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Valentine’s Day Extra
Night time was Lucia’s time. If they were to fight during the day, Nier would unquestionably defeat Lucia. One reason was due to their race and the other was the training they undertook. Lucia wasn’t a soldier. At night, however, sneaking around with light steps and sneaking into rooms from windows is child’s play to Lucia.
Despite the Imperial Palace being heavily guarded, Lucia perceived it as an excellent opportunity. In saying that, she wasn’t trying to sneak into her room. She assumed Nier was probably letting out wild moans and rocking her body on her husband’s body at that hour. Lucia didn’t mind for elves didn’t seek sexual enjoyment at night. After all, seeking joy through sex was what crude wild beasts would do. What Lucia pursued was her husband’s trust and love. At the very least, she had absolute faith in her husband.
Lucia somersaulted into the pitch-black kitchen. Her trained eyes could see clearly in the dark. She noticed a covered up box. She gently treaded over and opened it. Inside was a bowl with a black liquid. She dipped her finger in and had a taste.
“It’s sweet,” judged Lucia. She picked up the entire box and swiftly left

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Next day

“Aaahhh!!!!”
The shrill came from the kitchen. Startled, Xia almost tossed the tray in her hand. Nier tightly gripped the counter in front of her with an angry and savage expression. She looked as though she wanted to burn the kitchen to the ground, scaring Xia. Xia carefully approached her from behind. Nier spun around and grabbed Xia’s shoulder. She shouted, “Xia! Have you seen it?! Have you seen what I left here yesterday?! It was a big box with black stuff inside! Did you see it?!”
“I did
 because we made it together
 but did we not leave it there to cool after? Is it no longer there?”
Nier spun around and exclaimed, “It’s gone!! It’s gone!! My chocolate!! The best beans I selected, and the cake I made is all gone!! It’s all gone!!”
“D-Did someone steal it
? But it is unlikely
 for someone to steal in the Imperial Palace, is it not
.?”
Xia knew why Nier was so worked up. It was Valentine’s Day, the day where one expressed their love. The most extravagant thing on the day was so-called chocolate. There were very few places that produced chocolate in this world, and it fetched an exorbitant price. There were various ways to make chocolate. They flattened the beans with a knife. Boiled it in water, and, finally, let it cool. When boiling it, adding in different flavouring produced a different taste.
Nier prepared for it since winter last year. She bought the most expensive beans. She extracted the juice from hundreds of beans a few days ago and boiled it for an entire day. She added lots of honey and sugar to get the flavouring right. She even added some strange drug. Thus, it wasn’t surprising Nier broke down after someone stole something she had prepared for months.
“I know who it is now! It was definitely that elf! It was definitely that damn elf!!! She can’t make it, so she resorted to stealing! God damn it!!”
Nier picked up the sword by the side and charged out of the kitchen.  Xia didn’t know what to do. She was in dilemma; she was unable to decide if she should call for someone. After all, Nier genuinely wanted to kill, which meant that Lucia might lose her head while still eating breakfast.
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Current time at the dining table.
Mommy Elizabeth had a sip of milk. She carelessly remarked, “Son, today is Valentine’s Day, right?”
“Yes, it is.”
“I see. That means that we have to give chocolate, right? I heard about this new snack, this chocolate, from the ladies-in-waiting,” shared Mommy Elizabeth. She  took out a small box underneath her and explained, “Mommy has prepared some, as well.”
“Chocolates
 aren’t something a mother should give her son on Valentine’s Day, are they
?”
I was prepared to receive a mountain of chocolate, but there was something strange about a mother giving her son chocolates on Valentine’s Day. Mom awkwardly chuckled. She took the box back: “I see
 I see
 Okay
 okay
 Mommy had a go at making some
 Mommy doesn’t have much confidence. Umm
 It’s fine if you don’t eat it.”
“That’s not what I meant.”
