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

The rebels suffered an unprecedented defeat, and Prince Miguel was arrested. Subsequently, John VI declared Prince Miguel an unwelcome person and ordered his expulsion from the country, leaving Miguel no choice but to slink off to Austria to cling to Metternich's coattails.


Then in 1826, while eating, John VI accidentally choked to death.


As unreliable as this cause of death may sound, being akin to the Tsar having a stroke, the pragmatic Portuguese quickly came to terms with the fact.


The King's unexpected demise also brought up a new problem: he had not clearly designated a successor before his death.


The issue of royal succession once again sparked a 'lively debate' within Portugal, with the liberals supporting the eldest son of John VI, Emperor Pedro I of Brazil, as the successor to the Portuguese throne, while the absolutists backed the younger son, Prince Miguel.


Chapter 308: Things in Iberia are Always So Bad_4