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 short, what George Silver meant was basically, "A swift sword? That's hilarious. If you want to practice swordplay, you should stick to our traditional English skills."


From this perspective, if I could defeat Francois Bertrand with Silverflow swordsmanship, it could indeed elicit cheers from the entire British fencing world and public opinion."


At this point, Arthur hesitated again, as he pondered, "But the only problem now is, how exactly can I use a shortsword to defeat the French foil? Agares, after all, you did say when teaching me swordplay that in equally matched melee combat with cold weapons, reach is the biggest guarantee of victory.


As far as I know, the foil used by Francois Bertrand is about 43-45 inches long. If I continue to use Fiore Style and choose a swift sword as my weapon, then my weapon's length would be between 40-51 inches, easily establishing an advantage over him.


Chapter 242 Reed Name Sword Technique (4K4)_2