well so far they are not the first to think that the MC is just a puppet and the story of him being a Hitogami is a lie

it might even be someone who used to be the God of that place but who has been weakened by not be worshiping and is somewhere wasting away, but in this case at least it seems to have been planned just by these three stooges, since "the person" whom the three sought for help said that "this time you crossed the line, extended your hands where you shouldn't, even if he is not a God it can be said that he has a direct connection with the Gods and even the Temple recognized him, not only me but already I checked with others and no one intends to help you"