Bofuri

Bofuri: I Don't Want to Get Hurt, so I'll Max Out My Defense. (Japanese: 痛いのは嫌なので防御力に極振りしたいと思います。, Hepburn: Itai no wa Iya nano de Bōgyoryoku ni Kyokufuri Shitai to Omoimasu.) is a Japanese light novel series written by Yuumikan and illustrated by Koin. It began serialization online in 2016 on the user-generated novel publishing website Shōsetsuka ni Narō. It was acquired by Fujimi Shobo, who published the first light novel volume in September 2017 under their Kadokawa Books imprint. Nine volumes have been released as of March 2020. A manga adaptation with art by Jirō Oimoto has been serialized in Kadokawa Shoten's seinen manga magazine Comp Ace since May 26, 2018, and collected into three tankōbon volumes. An anime television series adaptation by Silver Link premiered from January 8 to March 25, 2020. A second anime season has been announced.

Bofuri: I Don't Want to Get Hurt, so I'll Max Out My Defense.
First light novel volume cover
痛いのは嫌なので防御力に極振りしたいと思います。 (Itai no wa Iya nano de Bōgyoryoku ni Kyokufuri Shitai to Omoimasu.)
Novel series
Written by	Yuumikan
Published by	Shōsetsuka ni Narō
Original run	2016 – present
Light novel
Written by	Yuumikan
Illustrated by	Koin
Published by	Fujimi Shobo
Imprint	Kadokawa Books
Demographic	Male
Original run	September 2017 – present
Volumes	9
Manga
Illustrated by	Jirō Oimoto
Published by	Kadokawa Shoten
Magazine	Comp Ace
Demographic	Seinen
Original run	May 26, 2018 – present
Volumes	3
Anime television series
Directed by	Shin Ōnuma Mirai Minato
Written by	Fumihiko Shimo
Music by	Taro Masuda
Studio	Silver Link
Licensed by	Funimation[1] (worldwide rights outside of Asia) ^SEA Muse Communication
Original network	AT-X, ABC, Tokyo MX, TVA, BS11
Original run	January 8, 2020 – March 25, 2020
Episodes	12

Plot

Urged on by her friend, Kaede Honjō begins playing the VRMMORPG NewWorld Online under the name Maple. Not wanting to get hurt, Maple opts to be a shield user with maxed out defense stats, and continues putting every status point she earns in the game into increasing only her defense level. As a result, she is left with slow foot speed and no magic, but her high defense allows her to endure most hits without taking any damage. This, along with her basic-level creative thinking, allows for her to make unexpected accomplishments in the game, its quests and events. By doing this, she ends up earning all kinds of equally unexpected skills and becomes one of the strongest players in the game.

Characters

Maple Tree

Maple (メイプル, Meipuru) / Kaede Honjō (本条 楓, Honjō Kaede)

Voiced by: Kaede Hondo[2] (Japanese); Megan Shipman[3] (English)

The main heroine, who has just started playing NewWorld Online. Since she doesn't like to get hurt, she puts every skill point she earns into boosting her defense, allowing her to acquire new skills and level up simply by withstanding attacks; she managed to level up quickly just by letting Mr. Bunny (a monster rabbit) attack her for a long period of time, until she accidentally killed it. Even with her lack of gaming experience, Maple remarkably gains enough resistance to almost anything, giving the game admins many headaches on how to slow her down; to which, her unorthodox methods overcomes the developers' adjustments (such as using the [Wooly] skill as not only a way to gather wool material, but also as an offensive skill by smothering opponents and using Poison to take them down, or as defense to absorb attacks that are not fire based). Despite her weaknesses, she uses techniques like [Cover], to make up for her lack of mobility. After consuming a Hydra and receiving one-of-kind equipment and shield, Maple acquires powerful poisonous magic, and obtains a skill called [Devour] due to maxing out her vitality points that devours her foes in a single counter. She equips this item to her shield and her shield consumes over 1,000 players in the first event. She becomes the third-rank player after competing in the first event. During the second event, she finds a monster egg which hatches into a turtle, which she names Syrup. She also seems to have an innate luck ability to locate rare items, hidden dungeons, and unique quests and skills (such as the Loving Sacrifice quest where she gains a second form). At the conclusion of the 4th event, the Guild Raid, the admins eventually decide to stop trying to weaken her as she has become the face of the game, with everyone working to either team up with her or be the first to actually defeat her.

