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

In the prison cells of Scotland Yard, all was quiet.


The prisoners waiting to stand trial shifted uncomfortably in their cramped cells, the damp yet somewhat warm environment making them feel sticky all over. Hardly anyone locked up there could get a good night's sleep.


Just as the inmates were beginning to feel a bit drowsy, suddenly, a passionate and loud voice echoed through the cells.


"Across the vast lands of Europa, the people's lack of confidence in their monarchs has led to visible widespread unease. And how sad it is for them, the monarchs who fail to align their interests with those of the public!"


How sad it is when the glory of one side cannot bring glory to the other, when protecting one side causes harm to the other, and when one side cannot trust the promises and oaths of the other!


Chapter 221: The Emperor of Police (4K2)