02x04 - Maxing Defense and Tower Conquest

[bunniefuu]

All right!

Time to get day two started!

Let's see... The event is five days, right?

And we completed up through the
third floor yesterday, so...

We're going at a good pace.

It'd be pretty cool to be the first
ones to clear the top floor, though.

Yeah! We aim to be the fastest!

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

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

Maxing Defense and Tower Conquest.

The weather's so nice!

Look, Sally! We're almost to the sea!

Maple, up there!

A sea turtle! Wow! Oh, wow!

Is that the boss of this floor?

Sally, Sally! Don't you wanna
try riding on that turtle?

Huh?

Just a little! Just a little ride! Okay?

All right, just a little one.

I've fine-tuned the appearance rate
of monsters on the third floor.

Thanks!

Whew, I'm beat. Do we have any energy drinks?

Maple and Sally are on
the fourth floor, right?

How are they doing?

They appear to be relaxing.

Huh?!

Yeah, they're...

...relaxing, all right.

Maple, we need to get to the next floor soon.

Yeah, you're right. I'll miss
this nice, cool shell, though...

Oh, it appears they're about
to start fighting the boss.

Secretary

I-It'll be fine!

It is the floor boss, after
all! It's plenty strong!

Yeah! It doesn't take damage through
the shell, so from up there...

[Web User]!

[Seeping Chaos]!

[Triple Slash]!

[Fireball]!

They pulverized it.

I've got this!

[Arms of the Warrior]!

Looks like elemental attacks work.

[Flame Cutter]!

Kuromu!

Are you all right?

Yeah! This kinda thing is
what great shielders are for!

Guys! Below you!

That was a close shave.
But our real target is...

Here it comes!

Let's do this, Sis!

Yeah!

I'll create an opening! Take it from there!

I've been saving my latest creation for you!

[Double Strike]!

They're not Maple, but they're
frightening in their own way.

I'm glad to have them around, though.

You think everything's going
okay for Maple and Sally?

Sally would definitely have
trouble with this floor.

Yeah. I wonder how they'll handle it.

Okay! Floor cleared!

It's safe now, Sally.

I got carsick...

Never would've guessed
they'd beat it that way...

I mean, holding your
friend inside your mouth?

I wonder what it's like
inside that thing's mouth.

That's sexual harassment.

It is?!

Show us the top team.

Payne... Is it me, or have I
been doing a lot of work here?

True. Being a small party does
put more strain on our support.

Yeah, but you're the one who said
we should do this as a small party.

You gotta take responsibility for
the things you say, Frederica.

I know, but...

I bet you got triggered by Sally, right?

When she said she'd be tackling
this with just Maple.

Wh-Who cares?!

Still, conquering this with a
small party will be good for us.

Yeah! No doubt about it!

A brilliant way to look
at it! I am impressed!

Why are they with us?

Well, they'll make good shields, at least.

Incoming.

Good luck! We're rooting for you!

Seriously, why are they here?

Counting on you!

Same to you!

Hey! Darn it!

[Multi-Acceleration]!

[Multi-Energize]!

[w*r Song]! [Boost Morale]!

[Fissure]!

[Bypass Armor]! [Whirlwind Flurry]!

Expand area! [Sword of Judgment]!

Whoops!

[Power Axe]!

Frederica! Give all of our buffs to Payne!

Okay! [Multi-Augment]!

[Sword of Eradication]!

Hey, that was some impressive power, Payne.

We're through half the tower now.

As long as we have skills and stamina
left, I'd like to keep moving.

I'm still doing fine.

And I want us to be the
first to clear this thing!

Yep, agreed.

I guess I really hate losing, too.

No matter how far we go, it's ice
and snow as far as the eye can see.

We'll be counting on Mii when
it comes to the boss fight.

We finally made it.

Ugh, I'm wiped.

Thank you for finding and disarming all the
traps as we came down the cliff, Markus.

Well, those were some pretty hardcore traps.

If we'd gotten caught... Whew,
I shudder to think of it.

What should we do, Mii? Rest for a bit?

Yes, we should.

Since Markus is so exhausted,
we'll rest for five minutes.

Then we'll move on.

Got it!

Got it.

Understood.