Armor Forms

• [Black Rose]: Her default armor; a black armor with red highlights, she gained this by eating the Poison Dragon (which took more than 7 hours) and soloing the boss first. It is equipped with the Dark Knight Shield, which releases a [Poison Breath] mist. She also equipped the shield with a [Devour] ability, which turns defeated opponents into Magical Power (MP); originally, the use was unlimited until the NWO Admins nerfed it to only 10 uses. It also has a tanto called Crescent Moon, which enables her [Paralyzing Shout] skill by drawing it. The Black Rose can draw and equip powers from the other armors like Loving Sacrifice's Wings & Halo, Atrocity's shadow devourer familiar [Predator], Machine God's jet boosters and arm cannon; thus making this a somewhat customization armor.
• [Loving Sacrifice]: Maple's Angel Form; which allows anyone in her circle of influence to share in her already otherworldly defense. She gains wings which can be used to fly (though she prefers Syrup), a halo, and her hair turns blonde.
• [Atrocity]: Maple's Demon Form; a four armed giant behemoth, which she obtained this by defeating (aka eating) the Demon Knight in the abandoned church. She gains 1000 hp when she uses it and when the HP is lost she returns to her original form completely healed. By gaining this form, she is also gains [Predator], which summons a shadow devourer familiar that has great reach and speed.
• [Machine God]: Maple's Mecha Form equipped with railguns, lasers and other mechanized weapons. She earned this after the third event where she finds an old cog. She then finds the lab of the first Machine God who grants her its power to defeat him. She can also fly with this form; as well as deploy certain parts of the armor and weapons in a partial state.

Sally (サリー, Sarī) / Risa Shiromine (白峯 理沙, Shiromine Risa)

Voiced by: Ruriko Noguchi[4] (Japanese); Jad Saxton[3] (English)

Kaede's real-life friend who introduced her to NewWorld Online. She plays the swashbuckler class which specializes in evasion and high speed offense; with the backlash of having low vitality, which is usually fatal for players. Should she get hit, she dies instantly, so she has to play cautiously as Maple’s hydra ability can also kill her. To compensate for Maple, she maxed out her agility. Risa previously won a championship online game reward; all the trophies in her room, as well as gaming knowledge, hint that she may be a pro gamer. She had to join Maple late in the game because her mother forbade her from gaming; wanting her to pass her proficiency exams. After leveling up her duration in swimming, she slashed a giant fish and acquired its water base attack magic. She has phasmophobia, despite being in-game; Maple jokes she couldn't handle haunted houses. Sally usually back carries Maple on fast foot due to her zero agility status. She immediately parties with Maple in the next game event. During the second event, Sally found a monster egg which hatched into a fox she named Oboro. During the second event, she was responsible for “The Massacre of Day 6” where she annihilated many players on the final day of the second event; earning her the moniker of “Untouchable Blue Monster.”

Kasumi (カスミ)

Voiced by: Saori Hayami[5](Japanese); Tia Ballard (English)

A samurai whose speed is on par with Sally. She was ranked sixth in the first event. The Flame Emperors guild intended to recruit her, but Maple got to her first. She and the Flame Emperor's Split-Sword Shin have faced each other multiple times in the past and she defeated him every single time.

Kanade (カナデ)

Voiced by: Satomi Arai[6](Japanese); Brittney Karbowski (English)

An androgynous male mage player, who specializes in intel gathering and puzzle solving, which allows him to access secret places and items in the game. He uses a rubicscube-like staff called the "Akashic Records," which grants him a random skill each day. Kuromu tends to forget Kanade is a boy. He also has a library of spells that he can prepare ahead of time.

Kuromu (クロム, Kuromu)

Voiced by: Noriaki Sugiyama[5] (Japanese); Anthony Bowling[3] (English)

A great shielder like Maple and one of the first users Maple meets in the game. He ranked 9th in the first event, and usually hangs out with Iz, implying that both he and Iz are friends in real life. He later gains the [Undead Lord] gear after soloing a hidden dungeon designed for players who have died and revived a certain number of times. The [Undead lord] gear grants him a unique ability called [dead or alive] which allows him to keep fighting after 0HP but it has a 50 percent chance of activating. He is usually involved in the chat moments where the chat presses him for information about Maple and Sally. Some of chat envy him because he joined Maple's guild. During the chat sessions, in the manga, he is represented by a cartoon shield icon. It's implied he's the oldest among the guild as he states he has to act as the girls' big brother and protector just to make sure no one takes advantage of them; which Iz misinterprets as something perverted. He also forgets that Kanade is a boy as he says that he's the only male in the guild who must protect the girls. Some of the chat room recognize him as a Pro Gamer.

