Episode 07

Defense and Upgrades is the 7th episode of BOFURI anime series.

Summary
Maple assists Yui and Mai in leveling up by speedrun grinding the Hydra until they reach level 20. They also all gained the skills Conquerer and Destroyer for defeating the Hydra in 2 minutes 30 seconds. As a token of their achievement, Iz gifts them each a Crystal Hammer.

Afterward, Sally trained the twins' agility which they severely lacked. Not wanting his skills to wane, Chrome went on a solo adventure and was lent Syrup by Maple. During his adventure, Chrome finds a hidden dungeon called "Grave of the Dead", where he gets a new armor set and skill after conquering it. Syrup also gets a couple of new skills too.

Meanwhile, Kanade gets a second cube that fuses with his original one, granting him the skill Spell Stash.

Elsewhere, Kasumi runs into Maple, who gains a new skill called Wooly. Later, Maple discovers a chain quest called Benevolent Knight, and she manages to complete the three related quests and decides to take the extra one called Loving Sacrifice as the final one. By completing that quest, Maple's reward was a new skill called Loving Sacrifice, which allowed her party members to be protected by 'Cover', while Maple took the hit onto herself. This skill also changed her appearance to look like an angel. Furthermore, Maple has Iz craft her a new armor to compliment her new skill.

Payne's Guild holds a meeting to discuss their thoughts and concerns surrounding Maple's Guild, and Payne decides to observe Maple and her guild.

Characters

 * Maple/Kaede Honjou
 * Mai
 * Yui
 * Sally/Risa Shiramine
 * Kanade
 * Chrome
 * Kasumi
 * Iz
 * Syrup
 * Payne
 * Frederica
 * Drag
 * Dred

Mobs

 * Slime
 * Insect Monarch
 * Sakurapillar
 * Brella Shrooms
 * Gray Golem
 * Brown Golem
 * Wooly Sheep
 * Plague Ghost
 * Skeletal King
 * Green Zombie
 * Skeletal Wyvern
 * Spectral Demons

Bosses

 * Poison Dragon

Notes & Trivia

 * Maple, Yui, and Mai beat the hydra cave 10 times in under 3 minutes. This earns hard-won Time Battle skills. Largely cheating by using Maple's venom capsule to rush to the boss room.
 * Maple notices a small detail of her game breaking: she skips normal gameplay. Hence why the NPC says lines that don't make sense.
 * Syrup can be loaned to other players.