Chapter 50: Valentine's Day Part Two

By the time Ars was about to start his work. Simultaneously, the doorbell rang. Ars immediately stopped his activities and immediately walked towards the door of his room and opened the door of the room.

"Eina?"

The person who came next was Eina.

"Good morning, Ars" Eina smiled while hiding chocolate behind her body, "Am I bothering you?"

"Not. You don't bother me" Ars shook his head "Please come in"

Eina nodded and the two of them went straight into Ars' room towards the sofa. Eina's gaze immediately fell to Ars's room table and saw that there were several chocolate packets there. Eina immediately knew who the chocolate wrapper belonged to since yesterday everyone was bowing in the same place and at the same time.

"Your luck is very good, Ars. You've got three chocolates from three different women. If I'm not mistaken, those are Iowa, Rin, and Nezuko's chocolates, right?" Ask Eina.

"I guess so. I had quite a bit of luck today" Ars nodded and continued, "Well, what is your purpose in coming here?"

Eina casually took out the chocolate made by her and handed it to Ars, "Even though in my previous world we didn't have this culture. However, I also want to follow him. This is my chocolate, Ars. I hope you like it"

"I got it from you too? Thank you, Eina" Ars said with a smile.

"I also make it for others. Let's try to open and eat. I hope you like it. This is my first experience in making chocolate"

Ars nodded and immediately opened the chocolate package. Ars then immediately put the chocolate that was there into his mouth and a sweet feeling immediately flowed in his mouth.

"How?"

"This is delicious" Ars said calmly, "Although this may be your first experience in making chocolate. However, the taste of this chocolate itself is quite fitting and delicious in the mouth. I can eat large amounts of it without fear of having a sour taste in my mouth."

"It's good that you like him. I was afraid that the chocolate taste would not be to my liking"

"Believe in your abilities. You are not an ordinary woman" Ars said calmly with a smile, "Oh, yes. Eina. Nezuko from today will work to prepare the vegetable seeds that will be planted by him. I want you to help him in preparing the seeds. Nezuko's current experience and knowledge is still quite lacking. I am afraid that there will be some problems while he is doing his job."

"You don't have to worry, Ars. Nezuko currently has enough knowledge in the matter of seed preparation. Me, Shiina, Megumi and Isshiki have helped her in learning how to prepare seeds properly. However, I will also pay attention to the work done by him today. Isshiki also offered to help because the work he was doing wasn't very much said today and only supervised the paddy fields."

"That is great news." Ars nodded with a sigh.

"Well then, Ars. My purpose of coming here is complete. I want to come back to prepare myself"

Ars nodded and saw Eina walking out of Ars' room. Just as Eina was about to open the bedroom door, Ars. Megumi did it at the same time.

"Megumi?" Eina asked with a surprised face.

"Eina?" Megumi was quite surprised by Eina's appearance.

"Did you come here to give the chocolates made by you to Ars?" Eina asked.

Megumi nodded with a slightly embarrassed face as this was her first experience of giving something to a man.

"Then come in. Ars is inside. There are already several people who have handed over their chocolates to, Ars. Good luck"

Eina immediately walked away while Megumi walked into Ars' room and saw Ars sitting on the sofa.

"Sorry to interrupt your time, Ars" Megumi said shyly.

"It's okay" Ars said calmly "Do you want to give me some chocolate too?"

Megumi nodded and immediately walked over to Ars then handed him the chocolate, "This is for you, Ars"

"Wow, the chocolate made by you? It must be very delicious" Ars said excitedly and immediately opened the chocolate package.

"How does it feel? Is it to your taste?" Megumi asked shyly.

"It's so delicious" Ars said with a smile. "This is the best chocolate I have ever eaten. You really have a really great talent for cooking, Megumi."

"Heheheh... Thank you, Ars" Megumi was full of joy at the compliment.

"Do Gin and the others know about your cooking skills?" Ars asked while casually eating the chocolate made by Megumi.

Megumi nodded, "They found out. Gin even asks for my help if they need help in the kitchen."

"I see" Ars nodded and continued to eat the chocolate until it was finished.

"Then, Ares. I go first. I need to give chocolates to the others and also I have work to do right now."

