The final chapter of the Taikouhi Kouho dakedo, Kenjitsu ni Ikou to Omoimasu (I’m Running for Crown Princess, but All I Want is a Steady Paycheck!/ 大公妃候補だけど、堅実に行こうと思います ) manga by Watari Makana will be released on November 5th, 2026, in B’s-LOG COMIC online manga magazine.
The manga is based on the light novel series of the same name by Seo Yuuri. Author Seo started the original story in 2016 on the Shousetsuka ni Narou website, and Kadokawa published the only two novels with illustrations by Okaya in January 2019 and July 2019.
Manga creator Watari started the manga adaptation in January 2019, and Kadokawa published the manga’s first tankoubon volume in July 2019. The manga’s eighth volume was released in January 2026.
Seven Seas Entertainment releases the novel series and manga adaptation in English under the name I’m Running for Crown Princess, but All I Want is a Steady Paycheck!. It will release the first novel on November 5th 2026, and the manga’s fifth volume on January 5th, 2027. Seven Seas describes the manga story below:
“One woman is out to get a much-needed payday by competing to be the next crowned princess—but she’ll find the competition is fiercer than she could have ever imagined!
Therese, the daughter of an impoverished marquis, works hard day and night to save every penny she can just to scrape by. One day, she’s offered a chance to change her status and situation—by competing to become the next royal consort. Therese hesitates, unsure that someone as poor as herself could ever be a consort, and decides to decline the opportunity. That is until she learns that just being a candidate could lead to a high-paying position as a lady-in-waiting! Determined to take the chance, she decides to go for it. But when she arrives at the castle, she realizes that this competition is way more cut-throat than she anticipated! Can Therese’s down-to-earth attitude keep her safe and above the fray? Or will this contest cost her everything?”