I snatched Mom’s chocolates and opened it. The chocolate inside was different to the chocolate I was familiar with. It seemed as though the preparation procedure differed a little. The chocolate didn’t have any decorations. You could even say that no extra work was done. It displayed Mommy Elizabeth’s best knife work, nonetheless. It was a perfectly cut into cubes. The surface was also perfectly shaved flat. In the centre of the chocolate were familiar letters. Mom carved my name into it as well as a creepy love heart.
I looked up at Mommy Elizabeth. She kept her head down and drank her milk as though nothing was off. I noticed her ears and face turning red. I took a small bite. It was bitter – very bitter. Mom must’ve made the chocolate without considering the flavour.
I softly laughed: “It’s very nice. Thank you, Mom.”
“Mm, I’m glad you like it
”
Elizabeth still kept her head down, but I noticed a smile appear on her face. I stood up. Freya came up to me from behind. With a giggle, she asked, “Your Majesty, are you still going to work today?”
“That goes without saying. Today isn’t a holiday, so of course I have to work as usual.”
“Really
? Umm, can you accept this?” Freya took out a small box from her shirt. With a hopeless smile, she expressed, “Sorry, Your Majesty, I have a modest income, so I could only afford so much. I would be glad if you liked them.”
“Chocolate?” I curiously opened the box. A few round balls rolled out. I suddenly realised what it was. I smiled: “Chocolate balls, I see.”
“There is cream in the centre.” Freya leaned onto my shoulder with an eerie smile and whispered, “That is a hint
 Your Majesty, if you come over tonight, you, too, can put cream in, you know
”
“Is that what you think about when you give a present?!”
“I am joking. I am joking. You must be tirelessly busy tonight. Speaking of which, I just saw Consort Nier aggressively searching for Consort Lucia. I do not know what will happen.
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Current time at Lucia’s room.
Nier’s long sword and Lucia’s dagger were firmly pressed up against each other. With her eyes a blood-red colour, Nier roared, “Give me back the box!!!”
Lucia was pressed onto the ground since she was shorter and smaller in stature than Nier. Nier’s long sword was right at her neck. Lucia kept her eyes on Nier, who resembled a crazed beast. With one hand on her dagger to stop Nier’s sword, she used her other hand to swiftly open the small box. She grabbed the chocolate and shoved it into Nier’s mouth: “Here you go!!”
Lucia failed to steal the chocolate and was busted when she was carving her own chocolate. Even so, she couldn’t allow Nier to give the chocolate to her husband. Her thinking was simple: “I’m jealous. Beat it. If I can’t give His Highness chocolates, you can forget about yours.”
Nier pulled the chocolate down and vengefully shoved it into Lucia’s mouth. It was already broken, anyway. She couldn’t give broken chocolate as a gift.
“Since I can’t give it to my husband, I’ll kill you today, instead!” decided Nier.
Nier pushed her sword down with the intent to kill. Lucia continuously kicked Nier’s body, but Nier seemed unable to feel the kicks. Nier was focused on only one thing, and that was to kill Lucia at all costs. Suddenly, Nier and Lucia felt their body’s burn up and limbs feel weak at the same time.
Nier looked at her body in surprise. She suddenly felt an urge from her vagina. It was because there wasn’t just chocolate in the chocolate. She had also sneaked in a drug

“Wh-What did you put in your chocolate?!!!”
Lucia panted. She felt her breasts slowly heating up and feeling aroused. The place where Nier pressed down on her wasn’t hurting but arousing. Nier went in and bit Lucia’s lip

“Mmmmmm!!!”
As Lucia struggled, she was surprised that she was looking forward to it. That was when I opened the door and dropped my jaw at the sight I beheld.  Should I say I had a green hat thrown on my head

“You
”
The two turned their heads. Before I could shout, the two leapt at me as if they were starving tigers. They pressed me onto the ground then dragged me into the room

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Current time at Vyvyan’s room.
“Done!”
Vyvyan was content with large barrel before her. There was enough melted chocolate in the barrel to paint a wall with. She clapped her hands and then stripped down. She grabbed two silver ribbons from her bed. The ribbons were designed for wrapping up presents. She, however, wrapped herself with the red gift wrap. She gently scooped up her breasts. Of course, the ribbon was pointless; or rather, it had the opposite effect of what she was looking for.
“Tonight, I’m my son’s chocolate!”