Short Story 1: One More Step

Short Story 1: One More Step is in the short story collections in the light novels series, The Saint's Magic Power Is Omnipotent by Yuka Tachibana, published on September 10, 2020 in Japan and March 21, 2022 in the U.S. in the sixth volume.

Summary
Sei was on a date with Albert. So she had been waiting for him nearby. Once she saw him, she had noticed that he was wearing very casual looking clothes. He had been wearing a white hempen shirt and gray jeans. For their date, they went to a very popular pancake shop. On the way back Albert was escorting Sei to her apartment. Sei had thanked him and in response he wanted her to call him Al. She agreed and he began to hold her face and smiled. Sei opened her eyes and it turned out her date happen to be a dream. After realizing what had happened, she started to roll back and forth on her bed (while internally shrieking).

Characters in Order of Appearance

 * Sei Takanashi
 * Albert Hawke

Trivia
This short story is found in the first chapter anthology comic book.