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

My parents believed her words, therefore they tirelessly persuaded her to help find a job for me as well. However, when I arrived in London, I discovered that what she did was not merely maid work. Miss Yvonne didn't want to drag me down too, so for the past six months, she arranged for me to help with odd jobs like laundry and cooking while she paid my salary.


Yet, the people in the group were discontented because I didn't go out to seek work and yet earned almost as much as them by just doing these minor tasks daily. I couldn't endure their disdainful looks, so I told Miss Yvonne that I planned to find work myself. Seeing my determination, she then introduced me to you.


She told me you are a respectable gentleman, a police inspector at Scotland Yard, and moreover, you have not many family members, you are kind and gentle, and are always generous with salaries, so without a second thought, I headed straight here to try my luck,"


Chapter 267 Fame and Fortune (5K)_2