Chapter 18

"Chapter 18" is the 18th chapter of the "BOFURI: I Don't Want to Get Hurt, so I'll Max Out My Defense" Manga adaptation. It was first released on January 26, 2021.

Summary
The Admins are relieved that the second event is over. They check on Maple to find out the skills she chose and go nuts. Kaede returns to the real world to study while Risa goes to bed. Kaede comments on how addicted she is to the game.

The next day Kaede is depressed at the nurse's office. She thinks about how too into the game she was with nodding off in class and phrases she would only say in game. Kaede decides to take a break from gaming for a bit.

Three days later, Maple arrives back in NewWorld Online where Sally finds her. Sally mentions there are new updates, so Maple goes through them one by one. Sally mentions that greatshielders can counter penetration attacks and that guilds are now a thing once players fight a light bug. Sally mentions she fought one and got the token it dropped. The two of them set out to get a guild house with Sally's loads of money.

After some looking around, they eventually find a tree house-looking guild house. Sally makes Maple the guild master and they recruit their friends to join their guild. Maple names the guild Maple Tree.

Characters in Order of Appearance
Characters in italics debuted here.
 * Administrators
 * Maple/Kaede Honjou
 * Sally/Risa Shiramine
 * Kasumi
 * Kanade
 * Chrome
 * Iz