Bofuri: I Don't Want to Get Hurt, so I'll Max Out My Defense., Vol. 13

Bofuri Light Novel #13

by Yuumikan, Koin (Illustrator)

Maxed out defense meets an unyielding secret boss! The newly opened ninth stratum presents players with a choice between two kingdoms that will be the backdrop for a large-scale PvP battle. Right away, guilds form alliances and start scheming against their foes. Maple has her fair share of friends and adversaries, so she’ll have to make tough calls on who to ally with and which kingdom to choose. To get an edge on the competition, Maple is doing what she does best—wandering around until she gets into trouble! Unfortunately, she stumbles across a hidden quest that drains her MP and seals nearly all her skills! Will this challenge be too much for even her defense to handle?

Genres: Light Novel, Comedy, Fantasy

128 pages, ebook

First published March 10, 2022

Reviews

[Pieter · Rating 4 out of 5]

Maple and her team have arrived at the 9th stratum, a world clearly divided in two factions. It is clear the next big event will be a player vs. player with one side facing the other. Before Maple can pick a side though, they first want to do a bit of exploring. As expected, Maple cannot stay out of trouble and is suddenly forced into a quest, because ignoring it would seriously hamper her style.

What follows is a volume as we are used to, entertaining and fun characters playing a game together. No deep story or character development, just people (mostly cute girls) doing fun things, even if I personally don't understand the drive behind PvP (I tend to avoid it in MMOs like the plague). It should be said that the afore mentioned quest is a bit extreme even for this game, but I don't mind too much considering the nature of the series.

All in all, an entertaining if short read. Looking forward to the next volume.

[Lissa · Rating 5 out of 5]

What an absolutely excellent read!!

Classic BOFURI, elevated to a whole new level!!

I loved absolutely everything here - the level (9th stratum), the quests, the mechanics, the crazy skills, the interpersonal relationships… this is my favourite volume of Bofuri in quite a while!!

I am *so* keen for the next volume! We haven’t had a proper PvP in so long! And never on a scale like this!! I *cannot* wait!!! October cannot come fast enough…

[Mike Harris · Rating 3 out of 5]

Love the story but wish I got a little bit of a spoiler for the next book at the end.