# Black Desert [February 5th] 💞Love is in the Air! New Events at a Glance! - Product: Black Desert (https://whatsnew.fyi/product/black-desert) - Vendor: Pearl Abyss - Date: 2026-02-05 - Original notes: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/582660/view/502849284009361520 - Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/black-desert/releases/2026-02-05-february-5th-love-is-in-the-air-new-events-at-a-g What's New is an index, not a publisher: every entry below links to the vendor's own release notes, which are the authoritative source. Entries are labelled where they are hand-curated sample data, pre-releases, or drawn from a secondary source such as a developer blog. Reuse: the summaries, labels and curation here are © What's New. Quote freely with attribution and a link back; wholesale republication of the corpus is not permitted — terms: https://whatsnew.fyi/terms. The vendors' own release notes remain their publishers'. --- - **added** — Sweets from Olvia Academy event running Feb 5-19, 2026 where players can complete the Sweets Research Lab quest to obtain ingredients for crafting signature chocolates - **added** — Signature Sweet Chocolate consumable providing Combat EXP +300%, Skill EXP +100%, and Item Drop Rate +50% for 300 minutes - **added** — Signature Sour Chocolate consumable providing Life EXP +100%, Life Skill Mastery +100, and Weight Limit +200 LT for 300 minutes - **added** — Confess Your Feelings social action item obtainable through Valentine's Day event quests that enables a social action with flower animations - **added** — Bittersweet Valentine at the Academy contest event running Feb 5-19, 2026 where players submit screenshots using confess or sabotage themes for rewards - **added** — L'elisir d'amore reward item available to all participants who submit valid Valentine's Day event screenshots - **added** — Victory Awaits in Red Battlefield weekly quest event running Feb 5-18, 2026 with three quests rewarding Battlefield Tokens based on PvP match wins and losses - **added** — Extra reward mechanic for Bittersweet Valentine event where the winning theme's participants receive additional Item Collection scrolls ##### [**Check out this week's new events!**](https://www.naeu.playblackdesert.com/News/Detail?groupContentNo=5119 style=button) ##### Sweets from Olvia Academy - Feb 5, 2026 (Thu) after maintenance - Feb 19, 2026 (Thu) before maintenance > ##### **Fredelles Herba, Professor of Cooking** ##### To celebrate Valentine's Day, I’ve been looking into ways to share a little sweetness. If you ask me, nothing says "from the heart" quite like a homemade chocolate. Ah! Of course, only if you use the ingredients I provide. > ##### _Valentine's Day Special, Research Lab Now Open _ Accept " Sweets Research Lab" from Crio in Velia. [table equalcells="1"] Near the Velia Storage Keeper ##### NPC Crio ##### Follow Crio's instructions to meet Fredelles Herba, **Professor of Cooking at Olvia Academy, to complete the quest** NPC Location [table equalcells="1"] [th colspan="3"]Completion Rewards Warm Milk x20 Dark Chocolate of Love x10 White Chocolate of Love x10 ##### Use Simple Cooking (L) to make the Sweets Research Lab's Signature Sweet/Sour Chocolate and share the love. **▲ Use Warm Milk x1 with either Dark Chocolate of Love x1 or White Chocolate of Love x1 via Simple Cooking (L) to craft Signature Sweet/Sour Chocolate.** Signature Sweet Chocolate Signature Sour Chocolate **Effects Combat EXP +300% Skill EXP +100% Item Drop Rate +50% Duration: 300 min Cooldown: 300 min** **Effects Life EXP +100% Life Skill Mastery +100 Weight Limit +200 LT Duration: 300 min Cooldown: 300 min** *** All effects from Signature Sweet/Sour Chocolate will be removed during the Feb 26, 2026 (Thu) maintenance.** ##### _Completed the " Sweets Research Lab" quest?_ Accept " A Sweet Confession" and** get " Confess Your Feelings" just by chatting.** **▲ This item enables a Social Action. Register it to a Quick Slot or right-click to use it and reveal your true feelings.** *** Confess Your Feelings will be deleted during the Feb 26, 2026 (Thu) maintenance.** *Complete the “[Gathering Professional 1] Calpheon City Decoration I” quest to permanently unlock [Social Action] Proposal. --- ##### Bittersweet Valentine at the Academy - Feb 5, 2026 (Thu) after maintenance - Feb 19, 2026 (Thu) before maintenance ##### Chocolate scents the air, and romance stirs at the Academy this Valentine’s Day. ##### As feelings are shared… **what will you do?** [Sweet Confession] Find Your True Love [Bitter Ending] Sabotage a Confession ##### *** Choose one of the two themes above** take a screenshot, and upload it! All participants will receive a small reward. 💌 ##### Sweet Confession - Find That Someone Special ##### ✅**It could be another Adventurer, your Attendant, or even an NPC - anyone you like!** For Valentine's Day, choose someone you want to confess your feelings to. ✅(Required) Use the "** Confess Your Feelings**" Social Action and take a screenshot of your confession. * Make sure the flower your character is holding is clearly visible in the screenshot. ✅**(Required)** Upload your screenshot to the **** forum with the ** **tag. _- Example: I confess my feelings._ **▲ Share your feelings with a flower using " Confess Your Feelings" ** > ##### [How do I get " Confess Your Feelings"? " Confess Your Feelings" is a Social Action item. Complete the Valentine's Day event quests to get it. Register the item to a Quick Slot so you can use it in Screenshot Mode (CTRL + F). > ##### Bitter Ending - Become the Academy's Heartbreaker ##### ✅(Required) Use the [Social Action] Answer is "X" to break up a couple or disrupt a confession, and take a screenshot. * Make sure the "X" sign held by your character is clearly visible in the screenshot. ✅(Required) Upload your screenshot to the forum with the tag. _- Example: I confess my feelings._ **▲ Hold up an “X” sign to ruin a confession** > **❓How can I use the [Social Action] Answer is “X" in Screenshot Mode?** ① In the Social Action UI, select "Character" or "Together" at the to _[Truncated at 4000 characters — full notes: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/582660/view/502849284009361520]_