The level of sheer dense stupidity in this is way too high!
Alex really should've learned from the time he first arrived that he can't scheme against Kousuke in any way and get away with it.
Even the townsfolk is immensely stupid. Surely the winged woman in the sky threatening to completely level the town is a fake, because the suspicious hooded guy said so, right? Couldn't be possible that the hooded figure is in cahoots to the three fools and is selfishly trying to save his/their skin at the cost of the town.
What could the masses do if they catch the three fools, they ask? Well, kill them at least. That's a whole lot more than nothing.