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

"It was beautifully done, George, everyone is very satisfied with the progress of the matter."


"Peel must be at his wit's end over the case now, huh? Ha, he should have seen it coming. If the party had given me more resources, I wouldn't have lost in York to Brougham. What's more infuriating is that after my defeat, he actually summoned me to the White Club and gave me a dressing down. Who does he think he is? Not even the Duke of Wellington could reprimand me like a three-year-old child!"


"Hahaha, George, don't be angry, now it's Peel's turn to get hot under the collar. If he doesn't support me in Parliament, then he can kiss his position as the party leader goodbye. But if he does support me, then the mess will fall squarely on Scotland Yard which he created himself. George, you really have good fortune, if you hadn't become the magistrate, how could you have pressed Peel so easily?"


Chapter 208: Intelligence Bureau Welfare House (4K8)