I wonder how far Maple's gotten.

What?! Payne's party is
already on the eighth floor?

Seems so. Frederica messaged me,
and she was kinda bragging about it.

I'd heard they were working
with just a small party.

I'm impressed.

We gotta make sure...

...we don't fall behind!

It's good to be so spirited, but
we should rest for the night.

Where are you two in the
tower, Maple and Sally?

Well, we beat the sixth floor,
so the seventh is next.

I'm personally curious to know how
Sally got through the fifth floor.

Yeah, no comment on that.

Oh, it's from Mii.

How's it going for you two?
We're working on the seventh floor!

Mii

How's it going for you two?
We're working on the seventh floor!

Let's get tea together again when this is over!

Let's get tea together
again when this is over!

Wow, she's working hard!

Okay! I can't fall behind, either!

[Split-Sword]!

[Flame]!

[Breath of the Gods]! [Healing Light]!

Nice, Misery!

Th-Thanks. You saved my skin.

Here it comes again!

[Heavy Fire]!

We need to start by melting all that down.

Misery, help me keep my MP up.

Understood!

[Flare Accel]!

Take this! [Inferno]!

The seventh floor was a piece
of cake for Mii's party.

Maple Tree is fighting hard, too!

Maple's party and Kuromu's party

have reached the eighth floor
at nearly the same time.

Though Payne's party got
there just a little sooner...

Of course it's those three guilds again!

Oh, not again!

We can't see it anymore!

Where is it?

No—

Kasumi!

Sorry. Thanks for the help.

Maybe I should've given more anti-sleep
potions to Maple and Sally, too...

Sleep status is supposed to
end after you take one hit...

But since Maple doesn't take
damage, she won't wake up.

Yes! It stopped her by putting her to sleep!

Status abnormalities FTW!

Oh. Sally has defeated the boss.

D'oh!

Hup... and... hup!

Maple, you okay?

Yeah, I'm managing!

I guess I can't call Syrup in here, either...

Maple! Get to the next one!

That was close!

Up we go...

Wh-What's that?!

Maple, it's here.

Okay! As long as I know where it is...

[Machine God]!

[Deploy Armaments]!

Take us straight to the boss!

Knock-back?!

Maple!

There you go.

Thanks, Sally.

Okay, time for our counterattack!

Roger!

With such a big target...

[Wind Cutter]!

Way to go, Sally!

Okay, now I'll...

[Hydra]!

A counter of the same type? Which means...

It mimics our attacks! Be careful!

What?! Now you tell me!

Ugh, this isn't gonna be easy.

Our attacks are working,
though. That means...

It'll take a long time to just chip away
at it while watching for its counters.

[Drill Armaments]!

Deploy!

Maple?!

[Heavy Body]!

Knock-back won't affect me now!

We did it, Sally!

I guess we did.

Looks like Maple and Sally finally
made it to the tenth floor.

Mii and Payne, too. Nearly all the top
players got there around the same time.

They got this far much
faster than we expected.

Don't say it! Their HP is
already down to zero!

Let's just watch from here on

as the strongest players battle the
strongest boss we've ever made.

Yes.

The tenth floor...

Straight into a boss battle, huh?

How's your condition?

Perfect!

Okay, then!

Yeah! Let's go!

Maple!

It's too heavy... and fast... and strong!

[Cover Move]!

[Cover]!

Nice!

[Provocation]!

[Deploy Armaments]!

[Commence Attack]!

One more time!

Huh?

Maple! Behind you!

Fixed damage that can't be reduced?!

We're in trouble!

It's strong.

Yeah, as you'd expect of
the final boss in an event.

What's our plan?

I'll k*ll the boss's speed.

Once it stops moving, we'll both
throw our max firepower at it.

That's a pretty simple plan.

In that case, I'll be sure to keep you safe.

Great, thanks!

[Loving Sacrifice]!

[Throne of the Heavenly King]!

Oboro! [Awaken]!

[Dark Fire]! [Torrent]! [Ancient Sea]!

[Mirage]! [Double Slash]!

Oboro! [Shadow Clone]!

[Triple Slash]!

What now?!

It doesn't leave any openings.

Maple! Now!

[Frozen Earth]!