Ars nodded and said, "Good luck with your work, Megumi. Thank you again for the chocolate you gave me"

Megumi nodded happily then left Ars' room.

"Come to think of it. Only Kaguya and Shiina remained who had yet to come. Are they going to give me chocolate too?" Ars muttered then shook his head, "Forget it, I've eaten enough chocolate this morning. Let's get to work"

Ars immediately got up from his seat and walked towards his desk. At the time Ars was about to start his work. The room bell rang again. Ars immediately got up from his seat and walked towards the entrance then opened the door.

"Shina?"

The person who came to Ars next was Shiina Hiyori.

"Am I interrupting your time, Ars?" Shiina asked shyly.

"No" Ars shook his head, "Please come inside"

Shiina nodded and came along with Ars into her room. Shiina's gaze then looked at the large number of chocolate packages that were on the table in Ars' room, "I saw Megumi just coming out of your room. Did he give you chocolate too?"

"Yes" Ars nodded, "The chocolate made by me is really good" Ars paused and looked at Shiina, "Well, do you need anything from me?"

Shiina immediately took out the chocolate that was kept by her then handed it to Ars, "Here, Ars. My chocolate for you"

"You too? Thank you" Ars said with a smile then took the chocolate that Shiina gave him.

Ars immediately opened the chocolate package, "Oh, yes, Shiina. There was a possibility that Hashirama and the staff who would be working in Kaguya's department would come today. She would likely go to the library to look for history books. Please help him when she's in the library."

"Rest assured, Ares. I will definitely do it" Shiina nodded, "I hope she is a person who likes to read"

"You don't have to hope. She is an archaeologist and also loves to read books. You two have something in common with something you love. I'm sure the two of you will eventually become friends."

Shiina's eyes immediately got excited hearing this.

Ars, who had opened the package of chocolate, immediately ate the chocolate inside.

"How does the chocolate made by me, Ars? Is it good?" Shiina asked in a hopeful tone.

"This is delicious" Ars nodded, "Is it your first time making chocolate?"

Shiina nodded, "This is my first time making it"

"This is a pretty good result. If you are interested in cooking, you can ask Megumi for help. The chocolates made by him are very good. You can improve your cooking skills from it. A good woman is a woman who can cook especially when she becomes a wife."

"Does that mean you like a woman who can cook?" Shiina asked with great interest.

"Yes. I love it. I prefer to eat food made by people I am related to than eating dishes made by other people."

"Okay. I will try to learn to cook" Shiina said as she nodded and her face immediately turned red, "This... Ars... Don't get me wrong... I didn't do it for you... I did it for myself"

"I know" Ars nodded and smiled at Shiina's cuteness.

"Okay" Shiina immediately got up from her seat then looked back at the chocolate package on the table in the room. Shiina immediately started to collect each of the packages then said, "Let me throw all these packages away, Ars. You just focus on your current job."

"You almost look like a wife to me, Shiina" Ars said in a teasing tone.

This has proven to be effective. Shiina's face immediately turned red and without waiting for long Shiina immediately walked out of Ars' room.

"It's fun to tease, Shiina." Ars chuckled softly.

Ars then got up from his seat and was about to return to his desk. However, before he could get to his desk. The room bell rang again. Ars immediately walked towards his bedroom door and opened it.

"Kaguya?"

The person who came this time was Kaguya.

"Ara~ I just saw Shiina come out of your room with a flushed face, Ars. Did you do something weird to him after she gave you chocolate?" Kaguya asked with a smile.

"Don't get me wrong, Kaguya" Ars said calmly, "You don't become the same, Rin. Almost everything is always my fault. I only teased Shiina and didn't do anything else."

"I didn't say anything that could be misunderstood, Ars. However, I'm just guessing" Kaguya said, "Can I go inside?"

"Sure" Ars nodded and immediately let Kaguya into his room.

The two of them went straight to the sofa that Ars and the other women had occupied before.

"You get quite a lot of chocolate. Have all the women given you the chocolate?"

"Yes. Everyone except you" Ars nodded, "Did you come here to give me the chocolate made by me?"

"I think it was easy to guess" Kaguya immediately took out the chocolate she had stored and pushed it to Ars, "This is my chocolate, Ars. I hope you like it"

"Thank you" Ars nodded and accepted the chocolate.

