The end of the first week of the selection is much anticipated because at the end of every week of the month, the number of women who will be eligible to compete will dramatically decline.
The crown prince will be announcing the women he wishes to remain and say his goodbye to the unchosen ones. Of course, the selection this time will happen by the crown prince choosing a portrait of the darlings he wishes to stay.
It is not of course compulsory to cut the number in half but it has been done by the past royals for convenience.
Still, they were expecting more numbers to remain since the empire has absorbed a lot of its neighboring kingdoms with its military campaigns, expanding Selene's territory magnanimously.
Of all these women, we are particularly interested in the lady with the unfinished portrait because rumors have it that it was mostly just a sketch before our dear young lady fainted.