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

I had long been puzzled about why this guy could gain such high support and passion in France, as the French people seemed not to care at all that this warrior of short stature could lead them all to Hell. However, it was not until after the Hundred Days that I finally understood this issue.


Napoleon understood the character of the French nation well; he knew that the main driving force behind these people was "honor and authority." His status, power, and political fate were built upon satisfying the vanity inherent to the French.


If he were to back down at this time, he would damage France's prestige, and his own position would be jeopardized. Therefore, even though the British government often politely reminded him, and he acknowledged that "His Majesty the King should retain some of the occupied territories as compensation for France's significant territorial expansion on the continent."


Chapter 317: Napoleon, France, and the Russian Court_3