Board Thread:Questions and Answers/@comment-207.96.205.2-20170916070143/@comment-33442194-20171029044455

not entirely accurate but the manga doesn't correspond entirely with the WN. In the WN, Veldora explained many things and even said he was a dragon before telling Rimuru how to use Magic Perception. If this doesn't count, Shizu and Rimuru fought during the banquet itself and Rimuru didn't absorb magic at that time. So in short, from the early stages, it's not really the same but the story should correspond properly to the WN. But at the latest parts, a lot of major events has already been passed such as Bester joining Tempest without being part of the manga.