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 to prove that you two are not lying, tomorrow I will have Tom prepare two sheets of spelling for you. If you can write down all the words correctly, I will believe what you just said, and I will also arrange for you to transfer to a better, more suitable school. How do you both feel about that?"


Pinkerton was initially quite pleased, but upon hearing that he had to switch from one school to another, he couldn't help feeling some dismay, "Officer, can't we just not attend school? I think it's quite fine as it is, and I've already learned to spell quite a few words. Had it not been for this incident, I would probably have jumped from the first grade to the third by the end of this term."


"Oh! Is that so? Congratulations then, Allen, you now have the basic qualifications to become a clerk or perhaps a journalist."


Chapter 226: Education Issues (4k2)_2