User blog comment:NoneHEHE/Timeline of the LN/@comment-2.125.223.207-20140403075420

Vol 3 tells the first part of the beginning, then vol 11 is the second part. Vol 14 ch.1is a flashback to the time after vol 11. Then the story flows as vol 1,2,4,5,6,7,9,10,12,13,rest of 14,15,then vol 16 ch.7. Volume 8 and the rest of volume 16 are mostly short stories with no direct relation to plot.

P.S I think if you read it the order the author wrote it might make it a better read,