Most of the ancient gods hadn't noticed anything amiss, only the Toad-shaped Statue perceived it, which was why it, along with the stele, planned the destruction of the village.
If it sought to investigate the truth, the Toad-shaped Statue would have to leave Cyber City and head to the Real World, only then might it confirm its conjectures.
In the previous timeline, the curse of the Toad-shaped Statue probably had the same purpose. Its host lay dormant within Cyber City, but its avatar took the place of its eyes, allowing it to follow his steps and observe the Real World.
From this, it wasn't hard to deduce that the Toad-shaped Statue was obsessively focused on events that had once unfolded in reality, an obsession that made it refuse to accept the status quo and determined to uncover the truth.
This was where its interest lay, and to sway it, one must appeal to its preferences.
