Not a typo. I can’t think of any reason besides everyone else in the village being passed out drunk or super weak. They did need help catching one bear. It’s also likely the bandits have some supernatural skills since monsters and magic exist🤷
It's not a new skill he just pulled giant copies out of his inventory in the sky. The next part of the chapter explains it. To avoid confusion I'll probably just start posting full chapters after 2.2.