Iz (イズ, Izu)

Voiced by: Satomi Satō[5] (Japanese); Caitlin Glass[3] (English)

A crafter who creates order-made equipment. She becomes the guilds crafter, but still accepts private commissions. Being in the guild inspires her to craft unique gear, an opportunity she never was given originally. She usually hangs out with Kuromu, implying they're friends in real life, and sometimes has to keep him in check any time she feels Kuromu is acting weird around the girls. She enjoys when Maple shows off a new ability no matter how weird or improbable it is by saying "As long as she's a friend". In battle, she specializes in demolition equipping herself with various explosives; she also uses a pickaxe for close range.

May (マイ, Mai)

Voiced by: Ai Kakuma[5](Japanese); Sara Ragsdale (English)

A rookie player who, put all of her skill points into her Strength stat, which allows them to wield heavy weapons and deal maximum damage. She wears a green ribbon in her black hair and wields 2 giant hammers with the same color scheme. Much of her skills are earned in boss rushes and time trials. She and her sister have a strong hero worship of Maple and Sally showing that maxing out their skills can be a benefit.

Yui (ユイ)

Voiced by: Nanaka Suwa[5](Japanese); Kristen McGuire (English)

May's younger sister, who also put all of her skill points into Strength. Her hair is white with a pink ribbon and her hammers are also the same color as her hair. Like her twin sister, her skills are earned through boss rushes and time trials; which allows her to wield heavier weapons and deal maximum damage. She and her sister have a strong hero worship of Maple and Sally showing that maxing out their skills can be a benefit.

Syrup (シロップ, Shiroppu)

Maple's turtle familiar, whose egg was reward to her after Maple and Sally defeated the Silverwing boss. Ironically, Syrup's mobility is far superior than Maple; after the second event, Maple uses her rewards to allow Syrup to grow in size using the [Metamorph] skill, as well as fly by means of Maple equipping herself with [Psychokinesis] skill. Thus, utilized as the guild’s form of transportation or, in battle, as a flying fortress using powerful moves such as Mother Nature, which uses vines as defense or offense and Mana Beam - a powerful beam attack that can cut through almost anything. Syrup soon grows an affection for Kuromu, especially when he feels depressed. It can only say the word "Kame" (カメ, turtle).

Oboro (朧)

Sally's Fox Familiar, whose egg was reward to her after Maple and Sally defeated the Silverwing boss. Oboro specializes speed and fire spells like Sally. She also has the ability to split Sally into shadow clones.

Order of the Holy Sword

Payne (ペイン, Pein)

Voiced by: Kenshō Ono[7]

The Order of the Holy Sword's guild master; a swordsman and NewWorld Online's top player with the highest level in the game. He specializes as a solo player and in PVP combat. Many consider him on par with a final boss monster. Based on statistics, if equipped properly, he is skilled enough to defeat Maple.

Dread (ドレッド, Doreddo)

Voiced by: Takumi Yamazaki[7]

An assassin type and a second-rank player after the First Event. Like Sally, he acts as a high speed attacker. Along with Drag, they develop a rivalry with the twins, Mai and Yui, who earns his respect during the fourth event where they nearly defeat him.

Frederica (フレデリカ, Furederika)

Voiced by: Ayana Taketatsu[7] (Japanese); Lindsay Seidel[3] (English)

A magician and one of the first users Maple meets in the game; in addition, gives Maple advice on how to level up. She later develops a friendly rivalry with Sally. She is also the guild’s information gatherer.

Drag (ドラグ, Doragu)

Voiced by: Nobutoshi Canna[7]

A warrior type axeman who became Fifth-rank player after the First Event. He excels in brute force attacks. Along with Dread, they develop a rivalry with the twins, Mai and Yui.

Flame Emperors

Mii (ミィ, Mī)

Voiced by: Rina Satō[7](Japanese); Terri Doty (English)

Nicknamed Entei, she is a high ranking mage and the Flame Emperors' guild master. Considered one of the most powerful and charismatic players. She is considered one of the few players who could compete with Payne in PVP combat. She also has her own fan club both in and out of the guild, but feels inferior; especially, if she fails to complete a task for her guild. She develops a one-sided rivalry with an oblivious Maple.

