Episode 03

**Defense and Reaching Second Level** is the third episode in the Bofuri anime series.

## Summary

News of Kaede's skill **Devour** being nerfed and defense stats have been augmented reaches the girls' ears, and Kaede is obviously disappointed by it. However, Risa put a more positive spin on the news, which elates Kaede.

Within the game, Maple and Sally decide to do some in-game shopping, and Maple decides to purchase the skill **Cover Move**. Outside of the skill shop, they encounter the twins Mai and Yui outside a weapon shop, where Yui tries to convince Mai to buy weapons for them.

Visiting a café, Maple and Sally hear about the next event from players Dred and Drag, both of whom participated in the previous event and respectively earned 2nd and 5th place. The two plays talk about themselves and their mutual acquaintance Frederica and the event 1st place winner Payne. Before leaving, Dred informs them about a night-themed quest to earn the **Super Speed** skill in the forest.

Reaching the forest, Sally is spooked by the monsters there, suggesting they take shelter in a nearby abandoned house. Inside the house, Maple finds a stairway leading into a hidden basement where they find a man in pain who's tied up in a chair. Maple tries healing him with a potion, but that doesn't work. Hence, Sally casts a healing spell several times, allowing the man to pass into the afterlife, earning a **Super Speed** skill. Later, Sally reveals a secret area known for its lovely sunset and field of sunflowers by the beach. They also each find a **Matter Red Mother of Pearl**.

The next day, Maple and Sally head to Level 2, where they're ambushed by four Forest Boars that are dealt with by Maple's shield. A Moon Bear then appears and is defeated by Maple's shield with Sally's spell **Mirage** cast on it. At the end of the dungeon, the two reach the Boss Room and are confronted by the Forest Guardian. It manages to knock out Maple during their fight, but Sally defeats it with her **Power Attack** skill.

Teleporting out of the dungeon, the two reach the level 2 town area and are met by Iz, who informs Maple her order is ready. At Iz's shop, Maple receives her new white shield that she names Snow White. Sally takes Maple to a special area to celebrate the occasion where they have a star-filled meal together.

On the day of the second event, Maple and Sally meet Chrome and hear Mii guild leader of the Kingdom of the Flame Emperor give a speech to her followers. Immediately, Dorazou appears and announces the theme of the event, a party-based treasure hunt.

## Characters

* Maple/Kaede Honjou
* Sally/Risa Shiramine
* Mai
* Yui
* Dread
* Drag
* Frederica (Flashback)
* Payne (Flashback)
* Iz
* Chrome
* Mii
* Dorazou
* Kasumi
* Kanade

## Monsters

### Mobs

* Will-o-Wisp (Blue, Cyan, Purple, Red, and Green)
* Laughing Skull
* Plague Ghost
* Green Zombie
* Forest Boar
* Moon Bear

## Notes & Trivia

* The **Devour** skill has been nerfed to only work 10 times a day. So, Maple uses Snow White shield to save the uses.
	+ Had Maple not taken part in the event, the developers wouldn't have caught this bug and she would be able to still use it unlimited.
* Penetrating attacks are added to the game; Maple's bare head repelling a morningstar proved just how unfair maxed vitality is.
* Super Speed is also the ability of Ulrich in the French cartoon *Code Lyoko*.
* How can players TASTE the food in game? There's no way for that with the helmets.
* There are eternal sunset areas in the game similar to Twilight Town in the *Kingom Hearts* series.