At their Cultivation level, anyone could read a page of notes almost instantly. William was no exception. With a sweep of his eyes, everything including the diagram was internalized and sorted in a way that helped him understand.
When he reached the final word on the page, however, he paused. It was only for half a second, but that last word took more time to digest than the equivalent of three pages combined.
William looked back into his memories to ensure that everything was fine, but something surprised him. The page in his hands completely filled out, but the one from his memories was empty!
When he went further back, something completely different happened. He didn't see himself ask Mikaela for help, and she never handed him the notebook. Instead, he continued staring at his hand, channeling Mana into it for some reason.