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

Intervention by the guards soon resulted in the two blustering Members of Parliament being pinned to the ground.


Once they were escorted out of the Parliament Hall, the boiling atmosphere inside the hall seemed to calm down to a certain extent.


Duke Wellington watched as the two MPs, who were shouting about scheduling a duel for another day, were taken away and then, accompanied by his confidants, he proceeded to the front-row seats that had been reserved for him.


However, before he could even get his seat warm, he saw a sea of hands being raised from the opposite Whig camp.


Taking advantage of the time the Speaker of the House of Commons was reinstating order, Wellington Duke asked Sir Peel beside him, "Robert, how's the situation with the 'King's Annuity Bill'?"


Chapter 143 Parliament Confrontation (7K4)