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。)

It'll be great! No, awesome! Super awesome!

Just try it!

Huh? Like right now?

Of course!

You've got everything, right?

I mean, yeah, it's all here.

But I kinda thought you were going to play, too.

You know my mom.

She said I gotta focus on studyin', so for tonight,

I can't. But feel free to start without me.

I'll catch up in no time flat!

Risa! The water's ready for your bath!

'Kay!

I gotta run. Anyway, you've totally got this!

Go kick some butt! I'm sure you'll be awesome.

Hey! Hold on, Risa.

Man...

I've barely even touched a game my entire life,

let alone played one.

And let's be honest.

I only bought this one 'cause Risa said to.

It's just so hard to say no when she gets that sparkly look

in her eyes.

Oh, well. Time to set this stuff up!

Gotta pick a name, huh?

Hmm.

I suppose I could use my real one, but I dunno.

What to do?

That's it!

I'll just use the English word for my real name!

"Kaede" equals "Maple"!

There! One step down.

Oh, next up is starting equipment?

A one-handed sword. A mace and a staff.

Well... I've never been that great when it comes to

hand-eye coordination.

And besides, I don't wanna get hurt,

so I should avoid getting hit, right?

Uh... Maybe I should just pick the staff and be a wizard.

The Great Shield is terrible for offense,

but number-one in defense?

Wait. Does that mean if I raise my defense enough,

I won't take damage?

That's my jam! Sign me up.

I have to distribute status points now?

Well, might as well put everything

straight into defense!

There! That should do it.

Yay!

Wow, VRMMOs sure have come a really long way,

haven't they?

What? I'm slow? But why?

Huh? Vitality was defense, right?

So then strength is power, and agility must be speed.

Oh, no!

I'm stuck in turtle mode because I have zero agility points!

Oops. That was stupid.

What should I do?

I guess I could always log out and redo it

since Risa's not here.

Oh, well! I already made the character.

Time to fight monsters and get strong!

I wonder where they keep the monsters.

Hi there! Excuse me?

Excuse me! Miss?

What's up?

Well, I was hoping to maybe fight some monsters,

but I have no idea where I should go to find them.

Oh! You must be a newbie!

There're some easy monsters in the forest to the west.

It's a good spot to raise your level when you're just

starting out.

All you have to do is stand around,

and the critters will bring the fight to you.

Thank you for the advice! I'll check it out.

Go get 'em!

What's up, Frederica?

Oh. Hey, Drag! Nothing much.

I was just telling a new player about a good place

to do some level grinding.

Yeah? Sure are a lot of players these days.

Whatever, let's get going.

Look, Paine's already here.

Well, I'd expect nothing less coming from him.

Everyone else is walking so fast!

They probably assigned their points more evenly.

That must be the forest!

Okay. This spot is as good as any.

Hey there, monsters! Come out, come out, wherever you are!

It's so cute!

Hey, it's charging?

Ouch!

Wait...

Whoa, cool! That didn't hurt! 128 vitality for the win!

Ha, ha, ha!

Do you like my abs of steel, buster?

This doesn't hurt one bit!

Come on, what's the matter? Bring it!

That's right! Keep at it!

You're doing great! You've totally got this!

Put your back into it; are you even trying?

Can you hold on just a second?

Two times vitality?

In other words, I have 256 vitality now?

And all I did was play with Mister Bunny for an hour!

I'm ready! Sorry about that.

What happened?

Ah! What have I done?!

Mister Bunny!

I wasn't even trying to beat him.

Looks like I have five new status points I can use.

Umm...

I guess it sort of makes sense to just keep raising

my defense.

Here goes nothing. More vitality!

Don't wanna get hurt, right?

I wonder what other kinds of monsters there are

around here.

I really don't wanna fight anything that's super cute

again, so here's hoping that the next monster's kinda ugly.

It's huge!

Wait. That didn't hurt.

Hey, quit it, that tickles!

Shoot, I don't have any poison defense!

Time for a tactical retreat!

-- --

How cool!

Getting hit by attacks can build up my poison resistance!

Yay!

Oh, no, I can't go on!

Yes! I'm totally gaining resistance to its toxic attacks!

No! It got me!

Ha, got ya, sucker!

I beat it!

Everyone hail the mighty warrior princess!

It was a tough fight, but I did it.

Ha! Wicked monsters are no match for me!

My acting was just too good for its bee brain.

Huh? This is a rare item!

Gives plus six to vitality.

Oh! And it'll recover your HP if you wear it.

Cool, is there anything else?

Looks like I got 15 more status points.

Might as well put those into vitality too, right?

And Giant Killing? Um, okay.

Guess that kind of thing is active all the time.

If I add it together with the total defense from earlier...

Four times?

What a crazy day!

Uh, what the heck's going on there?

Meditation: "When used, restores 1% of Max HP

in 10 seconds.

The effect lasts 10 minutes."

Under requirements it says: "While being under attack."

Hold up. While being under attack?!

No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no!

Get away, get away, get away!

That was crazy!

But I learned a new skill, so in a weird way

it was kinda worth it.

Oh. That's cool, I got another 10 status points.

Into vitality you go! There.

You know, I think I did pretty good for my first day!

Yep! I should probably log off for now.

That was so much fun!

No way! It's already that late?

Oh, no! I had tons of homework to do!

I'm back for more fun!

Risa's still busy with school stuff,

but I can explore on my own!

Everyone looks so stylish.

Meanwhile, I'm still in starting equipment.

Hey, he must be a Great Shielder, too!

Sir! Excuse me! Um...