"By the way, Ares. When will the person who will work in my department come?" Kaguya suddenly changed the subject.

"Today. There's a chance he'll arrive this morning. You just have to wait for Hashirama to contact us." Ars answered the question while opening the chocolate package.

"This morning, huh? May I use the royal guest room for him?" Kaguya asked back.

"The one on the first floor of the royal palace?"

Kaguya nodded.

"Is there a reason you put him there?" Ars asked while eating the chocolate made by Kaguya, "This is delicious."

"Thanks for the compliment, Ars" Kaguya smiled then continued, "I want to place her in the royal palace so that the two of us can coordinate properly. After all, the funds that will be managed by us are very large. I need help from him anytime. If he lived in the workers' quarters, it would be quite difficult for me to find him when I needed him."

"I see" Ars nodded and continued, "Well, no problem. You asked the servants to prepare one of the rooms in the royal palace for his use."

"Okay" Kaguya nodded and suddenly her gaze fell on Ars' desk, "I guess I'm interrupting your work time, right?"

"No" Ars shook his head, "I haven't started my work yet. You can be said to be unobtrusive."

"I see" Kaguya nodded then immediately stood up from her seat, "Well, then I'll go first. I don't want to disturb your work time. Oh yes. Do you need anything? I happened to be going to the kitchen to ask Jouichirou or whoever was there to make me some tea. Do you want something made?"

"Hmm~ I guess I need something. Can you get one of them to make me some orange juice?"

"No problem" Kaguya nodded, "I will deliver it myself"

"Deliver it yourself? There are servants, why not let them do it?" Ask Ars.

"Ara~ Do you not like being escorted by me and prefer to be among the maids?" Kaguya asked with a small smile.

"Stop it" Ars immediately stood up and looked at Kaguya with a sullen look, "It's enough that Rin always blames me. Don't you anymore. It's already quite troublesome for me."

"Fufufu~ Well, so, do you want to be delivered by me or the servants?" Kaguya asked back.

Ars sighed, "Alright. You're the one who brought it."

"Since you force it, I will do it" Kaguya said with a smile then walked out of Ars' room.

Ars sighed, "I think, Kaguya has been infected with the virus from Rin" Ars muttered.

New World, Prodance Kingdom, Cafe.

"You seem to be in a daze lately, Koala. Are you still thinking about the rejection Hashirama made to us earlier?" Sabo asked.

Koala and Sabo are currently still surviving in the Prodance Kingdom. both of them held on because they wanted to find a chance to meet or talk directly to King Fortis.

"Although I'm quite disappointed about it. However, that's not what's on my mind right now" Koala said seriously.

"Not that? Then, what are you thinking right now?" Sabo asked with great interest.

"Hashirama's ability" Koala said seriously, "Think about it carefully, Sabo. In the information written in the news said that Hashirama's own abilities were related to wood or creating something from wood. However, what we saw earlier was that Hashirama could fly."

"I think what you're saying is true too" Sabo said seriously, "Could it be that Hashirama is a dual devil fruit user?" Sabo asked seriously.

"It's impossible for that to happen" Koala said seriously, "Each person can only eat one devil fruit. There's no way a person can eat two devil fruits. That person's body will be destroyed if he eats two devil fruits"

"Then... What exactly happened?" Sabo asked in confusion.

"I think it's probably related to a secret that the Fortis Kingdom has." Koala said seriously, "It's possible that the Fortis Kingdom has developed a new power or something that is different from Haki and devil fruit powers. This power is also the possibility that Hashirama is currently using."

"A new source of power?" Sabo muttered seriously, "If it's true... This Fortis Kingdom is really a very terrible kingdom" Sabo said again, "You think if we asked the King of Prodance about this, would he answer our questions?"

"I doubt he will answer" Koala said, "Usually things like this would not be possible to tell anyone especially us who are not citizens of his kingdom and are just foreigners"

"We haven't tried it yet. Just as Dragon-san said, as long as we haven't tried it. We don't know yet whether we will fail or not" Sabo said with a smile, "How about after this meal we go see, King? We will try to ask him directly."

The koala nodded and the two continued to eat the dish that was currently in front of them.