Scum-lesse Oblige, I Have Been Reincarnated as a Scum Villain in an 18+ Game World, and I Absolutely Want to Grasp the Mob Life with the Power of My Knowledge of the Original Story - Chapter 7

Last Aca’s Special Grade Cursed Item

“This is…”

The item presented before me is an accessory crafted by the genius mage Carla Orland herself.

I want it.

To be honest, I really, really want it.

At first glance, it may seem like an ordinary necklace, but I already know the truth behind this item.

“Sensei…”

I muster up the courage to ask.

“Is this necklace enchanted with magic?”

“Y-Yes! How did you know? That’s right. I made it myself.”

Carla-sensei’s face brightens. slightly.

There is no doubt about it. It’s just like in the game.

In other words, this necklace is a powerful accessory with numerous magical effects.

Moreover, when I look closely at Carla-sensei’s hand, I noticed that there are some bandages.

“Ah, no, this is just…”

Noticing my gaze, Carla-sensei quickly hides her hand.

“Sensei…”

To begin with, Carla-sensei is generally not good at crafting items.

In the storyline, there is a scene where she tries to feed the protagonist something so burnt that it can hardly be called food.

Despite being the most powerful mages in the story, she falls asleep during important battle because of some potion she made herself.

She is so clumsy that people even say,

‘Didn’t Caral-sensei’s character change in the latter half of the game?’

However, I can see that she handcrafted this accessory with all her heart.

It’s a really high-quality necklace, she must have worked really hard to make it.

I’m really grateful to receive this gift from her.

—but,

With my knowledge of the game, I can’t help but feel conflicted.

That’s right.

Who could have imagined…this heartwarming gift I receive from Carla-sensei is actually a lethal weapon that drags numerous characters into the depths of misery.

To begin with, Carla Orland is a genius mage.

In the game, she appears somewhat careless and clumsy, never really showed her true potential.

However, once she enters battle, she wreaks havoc with her incredibly powerful magic.

How strong is she, you ask?

Her name definitely appears in the strongest characters in the game.

Although she rarely gets the chance to participate in battles, her [Ice] magic is no joke.

It’s no exaggeration to say that when she gets serious, she’s one of the strongest mages in this world.

However, Carla-sensei also has her fair share of bad luck.

Born into a prestigious family of magicians in the kingdom, she has an older brother who is a year older than her.

Her brother is an arrogant person who always shows off his talent.

However, one day, the exceptionally gifted young Carla completed a more advanced spell than her brother at her very first attempt at magic.

Naturally, her brother was unwilling to acknowledge that his sister, Carla, was more talented than him.

Despite this tense atmosphere, Carla-sensei gifted her brother a necklace enchanted with magic.

Of course, from Carla’s perspective, it was an act of kindness, not mockery, but it hit her brother right in his inferiority complex, and he became furious.

Straying away from the right path in order to seek strength and power, he threw away the necklace and left.

This emotionally unstable brother, who betrayed his family, eventually appears as a boss in the game’s main story…

Oh well.

Up to that point, it might just be a common family issue story.

However, the misfortune surrounding Carla-sensei’s necklace didn’t end there.

As time passes and the storyline begins, Carla-sensei became a teacher at the academy.

Moreover, if you progress through Carla-sensei’s route and reach a certain level of affection, you get the choice of whether or not to accept this item.

Incredibly, if you accept this necklace, there is a high probability that either Seig or Carla-sensei will fall into a dark path.

…yeah, it makes no sense at all, but for some reason, the necklace causes Carla-sensei to catch Seig-kun flirting with another girl, which mentally breaks her down.

Then, because of that, the relationship between the two quickly deteriorates.

Ultimately, even the brother who fell into darkness shows up, making everything even more messed up.

To be honest, even I can’t make any sense out of it.

What’s even worse is that despite causing all these incidents, Carla-sensei herself has no ill intentions.

She just simply gave her handmade necklace to the people she considers important to her.

