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

Scotland Yard's holding cells, within Louis Bonaparte's prison cell.


Wheatstone, Arthur, and Louis Bonaparte were all sitting side by side at a small table that had a bottle of wine, a plate of steamed potatoes, and a small dish of salt for dipping.


Louis Bonaparte picked up the half-full bottle of wine and, after glancing at the label, said in surprise, "Isn't pairing Ruscelluna wine with potatoes a bit too extravagant?"


Seated on a stool, Arthur was peeling potatoes and responded, "It's no big deal; it was given to us by someone else anyway. Besides, when the original owner of this wine tasted it, he might not necessarily have paired it with particularly delicious food."


Louis Bonaparte asked, "The original owner you're talking about is?"


Chapter 217: The Secret of Styria (4K8)