BOFURI: I Don't Want to Get Hurt, so I'll Max Out My Defense. (痛いのは嫌なので防御力に極振りしたいと思います。)

Huh?

No kidding, Risa?

They seriously released level four already?

They sure did.

I was pretty surprised by it myself.

I figured it'd be next week at the earliest.

And a lot of players have even reached Level Four.

But hey, sounds like you hadn't noticed either, huh?

Oh, man, I'm too excited to wait!

I'm gonna log in right now!

I'm right behind you.

Let's get the gang back together and beat the Level Three boss!

Mm-hmm!

We gotta beat him to reach Level Four?

Looks tougher than I expected.

Just leave it to me, everyone!

Huh?

I'll use Phantom World!

Here we go!

Anybody else feeling... a little useless?

Yeah.

I pretty much figured this is how it was gonna go.

Amazing as always, Maple!

This place is beautiful!

Where do we start?

Should we stop by the guild house?

How about just looking around a bit?

I'm so anxious to find out what Level Four's like!

Same here!

That settles it.

Let's kick things off by doing some investigation.

Why don't we all split up and see what we can find?

We can meet back up later and compare notes.

That's a great idea!

All right! Let's do it! Ready?

Yeah!

Let's see. Feels like about time for some monsters to--

Huh? Frederica?

Please tell me you don't think surprise attacks really work.

I had every expectation that you'd be able

to dodge that.

It was just my way of saying hi.

And challenging me to another duel?

Didn't you guys just now get to Level Four yourselves?

Come on, don't be such a stick in the mud.

I worked up all kinds of new strategies for this.

Again? You always say that.

And then you crush those strategies right off

the bat, which means I need new ones for the next time.

Just one hit!

By landing a single hit,

I can finally give you a taste of sweet humiliation!

I haven't died once, you know.

Maple and I have that in common.

Fine, you win. Let's go.

Okay!

I see.

So, here in Level Four, it's always nighttime.

Very interesting.

Huh? What's that?

Oh, it's Mii.

Now, I'll soothe my soul then head right back.

Did I see something I wasn't supposed to?

Aww! What do I do?

I should just be honest and tell her what I saw!

Yeah!

And that her secret's safe with me,

so she's got nothing to worry about!

Aww! My soul has officially been soothed.

Don't worry!

I have more than enough love to go around!

Ha! Your lil' tongue tickles!

Oh, yes it does, yes it does!

Aww! You were right! It's true.

They soothe the soul!

Yes! I agree. They're so cute!

You surprised me, though.

No offense, but I'm used to seeing you act all cool

and tough.

That's how I am in my role as guildmaster.

Actually, I'm kind of relieved to have you see me like this.

Keeping up the act all the time can be hard.

Feel free to call me "Mii," by the way.

I'm not sure I understand.

If it's so hard for you to act like that,

why do you do it?

Oh. Well, when I first took on this character,

everyone kept deferring to me.

So, I changed my personality accordingly

and at a certain point, there was no going back.

Misery knows a little bit about this side of me,

but I've kept it secret from the other members

of my guild.

So that's it.

Yeah, that's-- that's it.

In that case, I won't say anything either!

Promise!

This'll stay just between us, Mii!

Great! Thanks a lot!

Hey, would you maybe wanna go hunting together sometime?

Sure! I'd love to!

There she is!

We've been looking for you, Mii.

Wondering why you weren't answering our messages.

So, you were with Maple.

Yes. Right.

We've been sharing information in our capacity

as guildmasters.

Oh, yeah, definitely!

What she said!

The rest of our guild is waiting for you.

They want to hear your strategy for beating Level Four.

Please, Mii!

We're lost without your guidance.

Very well.

'Til next time, Maple.

Guess we'll be taking our leave now. Maple.

Yes! Bye, Misery! Bye, Markus!

Guess Mii has her own problems.

Multi-Barrier!

Tryin' to pin me down when we've just begun?

Multi-Stonebolt!

I've got you now!

I won!

Too bad. I'm here to crash the party.

I can't believe I lost again!

What happened?

I'm sure I scored a direct hit on you!

I can't reveal my secrets to the enemy.

You understand.

Just you wait!

I'll beat you next time!

This sucks, I really thought I had her for once.

That was too close.

I got sloppy and let my guard down.

I may have gotten used to facing her,

but she's still an ace fighter in a top guild.

"Once per day, an attack that reduces health

from full to zero can be nullified."

That skill saved me this time,

but I'm gonna have to get better at dodging.

If the time comes when I get defeated,

there's only one person who can do it.

There's more to Level Four than I anticipated.

I haven't even set foot in the tower at the center

of town yet.

There are still more materials out there

for me to find, too.

I get the feeling this level might take us a while.

Yui and I have been experimenting with

riding around on rickshaws.

You do have to spend money,

but it's faster and easier than walking.

Much faster, in our cases.

Christmas is coming up soon.

I hear they'll be decorating.

There are plenty of shops.

Although, aside from interior décor,

they don't have much to offer.

The next event will be starting soon,

so we should focus on leveling up.

That way, we'll all be sure to have a merry Christmas!

I've died and gone to heaven!

Wait! I can't stay in here forever.

And yet...

If I start buying all this stuff,

I'm gonna be broke before I know it.

I could really use some extra income.

Now that I think of it, there's still that unfinished

quest from earlier.

I'll start there.

Sixth of Sword. Blaze!

Kill or be killed.

Last of Sword! Ha! Hazy Moon!

First of Sword. Heat Haze!

It took a while, but I did it!

The Self-Devouring Bewitched Sword, Yukari.

Let's try you out, then.

I seem to remember this guy having a lot of health.

You should do nicely.

All right, Yukari. Let's go!

What gives?

Looks like my appearance changes while I'm using

this sword.

Then I'll just have to work quickly!

All right. Nice!

And I picked up some money, too.

Huh?

Hey! What? What the--?

What?!

Rawr!

Thank you all so much for joining us today!

The time has come to kick off our long-awaited

sixth event!

And as we previously announced,

all throughout the event field we've hidden lots of goodies

including rare materials and exclusive Christmas items.

So, try to hunt them down!

You'll begin at a random starting point