Duel by Golf - Preparations

"Um. What do we actually do in a golf duel?"

"Fufufu, come this way. There's a perfect spot."

So saying, Karasuba Kurona turned on her heel and began retracing the path they'd come in by. Kurokawa Othello and the Hoshizora Production members followed after her.

"Here."

"Th-this is…!!"

The place she'd led them to was a large hollow with cliffs and an open view of the sky.

Waterfalls, patches of spreading moss, ruin-like areas: a rather magnificent underground hollow. Down below, goblins could be seen walking around as well.

[Oreshi0436]: "ooh, nice scenery. you can see the author's attention to detail"

[Kusashige Renga]: "what's this, a stage where Pro Golfer Saru might practice?"

[@tam323]: "so slimes spawn from over there, huh… is this a driving range?"

"What is this? It's a wonderful space that almost seems tailor-made for Slime Golf…!?"

"Fufufu, precisely so, Karona-kun. You see, this dungeon happens to be one I ordered from the Dungeon Master myself… My my, I truly never imagined you'd come to this very dungeon of your own volition!"

"!!? You really did have it tailor-made!?"

[@beruki]: "so it's no exaggeration to call this Niconoir's home base!"

[@smallwind]: "wait wait, Akari-chan!? you picked this dungeon, didn't you!?"

[Akaringogon]: "lured in again, huh…"

[Karuari]: "did the Akaringo-person just say 'again'? she's got priors??"

"Kuku… I'd been planning to eventually challenge you to a Slime Golf match… to think you'd beat me to the draw… What's this, Akari-kun? Have you been hacking our database?"

"N-no I haven't!? I just searched for goblins looking for a dungeon where Karona-chan's Slime Golf could shine!?"

[@torutoru]: "hacking allegations lollll"

[Joabou]: "Akari-chan? lolll"

[Korocomoon]: "the party who makes the dungeon public in multi mode is the one at fault… lol"

While Akari's hacking allegations flew around, Karasuba Kurona drew a golf club from her golf bag — a driver.

"Well then. Shall we have ourselves a driving contest, Karona-kun?"

"Drivin'… what?"

"A golf event competing for distance… No, wait, your club over there is a parasol; that'd be far too great an advantage on my side."

And so Kurona put the driver away and drew a different club instead. A 3-iron, also called a san-tetsu, a flat-faced club.

"Then let's change the event. A target-hitting contest. We take turns striking slime cores to knock down goblins. Whoever downs more wins. How does that sound?"

"If it's that, well then… B-but, we're not wagering anything on it, you know!?"

"Eh～? C'mon, wager something and swipe a bunch of stuff off Niconoir, Karona-chan!!"

"Akari-senpai, you're needlessly belligerent!!!"

Karona was growing increasingly convinced that when it came to the issues between Niconoir and Hoshizora Production, Akari was, unexpectedly, the root cause.

"Now — which of us is the true golfer Ojou-sama? Let us settle it, Ryutanji Karona!"

"U-um, I-I'll take you on～～～!!!!"

With a 3-iron leveled at her, Karona took up the challenge in a kind of desperate panic.

Now, the battle staking the title of golf Ojou-sama begins—

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"Akari-senpai, you really do as you please, don't you!? That's probably exactly why, you know!?"

"That's right. Akari does have that side to her."

"Yeah. I have no choice but to agree with our junior…"