You can leave the rest to me.

You might find yourself growing restless... I recommend cultivating the coffee trees.

Well then... I'm going out for a bit.

Lucifer...

It's useless.

What do you think?

Ahahaha!

Scatter...

Lucifer...

I lost sight of it before, but were the skies always this brilliant blue..?

Hnh...

I'm not sure what happened myself...

Ough...!

...!

That's not really an issue.

Lucifer! You were here all along!

Yes, please. I'll have another cup of your house blend.

Oh, don't worry—I don't plan on getting in your way. Go on and have fun.

Wh... What?

(Wh-what is this foul bitterness! I may as well be drinking mud water!)

The archangels have found new roles, and I've decided to protect the sky for my own reasons.

Ah, is that so. Coffee can be truly a wondrous thing.

...!

You can't possibly fathom the difference between him and me. His gaze is fixed so much higher...

...

What do you take us for!

Their strategy is simple... After any individual gets exhausted, it falls back to the tail fin. You could say that each shark takes its turn at the front.

Thank you...

Hm? Would that be okay?

And what is this dominating presence I'm feeling? Is it Lucifer's? No, this is even greater than his...

I wish to continue carrying this burden and see where the future leads...

You could say I went the extra mile to get this. Had to show you my appreciation for letting me into the crew.

No... You intend to destroy yourself?

Nothing's gone right today. Which archangel oversees luck, I wonder?

Coffee?

Mm-hm.

...

The equilibrium of the tetra-elements should now be destroyed. If my guess is correct—

If I were to have a wish, and if it were to be granted, then just once more I would like to share one more coffee together

Phew... it's hot. Even so, the sky is beautiful.

That's how you get the most flavor out of them.

Then why don't you go ahead and tell me your idea?

So that's how you came to run the place in his stead. You don't seem trained for the job, though.

Enough of that. Someday I'll prove useful... but today I brew.

Your coffee is ready.

Your meddling is unnecessary.

I have no explanation for their manners.

...!

(The Astrals who gave us birth didn't grant us that faculty. Nor the potential to dream of an independent future...)

That's right. That's my goal.