
Some received extra knots just in case.
Andrew wandered around collecting discarded weapons.
Occasionally humming to himself.
Kai glanced toward him.
"..."
Can I beat him?
He pictured it.
A duel.
Just the two of them.
His memories offered dozens of techniques.
His body immediately rejected the idea.
...He'd kick my ass.
Kai quietly accepted reality.
"...Yeah."
"...Definitely."
As he tied another bandit—
A groan escaped nearby.
One of them was waking up.
"...Mgh..."
The bandit's eyes slowly opened.
He blinked once.
Saw Kai.
Kai smiled politely.
"Morning."
"...Huh?"
THUD.
Kai punched him square across the face.
The bandit immediately went limp again.
"...Go back to sleep."
Andrew looked over.
"...Efficient."