I'm pretty sure monsters are tamable. He takes the horned rabbits, and I'm pretty sure those bees were monsters too. I think it just has to do with hostility/willingness to be tamed.
I think it's just one of those things they say in Japan, so people don't think they're bragging.
"This much is normal, isn't it?" Comes up a lot in all kinds of manga, from fantasy to office settings.
That's a really detailed description! Thanks for the mental image. Tbh, I knew that rope ladders were hard to climb, but not the exact mechanics of why. This explanation was really cool/helpful, so thanks.
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Iirc the in-universe explanation for this would be that the camp owner went home for the night (for some reason) and isn't there right now.