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

At the time, Belgium was still under Dutch rule. Therefore, the Russians sent a diplomatic document to the Dutch government, demanding that Valevsky be conscripted into the Russian army on the grounds that he was Polish. The Dutch government did not wish to offend the Russians over this matter, but at the same time, they did not want to alienate the supporters of the Bonaparte family. Thus, they tipped off Valevsky in advance, allowing him to pack his bags and leave Belgium as soon as possible.


Under the arrangement of his stepfather, Valevsky fled to London, where he lived for several years. After the outbreak of the July Revolution last year, he was permitted by the July Monarchy to return to Paris...


Arthur raised his eyebrows upon hearing this: "You're saying the July Monarchy allowed him to return to Paris?"


Chapter 315: Made an Enemy_2