It's Mahun Greed All The Time
Both Odeta and I were credited with the rescue of the students and the capture of the bandits.
I asked the Instructor what made those bandits so difficult to catch and he told me it was because they usually do a grab and run while laying traps behind them to slow down any pursuers they might have.
I noted that we didn't encounter any traps while searching for them until I realised that was what those bandits we encountered on the way were trying to do and we caught up to them before they could even start laying them.
Also technically, Eugene actually allowed the bandits to get caught by helping his teammates to escape and warn us in time to catch up to them.
Pretty funny how fate works huh?
I wondered aloud how there could be bandits so close to the capital and Instructor Henry had clammed up with a complicated look on his face. He then told me not to ask too much about it so I decided to head back and ask Mother about it instead.