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

But the reality is, as soon as these writers get the chance, they run off to Europe, the slightly more shamefaced ones squatting in Paris, and the utterly shameless settling directly in London. If there's anything wrong with Mr. Dunlap's "Andre," it's that he was too honest. He aired the innermost thoughts of bankers, major merchants, and writers. As a result, those two lines of honest words pierced the fragile self-esteem of Americans. After that, Mr. Dunlap must have realized that in the field of artistic creation, it's better to deceive them than to tell the truth."


Arthur, upon hearing Colt's words, felt a bit odd, yet found himself with an inexplicable sense of superiority.


It was his first time realizing what it felt like to stand behind the good ol' Stars and Stripes.


Chapter 223: American, You Need to Have Confidence! (4K4)_3