Shin (シン)

Voiced by: Kappei Yamaguchi[7]

Nicknamed Split-Sword, due to his special skill of splitting his sword's blade into multiple projectiles. He fought Kasumi several times in the past and lost. Originally, he wanted to recruit her to the Flame Emperors, but Maple recruited her first.

Markus (マルクス, Marukasu)

Voiced by: Akira Ishida[7](Japanese); Aaron Dismuke (English)

The guild's Trap Master.

Misery (ミザリー, Mizarī)

Voiced by: Yūko Minaguchi[7](Japanese); Morgan Garrett (English)

The healer of the Guild. She has a fan club following within the guild for as much as her skill as her beauty.

NewWorld Online (NWO)

The Administrators

A boardroom consisting of developers, designers, and programmers. This group is constantly driven crazy by Maple's shenanigans and describe her as "more of last boss than their last boss" due to the fact that many of the Administrators' "special" bosses, such as the Silverwing and the Sea King; were created as a trolling prank against players. They're made to be undefeatable, equipped with many overpowered, lethal attacks and ridiculous vitality that even Payne or Mii would not be able to defeat them; only to learn that Maple defeated them with relative ease, in addition, Maple being reward rare items as a result. They get even more stressed when Sally joins Maple; they collectively refer the duo as “The Embodiment of the Developer’s Malice.” They constantly struggle to make adjustments to compensate for Maple; only to be thwarted by her unorthodox strategies and creative play style; as well as her absurdly good luck. At the conclusion of the fourth event, Guild Raid, they decide to leave her be as Maple has become the face of NWO. Some are even now betting among themselves in predicting what Maple will do next. In the anime, they are represented by smiley face rabbit avatars; in the manga, they are paper bag headed individuals in business suits.

The Dungeon Bosses

Poison Dragon: A three headed serpent mid-boss that Maple first fought and defeat (by eating it overtime after 7 hours); thus, leading her to gaining her [HYDRA] abilities, as well as her first set of armor. Mai and Yui would fight it multiple times to increase their levels.

Big Fish: A giant fish whose dungeon was located in the lake cavern that only Sally could get to; it used its water abilities to flood the room to give it an advantage. After a close battle, Sally would gain her Oceanic Armor set.

Forest Guardian: A giant deer who uses plant and light attacks. It's weakness is the apples hanging from it. It managed to knockout Maple leaving Sally to fight it on its own. Sally fought it solo as a demonstration to Mai and Yui.

Doppelganger: An entity that takes the forms of others. When Maple and Sally were separated in the dungeon, the entities took the forms of them respectively. It fought Maple in the form of Sally, while vice-versa fought Sally in the form of Maple. But, because the two girls knew each other's weakness, the duo manage to beat the clones. This boss only appeared in the manga.

Silverwing: A giant ice bird boss, created as a prank boss by the Administrators, which appeared during the Second Event. It guarded the eggs of Syrup and Oboro at the top of the mountain summit. It first faced Kuromu and his group and effortlessly defeated them.

Sea King: A giant squid boss that appeared during the Second Event. It was discovered by Maple and Sally after Kanade gave them a hint on how to get to it. It's another prank boss, as the only thing that can defeat it is attack the main body, which is hidden deep in the ocean that no player can get to it. Destroying its tentacles will only cause them to regenerate. Maple overcame it by poisoning the entire sea; thus defeating it relatively easily.

Demon Knight: A demon that lurked in an abandon church that Maple and Syrup stumbled upon during the Third Event. It is one of the first bosses to speak and it constantly told Maple that it wanted to devour her. Only for her to retort that she would devour him first. It has two forms, an armored knight, and when taken enough damage would shed its armor to reveal a demonic form. The boss managed to eat Maple, thus destroying most of the Wool Armor that Iz made for her. But, her vitality was enough to survive the demon's stomach; thus, Maple "devoured" the boss from the inside out until its destruction. As a result, Maple gained many demonic attacks as well as a demon form.

Green Giant: The Guardian to the 3rd floor. A giant Tree monster like an Ent that uses Strength and Constricting attacks on its Opponent. Maple clears it by using the [Seeping Chaos] to severely damage it; then finally finishes it off with her demonic third form, [Atrocity].

