The Responsibility of China's Wizarding World

"Isn't this just being a scoundrel...?" Xiwen looked at Grindelwald's ambiguous smile and felt utterly speechless.

He completely passed the question on to Dumbledore.

Because of the Blood Pact between the two, Dumbledore could not attack Grindelwald. However, if he did not attack, it would mean that Dumbledore unworthy of the title and dared not confront Grindelwald.

Even if Dumbledore were to reveal the existence of the Blood Pact to the public, he would be labeled as sharing the same aspirations as Grindelwald, rendering his actions against Grindelwald utterly meaningless.

This is a difficult choice.

Dumbledore gripped the Blood Pact in his hand, gazing intently at Grindelwald.

"You are now a candidate for Supreme Mugwump, and I have no reason to attack you." He shook his head, deftly changing the subject. "If I were to attack you, I would be committing the offense of disrupting the election proceedings."

"Indeed, I didn't expect Qilin to choose me; it is my honor. But I am not a candidate, nor will I participate in the election. Because I am quite certain that among the candidates, there is one who is truly capable of leading the Wizarding World forward, and he is more worthy of Qilin's favor."

"Don't you think so, little one?"

Dumbledore said the last sentence while looking at the little Qilin.

The little Qilin nodded slightly and slowly walked towards Wisencia Santos, who was wearing a light orange long robe, and bowed to her.

Grindelwald frowned upon seeing this and subtly gave Vogel a look.

Vogel nodded in understanding and said to the crowd below, "Given that the authenticity of the Qilin is questionable, we hope that voters in all regions will conduct rational analysis and make their own subjective judgments during the second round of voting."

"Anton, you're favoring Grindelwald!" the International Confederation of Wizards representatives shouted angrily.

Vogel acted as if he hadn't heard, and raised his hand, shouting loudly:

"The second vote begins!"

In this vote, the green fireworks representing Grindelwald no longer overwhelmingly dominated the red and yellow. The yellow fireworks representing Santos also covered half the sky, presenting a formidable challenge to the green. Under these circumstances, the red fireworks appeared rather lackluster compared to the other two colors.

"Voting is over!" Vogel stopped counting the votes, timing it perfectly.

Wizards from all over the world watched nervously as the vote counting board on the high platform was raised, awaiting the final result.

However, when the vote count appeared on the page, everyone was stunned.

Gellert Grindelwald and Wissencia Santos received the same number of votes in the end!

The crowd grew noisy, discussing this unprecedented situation.

It has to be said, this election was truly too dramatic!

First, the former president brought in an extremely rare Fantastic Beasts — Qilin —and performed Qilin Way magic ritual that hadn't been performed for who knows how many years. Later, a Magizoologist brought in another Qilin, claiming that this was the real Qilin, which made the voters extremely disgusted with Grindelwald's behavior.

However, Grindelwald's speech convinced a Legion undecided people that it was a conspiracy by Albus Dumbledore; later, one of the Qilin chose Santos, and the two candidates chosen by different Qilin ended up with the same number of votes!

In the crowd, Professor Hicks suddenly took out a mirror with a Phoenix- shaped gold trim and said something to it.

Then, she said gravely to Theseus, "Oh no, the believers throughout Grindelwald have begun their operation."

"What's wrong? What did they do?" Theseus asked.

"Flamel told me that Grindelwald's followers have begun using the Imperius Curse to control other voters," Hicks said. "By the third vote, many of those who originally supported Santos will be controlled and switch their support to Grindelwald!"

"What?!"

On the high platform, the three candidates began their final speeches.

It must be said that Grindelwald's persuasive skills are quite remarkable; every word he says seems to resonate with voters, making the situation less than optimistic for the other two candidates.

After Santos and Grindelwald finished their speeches, Liu Tao, the Minister of Chinese Ministry of Magic and the third candidate, slowly walked forward.

"In this speech, I don't want to say anything meaningless like 'vote for me.' I want to chat with everyone." Compared to the passionate speech he gave the first time, Liu Tao's speech this time was much more subdued, and he simply spoke to the voters in the most relaxed tone.

"Many people who know me well probably know why I'm running for president of this International Confederation of Wizards. Yes, it's because China is suffering from the ravages of war, and I want to use the power of the International Confederation of Wizards to help my country overcome this disaster. There's nothing wrong with saying it."

"It is because I have deeply experienced the cruelty of war that I have come to understand the importance of peace. Therefore, my political aspiration has always been peace and development. Mutual assistance and joint progress among the Ministry of Magic of various countries is my political wish."

"However, the China Wizarding World has been closed off for too long. We don't have enough influence in the world, nor enough political voice. So I know that my chances of winning the election are very small. But I still came because I wanted to try, whether for my personal political ambitions or for the grim situation of the China Wizarding World."

"But now that I've come this far, I know my chances are slim. Fortunately, there's an old China saying that tells me, 'You can't have your cake and eat it too,' so whether to continue running or choose peace has become a choice for me."

"I must say, I want to win this election. But what I've always wanted even more is peace in China and the entire Wizarding World! Therefore, I have never supported Grindelwald's proposal to wage war against Muggle, as that would push our entire Wizarding World into a huge abyss!"

"Therefore, I urge all my China citizens who support me to vote for Wisencia Santos! She has won the favor of the Qilin, and no one is more suitable than her to lead our Wizarding World forward!"

"For the sake of peace in the Wizarding World and indeed the entire world, I will abstain from the next election. My voters, do not let me down! Casting your vote for Santos will better demonstrate the global responsibility that comes from the very blood of our five-thousand-year-old China Wizarding World!"

Liu Tao's tone became increasingly profound and passionate, and his final words ignited a burning passion in everyone present!

"This man from China is a true man!" Theseus, who had been anxious about the actions of Grindelwald's followers, breathed a deep sigh of Theseus and smiled with satisfaction.

Dumbledore, seeing Grindelwald's gloomy expression, couldn't help but smile.

In such a short time, even if Grindelwald's followers acted swiftly, what could they possibly do? They couldn't possibly control more people than the combined supporters of a single candidate, could they?

Yellow and green fireworks burst in the sky.

Although the red fireworks did not bloom in this round, that touch of red, representing China, will forever remain in the hearts of all wizards in the Wizarding World!