BOFURI: I Don't Want to Get Hurt, so I'll Max Out My Defense.

After being talked into playing the virtual reality game New World Online, Kaede Honjou creates a character with an unusually high defence out of a fear of getting hurt.

A horde of players hunt Maple after she enters a battle royale; Risa explores an underwater cave with her swimming talent.

After Maple gets hurt, she and Sally explore and prepare to take on the dungeon that leads to the second level.

Maple and Sally get off to a clumsy start in the second event, but their teamwork is eventually rewarded.

Maple and Sally make new friends and find more trouble as the second event winds down, but to reach their goal of 20 medals, they may have to enter player versus player battles.

Maple leaps at the chance to create a guild and looks for a place to call home, but they'll need to recruit more help to compete in the next event.