Machine Lord: A corrupted mechanical golem who asked Maple to defeat it before it went out of control; thus inserting a machine gear into Maple and allowing her to gain [Machine God].

Drazō (ドラぞう, Dorazō)

Voiced by: Sakura Tange[7](Japanese); Monica Rial (English)

NewWorld Online's little dragon mascot, who acts as host to the various player events; popping up now and then to remind players; as well as conduct player interviews.

The Chat Room

A forum of various players who express their opinions of Maple and Sally, or any other happenings in NWO. When anything bizarre happens in the game, all the members quickly agree that it's related to Maple. They also get very excited when they learn about any battles where Payne, Mii, and Maple face off against each other; as they deem it a battle between true monsters. It's evident that Kuromu is a part of that chat room; when they learn that Kuromu is part of Maple's guild, they press him for information about Maple and Sally's abilities; some envy Kuromu because he is in Maple's guild, which consist of mostly female members; some ask him to introduce them to Maple, because a few of them have a crush on her but are too shy to approach her. There is a sub group that created the Maple fan club, who vow to protect her in the shadows; in which Kuromu deems them hopeless. They also refer Payne as “The Embodiment of the Player’s Malice”, due to his dominating gameplay in PVP battles; some chose to avoid him and his guild entirely. There is also the implication that some of the chat are from The Holy Order of the Sword and the Flame Emperors. In the manga, the chat is further elaborated as the chat are represented by cartoon icons; Kuromu is represented by a Shield Icon, while some of his friends are represented by a Wizard Staff, Sword, Long Bow, and Spear.

Media

Light novels

The series originally began on the user-generated novel publishing website Shōsetsuka ni Narō by Yuumikan in 2016, being viewed more than 60 million times on the site. The following year, the series was acquired by publisher Fujimi Shobo to be published as a light novel with illustrations by Koin on the Kadokawa Books Imprint, with the first volume being released on September 2017.

No.	Release date	ISBN
1	September 8, 2017[8]	978-4-04-072441-6
2	December 10, 2017[9]	978-4-04-072443-0
3	April 10, 2018[10]	978-4-04-072688-5
4	August 10, 2018[11]	978-4-04-072697-7
5	December 10, 2018[12]	978-4-04-072698-4
6	April 10, 2019[13]	978-4-04-073115-5
7	August 9, 2019[14]	978-4-04-073116-2
8	December 10, 2019[15]	978-4-04-073117-9
9	March 10, 2020[16]	978-4-04-073118-6
10	August 7, 2020[17]	978-4-04-073759-1

Manga

A manga adaptation by Jirō Oimoto began serialization on the seinen magazine Comp Ace by publisher Kadokawa Shoten.

No.	Release date	ISBN
1	November 24, 2018[18]	978-4-04-107718-4
2	August 26, 2019[19]	978-4-04-108577-6
3	February 22, 2020[20]	978-4-04-108578-3

Anime

An anime adaptation was announced by Kadokawa on December 6, 2018.[21] The television series is animated by Silver Link, and directed by Shin Ōnuma and Mirai Minato, with Fumihiko Shimo handling series composition, and Kazuya Hirata designing the characters.[2] The series aired between January 8 and March 25, 2020 on AT-X, ABC, Tokyo MX, TVA, and BS11.[5] Afilia Saga performed the series' opening theme song "Kyūkyoku Unbalance" (究極アンバランス!) while Riko Sasaki performed the series' ending theme song "Play the World."[7] Funimation has licensed the series for a simuldub.[1][22] It will run for 12 episodes.[23] Muse Communication is streaming the series in Southeast Asia.[24] A second season of the anime was announced at the ending of the first season's finale episode.[25]