[Power Attack]!

[Hydra]! [Seeping Chaos]! [Predator]!

It changed its pattern?!

[Atrocity]!

You okay, Maple?!

Y-Yeah, pretty much...

Cancel [Loving Sacrifice]. It'll be
bad news if it uses an AoE attack.

Got it. Make sure you dodge, okay?

Yeah, I'll try.

[Deploy Left Hand]!

Here goes! Oboro, [Phantom World]!

[Commence Attack]!

And now...

One more time!

Sally!

[Quintuple Slash]!

We've almost got him! Keep it up!

Yeah!

Don't use [Cover Move]. It'll hurt too
much now that our damage is doubled!

Okay!

[Provocation]!

I'm counting on you!

Syrup! [Awaken]! [Bastion]!

Turtle! Tur...

Turtle!

Syrup!

[Super Speed]!

[Seeping Chaos]!

This is insane!

But we're almost there!

sh**t! I can't avoid it!

[Cover Move]!

Maple?!

Ow...

[Heal]!

[Frozen Earth]!

[Break Core]!

[Break Core] takes five seconds to activate,

and the freeze effect of [Frozen
Earth] lasts three seconds.

Meaning...

[Ice Pillar]!

[Sand Wall]!

Now we've got him!

Y-You're kidding!

I told you not to use [Cover Move]!

But...

I made it in time 'cause you protected me!

[Empty Shell]!

We won!

That was crazy hard, but what did you think?

Yeah! It was super fun!

The first to conquer the tower was
Payne's party, then Mii's party,

and now Maple and Sally have cleared it, too.

They fought so hard! I'm so moved!

We're not trying to make a
game that nobody can beat.

We want people to beat our game.

Yeah! That's right!

I see.

Well, they will earn silver medals
and some new skills, as well.

I just hope this doesn't turn
into anything weird again.

We'll cross that bridge when we come to it.

[Water Manipulation], huh?

And that skill lets you control water?

I figured it could be interesting,
depending on how it's used.

And you got [Unbreakable Shield], huh?

I did take a lot of damage this time,

so I thought it could help me block more.

Wow, so you're gonna be even tougher now?

Oh, you guys got back before us?

We just finished.

Good job!

I guess you beat us.

Only Maple could conquer a
tower like that on first sight.

Yeah, but we...

...fought hard, too!

Anyway, we've all conquered the tower now.

Maple, Maple! They're saying Level 7
will come out after this event ends!

Wow, really?

Yeah! Let's all beat the
Level 6 boss together!

The Level 6... boss...

Oh, yeah... I guess Sally
can't beat Level 6...

No problem! I know the perfect way!

She won't have to see
anything, but is this...

I'm not going to think too hard about it.

I see. So that's how you're handling it.

[NWO] 7th Event, Thread 4 [^Tower^]

So Holy Sword finished first

That's our Payne

Weren't Mii and her Flame Emperors fast, too?

They took it on as a small party

Well, our Maple and Sally did it as a duo

What? How masochistic are they?

Weren't Mii and her Flame Emperors fast, too?

They took it on as a small party

Well, our Maple and Sally did it as a duo

What? How masochistic are they?

That's our Payne

Just as crazy as ever

They took it on as a small party

Well, our Maple and Sally did it as a duo

What? How masochistic are they?

Just as crazy as ever

Weren't Mii and her Flame Emperors fast, too?

There must've been a lot of piercing attacks,
though. I guess she handles them better now

What? How masochistic are they?

Just as crazy as ever

There must've been a lot of piercing attacks,
though. I guess she handles them better now

They took it on as a small party

Well, our Maple and Sally did it as a duo

And so Maple loses yet another weakness?

Just as crazy as ever

There must've been a lot of piercing attacks,
though. I guess she handles them better now

And so Maple loses yet another weakness?

What? How masochistic are they?

She did take some terrain damage. Her feet started sizzling
while she was admiring the lava on the third floor.

Just as crazy as ever

There must've been a lot of piercing attacks,
though. I guess she handles them better now

And so Maple loses yet another weakness?

She did take some terrain damage. Her feet started sizzling
while she was admiring the lava on the third floor.

So the terrain was the MVP of
the tower...