Chasing Time

“Next, we have the most noble recipient of the Order of the Garter, the Grand Cross of Saint Michael and Saint George, the Grand Cross of the Bath, the Victoria Cross and the lower grades of Knighthood, the leader of the anti-colonial movement, the bell-ringer of the East India Company, the hero of the Crimean War, a Fellow of the Royal Society, a lifelong dear friend of literary giants such as Dickens and Great Dumas, a steadfast supporter of scientific luminaries like Faraday and Darwin, having served as assistant under-secretary, deputy under-secretary, and permanent under-secretary in departments of the Home Office and the Navy Department of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, the inaugural Cabinet Secretary and head of the civil service, the first graduate and most distinguished alumnus of our school. Please welcome Sir Arthur Hastings to deliver a speech on the occasion of the fiftieth anniversary of the founding of the University of London.”
Arthur's gaze swept across the crowd before him, looking at the young faces and murmured, “Agares, what do you think I should say?”
The Red Devil's wraith hovered behind him, saliva almost dribbling from the corner of his mouth, “Look at these ignorant souls; they still worship you as a hero. Why not say something they'd like to hear?”
Arthur took a deep breath and let out a deafening roar, “Oxford is a bunch of whores' bastards!”
“Oh!!!!”
The audience erupted into thunderous applause.
“Cambridge is the same!” he added immediately.
The applause grew even more fervent...
(The protagonist, possessed by a devil, travels through 19th-century Britain in a world without magic)

The Shadow of Great Britain

"Madam, I... uh, I'm not sure if you could remind me, when we first met, what was it that left a deep impression on you about me? I'm usually quite confident, but I remember that day, I was merely introduced to you and simply greeted you."


Upon hearing this, Mrs. Copper covered her striking red lips gently with her black lace gloved hand: "Mr. Carter, the first time I saw you was not then."


"Oh?" Eld was puzzled, "Wasn't that our first meeting?"


"Of course not." Mrs. Copper flatly denied, "The first time I saw you, you were still in swaddling clothes. Your mother let me hold you and told me that I would have my turn one day. I wanted to feel what it was like to be a mother early, but I didn't expect that you, this little thing, would directly pee on me and even wet my new dress."


Upon hearing this, Eld felt as if God had dumped a bucket of cold water over his head.


He took a deep breath, his face reddening as he struggled to speak, "I... you..."


Chapter 128: Eld's Retribution (4K4)_3