The girls all thought that segment was pretty good; it could weed out all the bad men who "weren't sincere."
They would rather stay single than be deceived by scumbags. Still, some of the girls had actually wanted to make the first move. But now that there was a "truthfulness" segment, they inevitably began to hesitate as well.
"So, how many have passed so far?" Dark asked curiously.
Dulong pressed his index finger and thumb together in a gesture.
Looking at the other three fingers sticking up, Dark said, "Three?" Dulong shook his hand sharply. "Zero!"
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"Zero?"
Dark looked astonished. "Don't tell me there isn't a single person who's genuinely sincere?"
Dulong shook his head somewhat heavily. "Only those who sincerely wanted to ask someone to dance."
Dark laughed. "That makes sense."
The boys who had only waited until now to invite girls to the ball were obviously just looking for dance partners.
As for fantasies beyond being dance partners, they might have had them, but even they probably thought those hopes were unreliable. How could they possibly pass the "truthfulness" test?
After all, the older boys had all gone through their lower years step by step. They were more familiar with these tricks than anyone.
The younger girls, meanwhile, were still at an innocent age, with fantasies of pure love lingering in their hearts.
The essence of this "Chick Protection Operation" was to protect younger girls from being hurt by older boys, not to reject romance altogether.
With the addition of the "truthfulness" segment this year, at least a window had been opened for people to pass through. In a way, it had returned somewhat to its original purpose.
Rather than becoming like previous years, when even the slogan had turned into "No Romance,