Not true, Light Novel already ahead of Web Novel. Technically LN catch up to WN during first half of vol 12, now volume 13 is a bit ahead, judging by synopsis they cleared their first dungeon in vol 13.
Guess I'll need to recheck.
Last I was reading, the Web Novel was at the point where he was trying to get these shoes with 5-6 slots.
Whereas in the Light Novel, he still didn't get around to the fourth waifu. It's been a while since I checked, but from personal recollection at the pace it was going, it was still going to take a long ass time to catch up...
Unless you're confusing the LN and WN translations... Actually let me check.
(Edit: I did notice you mention Volume 12/13, but I go by what's available for the English reader, which is the translations that are currently at Volume 11.)
Okay. I went and checked. Yeah, the Light Novel is nowhere near the WN as far as I care. He got
the Priest job, The girls got the Shrine Maiden job. They still didn't get the fifth girl. It's Volume 11 and the Web Novel translation stopped at Volume 9, but the Web Novel is further ahead story wise. Number wise, sure, the Light Novel is higher, but apparently it went slower or added stuff along the way because we still don't have the fifth waifu.
So no. The Light Novel, at least the translations to date, is nowhere near where I left off on the Web Novel years ago. And keep in mind I'm comparing the English translated Web Novel that went up to Volume 9/Chapter 220+ and the translated Light Novel that's up to Volume 11.
But hey, if they managed to accelerate the pace a bit and finally catch up to Volume 9 by Volume 12, then that's cute. Though it's also not translated in English yet so that's not really much use to me.