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A scrimmage on the Tracen grounds approaches its final stretch. A tiny uma donning a witch hat flies past the others with an impressive burst of speed, sweeping away her competition.
"Hah! That was pretty go-"
"Sweep Tosho! Get over here and review your running, that was an impressive victory but-" The instructor continues to make comments on Sweep's running pointing out what was good and what needed work but all of it was in vain in the face of the stubborn uma.
"Shut uppppp! shaddup! shaddup! Not a single one of your boring words is getting through my magic barrier!"
Sweepy proceeds to cover her ears to form her "magical barrier" and starts walking away trying to ignore the instructor. As she makes her way off the track, her tail sticks up as she notices a blonde girl with a black witch hat, which had white frills under the brim and a big white bow atop. She was sitting with a broomstick and next to that purple librarian who recently became the trainer of her friend Zenno Rob Roy.
The two briefly stare at each other but the blonde witch turns away to bicker with the librarian about something, "W-who is she?! She has to be able to help me!" Sweepy makes her way up to the stands, bouncing with anticipation with each step.
"I told you Patchy I'm just borrowing them, you can have them back when I'm done!"
"Marisa. Half of those books do not belong to me, those are from the Tracen Academy library. Getting banned from here means you will go back to scavenging for mushrooms all day behind the new Hakurei shrine."
"Excuse meeee! Miss, are you a witch!?" Sweep Tosho barges in, sparkly eyed and tail excitedly swishing about with a big grin on her face, a grin which the blonde girl returns.
"From that hat I assume you're one too, little miss uma?" Replies Marisa.
"Of course I am! You are in the presence of the genius magical girl Sweepy! I will be a great witch just like my grandmother some day!"
"I am the Ordinary Magician, Marisa Kirisame!" Patchouli gives Marisa a sharp glare.
"A more fitting title would be petty thief, you've stolen more of not only my books but also the Tracen Library's books maybe 10 times more than you have used spell cards in the time we've been here." Patchy still scowls at Marisa as she speaks.
"Its not my fault there hasn't been a single incident that needs me to use them, and again I'm just borrowing the books. Plus what else am I gonna do, I've scavenged about every mushroom I can behind Reimu's place, every youkai is surprisingly well behaved so no exterminating needs to be done, and I can't run my shop!"
Spell cards? Are those like those talismans that Matikanefukukitaru uses? Youkai extermination? This must be the real deal, she has to know something. "Marisa Kirisame! Please help me find my magic!"
"What?" says Marisa, not expecting such a request.
"Marisa you know what, if you can produce a good rival for my trainee, I won't bother you about any of my books, the academy books are another story. You said it yourself, there's nothing keeping you busy here, it would be a shame to let that license you got with the rest of us go to waste." Stated Patchouli with a slight grin.
Marisa looks back at the tiny uma, sparkles in her eyes, tail enthusiastically waving and the biggest smile she's seen all week. "This could be interesting... I will train you, Sweepy!"
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On the way to the trainer’s office.
"Sweepy, tell me about this great witch grandmother of yours."
"She is amazing! She showed me her magic and taught me many spells I know and is the whole reason I pursue magic to this day!"
"Aww that's sweet, could you show me a spell she taught you?"
"You first! Trainer, I want to see what another magical girl can do!"
"My magic is toned down here, I'm telling you it's much more flashy back at home! I'll keep it to something simple." Marisa points her mini-hakkero to a tree and fires off a couple rainbow stars, a couple fizzle out before even reaching the tree.
But a few make their mark leaving a noticeable scratch, the stars grazed the bark a centimetre or two deep. "Hah... All my hard work training just to be so weak in this place, when will that hag let us go back home."
Sweepy didn't seem to notice Marisa's complaints as she stared in awe at the tree, then at Marisa, then back to the tree, eyes wide open and jaw dropped. "U-Umazing! That was so awesome trainer. I've never seen anything like it, what is it called?! Is that amulet you have like a wand!?"
"It's just some basic danmaku and this is my mini-hakkero, you can have a look later. I'll show you something much more flashy and incredible if I can get my magic back to it's former glory! My Master Spark! ☆. Your turn now Sweepy!"
Sweepy takes Marisa to a flowerbed, "Gera, gera—uninium! ☆, now, smell the flowers! Do you smell the sweet floweryness!?"
"It's stronger than a usual flower I suppose." Replies Marisa, expecting a little more.
"The greatest magic my grandmother knew was racing magic, I want to learn to wield that magic too!"
"Racing magic huh... Probably a kind of magic that isn't in Gensokyo. I'll do my best to help you anyway, Sweepy."
Sweepy was asking about the magic the whole way to Marisa's office.
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At the trainers office.
Marisa walks in with Sweep Tosho and runs into Sakuya and her trainee, Still In Love.
“Hi Still! I didn’t know our trainers had the same office!” chirps Sweepy as she bursts in with a big grin.
Still In Love’s ears perk up and point towards the door before she looks over. “Hello Sweep, I see you found yourself a trainer?"
"Yes! She is a super umazing magician, maybe on the same level as my grandma!" Sweepy's grin grows wider.
"Oh, hello Marisa. I heard from Patchouli you have taken on an apprentice. This is the trainee she spoke of, yes?" says Sakuya.
“And Still, are you already familiar with her? Go have a chat with her while I talk to Marisa.” she continues.
"Indeed! But I've only just realised I haven't had to make a schedule for a trainee since we took the classes together. So I need some help with making a regimen for my trainee." Marisa’s tone slowly drops as she continues.
“A meal plan? Trainer, please no onions or green bell peppers, they are my worst enemy!” Sweepy yelps, with audible worry behind the words. Still in Love can't help but have a chuckle at the magical girl's fear of veggies.
“Sakuya! Please help me!” Marisa bows with her hands together and pleads.
Sakuya sighs, then her cheeks turn rosy. “I suppose I owe you one for helping me out with Meiling.I’ll help you organise something. Actually, would you also like to come training with the others tomorrow? Patchouli and-.” Sakuya’s tone slightly shifts and cheeks go a brighter red. “And Meiling will be there too.”
“Woah girl, you're really yearning for her, huh?” Marisa smirks.
"Not as much as you were crushing on Reimu." Sakuya's smug comment made Marisa the red one now.
"Aww, you look red just like your girlfriend's outfit." Sakuya's smile widens as she teases Marisa.
"Q-quit it... Just help me out with a schedule already." mumbled Marisa.