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

Louis Bonaparte's frosty face also softened into a smile, "Indeed, friendship is also very important."


Bertrand's face turned red with fervor as he loudly proclaimed, "If one day, my honor comes into conflict with my friendship..."


Upon hearing this, Arthur slowly stood up and recited in English, "Fish, I also desire, and bear's paws as well. Both cannot be obtained, he who gives up fish to obtain bear's paws. Life, I also desire, and righteousness too. Both cannot be obtained, he who gives up life to obtain righteousness."


At this, Bertrand jolted upright, and he couldn't help but clap and exclaim, "Mr. Hastings, you've really struck a chord with me! Honor is something I desire, and so is friendship. If both cannot be had, then I shall forsake honor to gain friendship! These words are so very philosophical, where did you learn them from?"


Arthur, with a smile, replied, "They are the words of an Eastern philosopher, I've merely borrowed them."


Chapter 251: The Grandeur of the Sword Saint (5K6)_2