No.	Title[26][lower-alpha 1]	Original air date
1	"Defense and First Battle" Transcription: "Bōgyo Tokka to Hatsu Sentō." (Japanese: 防御特化と初戦闘。)	January 8, 2020 (2020-01-08)
At the behest of her friend Risa Shiramine, Kaede Honjō begins playing the virtual reality MMORPG NewWorld Online. Not wanting to get hurt, Kaede creates a shield-wielding avatar named Maple and puts all of her skill points towards defense. Although this leaves her with low speed and weak attack, her high defense allows her to earn new abilities and extra skill points for defense simply by letting enemies attack her. After meeting Kuromu the shielder and Iz the crafter, Maple decides to go to a dungeon to face against the powerful Poison Dragon. Using potions given to her by Kuromu, Maple manages to withstand the dragon's poisonous attacks long enough to develop a complete immunity to poison, allowing her to defeat the dragon by eating it. As a result, she not only gains the Poison Dragon's abilities, but also a one-of-a-kind set of equipment.
2	"Defense and Friends" Transcription: "Bōgyo Tokka to Otomodachi." (Japanese: 防御特化とお友達。)	January 15, 2020 (2020-01-15)
Maple decides to take part in a battle royale event, managing to easily defeat everyone who comes to attack her and winning third place. The next day, Risa joins the game as Sally, a swashbuckler specialising in evasion, and the two go to a cave to fish for materials for a new shield. After Sally finds an underwater cave behind a locked door, the two begin visiting the cave each day to allow Sally to explore the cave and improve her underwater skills, allowing her to defeat the boss and earn her own set of equipment.
3	"Defense and Reaching Second Level" Transcription: "Bōgyo Tokka to Ni-sō Kōryaku." (Japanese: 防御特化と二層攻略。)	January 22, 2020 (2020-01-22)
While at a café, Maple and Sally hear about the next event from players Dread and Drag, who tell them about a quest in the forest. Finding a basement in an abandoned house, the girls find a man tied up in a chair and heal him to the afterlife, earning a Super Speed skill. The next day, Maple and Sally head to Level 2 to face off against a deer boss, which Sally manages to defeat after Maple gets knocked out. Afterwards, Maple receives the Snow White shield she ordered from Iz before Sally area takes her to a special area where they have a star-filled meal together. The second event, a party-based treasure hunt, soon begins.
4	"Defense and Second Event" Transcription: "Bōgyo Tokka to Dainikai Ibento." (Japanese: 防御特化と第二回イベント。)	January 29, 2020 (2020-01-29)
As the event begins, Maple and Sally discover a hidden dungeon complete with its own boss, allowing them to earn their first few medals. Heading to the mountains next, the two comes across Kuromu's party, letting them go ahead through a warp. Going in after them, Maple and Sally face off against a powerful ice bird boss Silverwing, whose overly powerful moves start to overpower Maple's defenses. Pushing their skills to their limits, Maple and Sally eventually manage to defeat Silverwing with minimal health remaining. Along with more medals and crafting materials, the girls find a pair of Monster Eggs that eventually hatch into turtle and fox companions, which they name Syrup and Oboro respectively. Later, the girls reach a desert oasis, where they are challenged by Kasumi the swordswoman.
5	"Defense and Spoils of War" Transcription: "Bōgyo Tokka to Senri hin." (Japanese: 防御特化と戦利品。)	February 5, 2020 (2020-02-05)
As Maple tries to catch up with Sally and Kasumi as they fight each other, they all end up falling into an underground dungeon, where they are bound together by a cursed chain that will kill all of them if just one of them dies. Working together to avoid some unbeatable snail monsters, the three clear the dungeon and free themselves from their chains, sharing the spoils of their victory between them. Later on in the event, Maple and Sally meet a player named Kanade, who gives them a hint that leads them to an underwater squid boss, which Maple defeats by poisoning the sea (and giving the game admins another headache calling her more of a final boss than the final boss). With Sally earning the remaining medals needed through PvP kills before the end of the event, Maple uses the skills she earned to enhance Syrup into a mobile fortress.
6	"Defense and Reinforcements" Transcription: "Bōgyo Tokka to Shin Senryoku." (Japanese: 防御特化と新戦力。)	February 12, 2020 (2020-02-12)
Managing to earn the right to purchase a guild house, Maple and Sally find a house in the forest and form a new guild named Maple Tree, recruiting Kasumi, Kanade, Kuromu, and Iz as members. Needing more members for an upcoming guild event, Maple recruits two beginner players, Yui and May, who both maxed out their strength stats.
7	"Defense and Upgrades" Transcription: "Bōgyo Tokka to Kyōka." (Japanese: 防御特化と強化。)	February 19, 2020 (2020-02-19)
