He briefly paused at crossroads, but otherwise relentlessly pursued the trail of the Divine beast.
"Is Akum heading in the correct direction?"
Sehe expressed concern, to which Ryan reassured,
"There's no need to worry. Akum has already demonstrated his proficiency multiple times."
As Ryan stated, Akum had previously exhibited his abilities on several occasions.
Ultimately, our only option to locate the Divine beast quickly was to trust in Akum's capability.
After a prolonged trek, we reached a bustling marketplace.
To avoid drawing attention, we surveyed the area from a distance.
The bustling crowd appeared to be caused by more than just the store's popularity.
"Look there!"
Taeho whispered excitedly, trying to contain his enthusiasm.
"The Divine beast! It's among the people!"
"Yes, it appears to be,"
"It seems to be enjoying a food tour at this waffle restaurant."
As soon as the Divine beast's presence was confirmed, the group's perception of Akum shifted.
He too held his head high and relished in their admiration.
I petted the proud baby Yakum, affectionately stroking his back.
"Well done, Akum baby."
Pow woow woooo!
"Okay okay. I'll buy you a lot of ice cream later, as I promised earlier."
Pow wooooo
Akum let out a contented cry upon receiving my confirmation.
We had successfully located the Divine beast, but now the question was what to do next.
Ideally, I would use my mind control' ability to capture it, but I doubted that the rule-enforcing authorities would permit it.
I decided to use my ability as a last resort to subdue the Divine beast.
And, as I searched for alternative options, Jin approached me.
"Bro, are you pondering on how to capture the Divine beast?"
"Yes, if we move in too quickly it may flee again causing more problems."
"What about this approach?"
Jin explained his idea succinctly, "Given the Divine beast's behavior so far, I don't believe it's suspicious of strangers, particularly when it's eating. We could take advantage of this. "
"Can you elaborate on that?"
"We just approach it as if we're casual passersby, lure it with food, and then capture it in a natural way."
"But will that work? It saw me with the two Angels earlier, so it might be wary of me."
"Yes, you were there at the time, but the others weren't
I realized he was right.
When I lost sight of the Divine beast near the hot dog shop, only I and the two Angels were present.
The three Guardians Guild members and Ryan were not there.
Therefore, the Divine beast had not seen the four people who were not present, and therefore had no reason to be suspicious of them.
They could blend in as regular passersby and get closer.
I agreed with Jin's plan.
The two Angels who heard this also nodded in agreement, expressing that it seemed like a feasible idea.
"Leave it to us, Uncle Si."
"As I said before, chasing after it will never lead to catching it nyaa."