However, because of this act of kindness, her brother falls into the darkness after receiving the necklace, the protagonist nearly falls into darkness and eventually even Carla-sensei herself falls into darkness because of it.

In fact, Carla-sensei’s true power can be seen once she has fallen to the dark path.

It’s truly incredible. It’s completely incomparable to how she was when she was an ally.

Players who go through this route often lament,

‘If only she had been this serious when she was an ally from the beginning…’

On top of that, there’s even a real-life twist to this.

Following the popularity of ‘Last Aca’, the game’s official social media announced, ‘We’re selling Carla-sensei’s necklace!’.

However, shortly after the announcement, the company tasked with the production of the necklace went bankrupt suddenly.

Whether in-game or in real life, it’s a terrifying item that spreads misfortune.

—this item is known as the ‘Special Grade Cursed Item’ in ‘Last Aca’.

This is the full story of ‘Carla-sensei and the Cursed Necklace’.

What on earth should I do?

I ponder so while looking at Carla-sensei’s face.

In reality, setting aside the misfortune that leads the wearer down the path of darkness, Carla-sensei’s necklace has incredibly powerful enchantments.

The effects are really incredible, far beyond one would expect early in the game.

“Well then…”

After a whole lot of consideration, my answer is—

“Thank you very much. Take care, sensei. I’ll send you a letter by the time you reach the capital.”

In the end, I wave to Carla-sensei with the necklace in hand.

Yeah…

I glance at the necklace in my right hand.

This necklace is indeed dangerous.

In the game, Carla-sensei was introduced as ‘The mage who controls the extradimensional attribute [Ice]’.

However, some players jokingly commented on Carla-sensei like,

“Maybe she should just stick to being a cursed item artisan.”

“If you could get Carla-sensei to make you necklaces for life and hand them to anyone you don’t like, you could practically conquer this world, right?’

It was considered that level of dangerous item.

However, I’ve found a glimmer of hope here.

Those who had received Carla-sensei’s necklace and suffered the misfortune it brings in the game were the protagonist, Seig-kun, Carla-sensei herself and Carla-sensei’s brother.

If I think about it carefully, all of these people— excluding Carla-sensei herself—are all important people to Carla-sensei.

That’s why I thought.

Hey, maybe this is not a bad idea???

That’s right.

There are no instances where Carla-sensei gave her handmade necklace to acquaintances who aren’t that important to her in the game.

Now, considering my current situation, I haven’t made any sexually harassing remarks like Scumtos did in the game, so there is no reason for Carla-sensei to hate me.

However, I don’t think she’s particularly fond of me.

From Carla-sensei’s perspective, it’s probably more like,

‘I’m going to the royal capital, maybe I’ll give a necklace to the kid I took as my apprentice.’

For now, we’re calling each other ‘Sensei’ and ‘Apprentice’, but who knows how long that will last.

Once the main story starts, Carla-sensei should be getting along with Sieg-kun just like in the storyline.

It’s a bit sad, but by then, I’ll probably be forgotten.

After a while, the child that she took as her apprentice will likely be hardly remembered at all.

Just thinking about it makes me sad.

Well, it can’t be helped.

Humans overcome these kinds of hardships and grow into adults…probably.

From what I know in the game, she only gave her handmade necklaces to people she considers important to her, but maybe in this world, she just gives it out quite frequently.

Like presenting is as a ‘Well done’ gift after tutoring sessions.

Yeah, I think that seems quite likely.

Also recently, I haven’t heard any rumours about noble children suddenly being struck with misfortune one after another.

So, Carla-sensei’s necklace shouldn’t bring me misfortune since I’m just her acquaintance.

This necklace should be just an accessory with incredible enhancement affects.

But well…

“When I get back to the mansion…should I put it away just in case?”

Let’s put it away for about three days, just to be safe.

With that thought in mind, I hurry home, terrified of Carla-sensei’s cured necklace.

But little did I know…

Carla-sensei’s necklace—

This is seriously a dangerous item.