Reborn in The Princess Diaries: My Multiverse Empire
Chapter 22 – The First International Feedback
The email from California stayed on Anshul's mind for the entire evening.
After replying with the updated version of StudyFlow, he shut down the computer and went to bed, but sleep didn't come immediately.
Not because he was nervous.
But because the situation felt strangely significant.
For the first time since he began building StudyFlow, someone from another country had shown genuine interest in the software.
Not just downloading it.
Actually asking questions about how it could be used.
That meant the program had reached beyond his small testing circle.
And that possibility alone made the future feel much bigger.
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The next day at school, Anshul told Rahul about the email.
Rahul nearly dropped his lunch tray.
"Wait… wait… someone from America emailed you?"
"Yes."
Rahul leaned closer across the table.
"A real teacher?"
"Teacher assistant at a community college."
Rahul looked stunned.
"Bro, that's insane."
Anshul shrugged slightly.
"They just asked about the classroom version."
"That's still huge!"
Rahul lowered his voice dramatically.
"Your software crossed an ocean."
Several nearby students glanced at them curiously.
Anshul smiled faintly but didn't say much more.
He had learned something important over the past few months.
Excitement was good.
But progress required patience.
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That evening, after finishing his homework, Anshul turned on the family desktop computer again.
The dial-up connection screeched as it connected to the internet.
He opened the website statistics page.
Visitors: 27
Downloads: 5
The numbers were still small, but they were slowly growing.
Two new visitors had come from outside India.
One from Canada.
Another from the United States again.
The website was quietly spreading.
Anshul checked the email inbox.
There was a reply.
From the same California address.
He opened it immediately.
The teacher assistant had tested the classroom version of StudyFlow with a small group of students.
The message contained several observations.
Some features worked very well.
The assignment tracking system helped organize tasks clearly.
But there were also suggestions.
One problem involved scheduling conflicts when multiple assignments had similar deadlines.
Another suggestion involved adding a simple reporting feature that allowed teachers to view student progress more easily.
Anshul read the email carefully.
Instead of feeling discouraged by the criticism, he felt grateful.
Real feedback from real users was exactly what he needed.
He opened the StudyFlow source files and began reviewing the system architecture.
The scheduling algorithm could definitely be improved.
The reporting feature would take longer, but it was possible.
Within a few minutes, he had already started writing new code.
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Hours passed quickly.
Lines of code appeared across the screen.
The quiet hum of the computer filled the room.
Outside the window, the city lights of Pune slowly faded as the night grew deeper.
Around midnight, Anshul finally leaned back in his chair.
The first improvements were finished.
The scheduling conflict bug had been fixed.
The teacher dashboard now included a basic progress overview.
It wasn't perfect yet.
But it was better.
Anshul saved the new version of StudyFlow and packaged the updated files.
Then he wrote another email.
He thanked the teacher assistant for the feedback and attached the improved version.
Before clicking send, he paused briefly.
A few months ago, StudyFlow had only existed on his personal computer.
Now it was being tested by students in another country.
The realization felt almost surreal.
He clicked Send.
The message left his inbox and began its slow journey across the internet once again.
Anshul closed the browser and shut down the computer.
Then he stretched his arms and glanced out the window.
The road ahead was still long.
StudyFlow was still small.
But tonight, it had taken another step forward.
And sometimes…
Small steps were the ones that eventually changed everything.