[veritatis cupitor]

Originally Posted by zzhk

In light of the anime and people wanting to compare it with the novel...
I decided to continue Volume 3 first, though updates may be sporadic.

Anyway, the structure of Volume 3 is as follows:

Prologue: Godou and Yuri get on the plane to Italy; Godou recalls how he became a Campione.
Chapter 1: how Godou got himself sent off to Italy for spring break in the first place
Chapter 2: Godou actually arrives in Sardinia
Chapters 3-7: the rest of the events leading to him becoming a Campione
Epilogue: Godou and Yuri get off the plane.

So essentially, Episode 1 of the anime cuts away everything before Chapter 3.

Personally, I don't think Volume 3 would be that fun to read without knowing Godou's future powers and the ten forms.
Volume 1 works way better as an introduction to the series.

i second that.