91 Making plans

He tried again and again; this time, he was only able to channel mana one centimeter on the arrow, but he didn't give up and kept trying until he succeeded in channeling his mana to cover the arrow. He repeated the process until he could do it in ten seconds.

Despite this, Rishi was unable to think of a way to store his mana in the arrow, so he decided to seek assistance from the professor after the class ended. When the bell rang, signaling the end of the class, Rishi patiently waited for the professor to clear the other students' doubts before asking his own.

The professor asked Rishi to demonstrate his progress, and Rishi demonstrated what he had learned on his own. "You did great," said the professor. She'd never met a student like Rishi before. He was gifted, but she had seen many students who were far more gifted than him. Rishi's unconventional methods were simply different.