<p>Volume 1 takes place before and during DanMachi 1, 2 takes place during DanMachi 2, 3 takes place during the end of DanMachi 2 through the first half of DanMachi 3, 4 takes place during the second half of DanMachi 3, 5 takes place during DanMachi 4 and 5, 6 takes place during the first half of DanMachi 6, 7 skips the rest of DanMachi 6 and takes place in DanMachi 7, 8 takes place between DanMachi 7 and 8, and 9 takes place during DanMachi 8 </p>

<p>i like to read by series publication dates the most, but I see why people would want to read things in chronological order. </p>

One thing to remember is Sword Oratoria's plot was more slow than DanMachi.

<p>I'm actually pretty concerned with how the story lines up as well, since they don't address the Appolo party and Aiz dance with Bell or the training with Bell Aiz and Tiona, I don't know if volume 6 happens before or after the war games since volume 7 starts with them discussing the results of the war games. </p><p>I've looked at the timeline and the way that the synopsis explains the time skips ( a day later, few days later, a while later etc) it's really hard to see what's happening when, or if it was even possible for that stuff to happen while the events of Danmachi are going on. After Bell comes back to the surface, they'd have to been in town for over a week and a half for Aiz to he at the ball and train Bell but the synopsis of 6 says Aiz wanted to see Bell the day after he returned to the surface but didn't know where he lived, then Loki announces the trip to Melen the next night. So basically she announces a trip almost exactly a week before it happens and then skips a week ahead? </p>

<p>Also, Loki skipping out on watching the war games sounds impossible, tbh XD </p>

<div class="quote"><i> <p>Quote: I don't know if volume 6 happens before or after the war games since volume 7 starts with them discussing the results of the war games. </p> </i></div>
<p>Sword Oratoria 6 starts in the part between DanMachi 5 and 6 and lasts until the first part of DanMachi where Bell fights with Hyakinthos at the Hibachitei, as the rest of the Loki Familia head out for Melen right after </p> <div class="quote"><i> <p>I've looked at the timeline and the way that the synopsis explains the time skips ( a day later, few days later, a while later etc) it's really hard to see what's happening when, or if it was even possible for that stuff to happen while the events of Danmachi are going on. </p> </i></div>
<p>Synopses are a summary of what happens in the volume, it's not there to compare events with DanMachi. If you're having trouble, try finding events that happen in both volumes and work from there </p> <div class="quote"><i> <p>After Bell comes back to the surface, they'd have to been in town for over a week and a half for Aiz to he at the ball and train Bell but the synopsis of 6 says Aiz wanted to see Bell the day after he returned to the surface but didn't know where he lived, then Loki announces the trip to Melen the next night. So basically she announces a trip almost exactly a week before it happens and then skips a week ahead? </p> </i></div>
<p>As I mentioned above, Sword Oratoria 6 ends before the God's banquet takes place (the night of the incident at the Hibachitei to be exact), so it's perfectly possible for them to return in time for it. The epilogue of Sword Oratoria 6 happens the day after the banquet in the evening </p>

<p>Ends before the banquet? Damn a lot happens in a short amount of time. What, I think Bell comes back the day after the fight in Rivera and is out for 2-3 days, then fights in the bar like a day or two later and the next day is invited to the Apollo event? What I'm saying is, was there really enough time for the events of Melen to occur between the bar fight and before the ball? It seems like the spend about 3-4 days in Melen unless there is about a week separation between the bar fight and the Appolo event </p>

<p>Nvm, in Danmachi 6 it says " a little Time has passed" since the bar fight... which is I guess about a week or less and I didn't interpret that as more than 2 days or so </p>

<div class="quote"><i> <p>Quote: What, I think Bell comes back the day after the fight in Rivera and is out for 2-3 days, then fights in the bar like a day or two later and the next day is invited to the Apollo event? </p> </i></div>
<p>This is a common mistake Yen Press makes, they've done it in volume 5 and volume 8. The original word, gojitsu (後日), is never translated as "the day after", the correct translation is "a later date" </p> <div class="quote"><i> <p>Nvm, in Danmachi 6 it says " a little Time has passed" since the bar fight </p> </i></div>
<p>The "a little time has passed" here means "later that night" </p>

<p>Ohh, thank you for the clarification on translation! That makes a lot of sense </p>