With Maple's help in clearing a dungeon super fast, May and Yui gain new skills letting them dual-wield double-handed weapons and boost their damage. Later, Kanade gains an upgrade to his staff while Kuromu clears a hidden dungeon and earns a new set of equipment. Maple soon comes across a set of quests involving helping an NPC mother cure her daughter. As a result, she gains the "Loving Sacrifice" skill allowing her to share her defense with her guild members, ordering a new set of armor from Iz to match it. Meanwhile, the other guilds decide to keep their eye on Maple Tree during an upcoming event.
8	"Defense and Third Event" Transcription: "Bōgyo Tokka to Daisankai Ibento." (Japanese: 防御特化と第三回イベント。)	February 26, 2020 (2020-02-26)
As the guild takes part in the third event, in which they must obtain bells from cow enemies, Maple encounters a boss in the church she visited before. Gaining new skills that let her transform into a giant monster, Maple leads her guild into Level 3. After hearing about the area's Machine Lord from an NPC, Maple gets lost and winds up in the Graveyard of Dreams, where she encounters yet another boss. Before the boss goes berserk, it gives Maple the Machine God skill, allowing her to defeat it.
9	"Defense and Fourth Event" Transcription: "Bōgyo Tokka to Daiyonkai Ibento." (Japanese: 防御特化と第四回イベント。)	March 4, 2020 (2020-03-04)
In the runup to the guild event, Sally notices Frederica of the Order of the Holy Sword guild scouting them and challenges her to a duel. After Sally manages to evade all of her magic attacks, Frederica surrenders and tells her about the Flame Emperors guild, unaware that the "skills" Sally used against her were fake. The guild competition soon begins, which each guild tasked with stealing orbs from other guilds while defending their own. Sally uses her stealth and cunning to gain a few orbs, having a brief brush-in with the Holy Sword's Dread before managing to steal an orb from the Flame Emperors. With several orbs under their control, Maple Tree take advantage of Maple's defense to defend their base from all attackers.
10	"Defense and Attack" Transcription: "Bōgyo Tokka to Shutsugeki." (Japanese: 防御特化と出撃。)	March 11, 2020 (2020-03-11)
Sally and Kanade go hunting for more orbs while Kuromu and the others prepare an ambush on any attackers, leaving Maple with May and Yui to defend the base. Sally soon finds herself surrounded by Frederica's forces, prompting Maple to leave the base to come to her aid and allowing Dread to attack the base. Although Dread manages to deal May and Yui their first defeat, Maple manages to stop him before he steals any orbs. As Sally gets some rest, Maple, May, and Yui launch an attack on the Flame Emperors, breaking through all of their traps before eventually coming up against Mii, Markus, and Misery.
11	"Defense and Mighty Foe" Transcription: "Bōgyo Tokka to Kyōteki." (Japanese: 防御特化と強敵。)	March 18, 2020 (2020-03-18)
Mii and her team uses a barrage of attacks to try and push Maple out of attack range, giving Mii enough time trap Maple in a Prison of Flame that deals continuous damage. This prompts Maple to bring out her Machine God form, which manages to defeat Misery and Markus, while Mii uses a Self-Destruct in a failed attempt to take Maple out (which depresses her when she finds out). With most of the other guilds already eliminated, Maple Tree are confronted by the main members of Holy Sword; Payne, Dread, Frederica, and Drag, with Maple receiving heavy damage from Payne.
12	"Defense and Bonds" Transcription: "Bōgyo Tokka to Tsunagari." (Japanese: 防御特化とつながり。)	March 25, 2020 (2020-03-25)
Brought down to minimal health, Maple uses a risky counter move to deal Payne's damage back at him. Payne manages to withstand the attack, forcing Maple to bring out her Atrocity form to defeat him and the rest of Holy Sword. With all their trump cards out in the open, Maple makes use of her Atrocity form to help her team eliminate other guilds to prevent the bigger guilds from gaining more orbs, assisting the Flame Emperors to achieve that goal, prompting other guilds to do the same. As the event comes to an end with Maple Tree in third place (after the destruction of all the other guilds the event was closed 2 days early), the admins decide to leave Maple alone as she has drawn many new players into the game and many are going to try to be the first to beat her. Maple invites both Holy Sword and the Flame Emperors to join everyone for a celebration and watch the highlights of the event (most of which stars Maple and Maple Tree).

Reception

The web novel version of the story on Shōsetsuka ni Narō has over 60 million views since its original publication on the site.[27]

Notes

1. All English titles are taken from Funimation.

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External links

• Web novel at Shōsetsuka ni Narō (in Japanese)
• Light novel official website (in Japanese)
• Anime official website (in Japanese)
• Bofuri (light novel) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia