@Grumpyfelo this looks like it, because last page of previous chapter is something like a teaser. Chapters 0 and 1 were about Fieria and this one is about king Macron to introduce him and give reader more information about this world and current situation with flashbacks.
And now we can take a king as positive character because we know more about how it happend that there are 31 candidates for Queen position.
@mimicking aye, thanks for the link! You're a real one, but I can't access the chapters because they're password protected. Is there a discord link to the group?
I just read ch 1 and 2.1 in sequence and I can understand why some people might be confused.
Ch 2.1 actually happens while ch 1 is happening (at least before Ch1 ends). This is implied as the king had just met the 15th Consort in 2.1, which suggests that its the 15th day of the 3rd month (when the 31st day occurs). This chapter will probably explore more of the kings perspective so we understand him more as it draws closer to the 31st (when they finally meet).