I’m Not Interested in the Crown Prince

Exceptionally tall, with tightly packed abs and short-cropped hair—Valerie is the ace of the infamous bandit group Fellon, and its only female member. One day, she receives an outrageous mission: “Kidnap the imperial princess in one year.” To complete it, she enlists in the royal military disguised as a man.

She only roughed up a guy who picked a fight with her while she was secretly bathing in the stream.
But the result? D-death penalty?!

“I swear, I didn’t know he was the Crown Prince!”

Just her luck—the guy she beat up turned out to be none other than Crown Prince Terrence.
She thought her life was over, doomed to rot in the underground prison. But then, the prince suddenly pulls her out and says…

“Starting today, you’re assigned to a special position. From now on, you’re the swordsmanship instructor for the princess.”

So now, she has to teach swordsmanship to the princess—her own kidnapping target and the Crown Prince’s little sister.
Great. She figured she’d lay low and secretly prepare for the kidnapping…

But the prince, whom she had zero interest in, keeps getting closer.

The man who once held a sword to her throat was now bringing his lips closer instead.
The swirl of instinct sparked by that dangerous game kept numbing her reason.

“By status or by character, I’m the worst possible choice. I’ll end up being the regret you want to erase from your life.”

That should’ve been enough to make him understand.
She hoped he’d give up and walk away.

But…

“Isn’t the ending something we can only know if we go all the way? I’ve already chosen you. The price and the responsibility are mine to bear.”

Why are you taking on the price and responsibility?!
I’m the one who’s going to commit the crime!