I'm a Bracer

**I'm a Bracer** (オレはブレイサー, *ore wa bureisaa*) is a book found in *Trails in the Sky FC*. The book can be found on top of Maggy's desk in Rolent during the prologue of *FC*.

* English
* Japanese

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> I'm a bracer.
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> I live in a small rural town and maintaining peace in the region is what my job is all about.
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> Today, I received some job requests from a few clients, so I set off for where duty called. My first job was to milk some cows on the farm nearby. The next was to help turn over some fields.
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> Who was anyone kidding? That kind of job was a cinch when it came to my skill with a pitchfork.
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> For my last job of the day, I was to baby-sit. At first I thought watching a bunch of kids would be easy. But it turned out that I was wrong, dead wrong.
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> To my dismay, there were seven whiny kids in the house. Even for a professional like myself, seven kids are a bit much. But I am a Bracer, and I will do my duty.
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> I got to work and cradled the ones who wouldn't stop crying, changed their messy diapers, broke up fights over toys, and even managed to do a ton of small jobs around my client's house, like washing the laundry, cleaning up, and taking their dog for a walk. Even when I got hungry and felt like I had no more energy to go on, I didn't forget my duty to report to the guild. If I gave up, what a loser I'd be in front of everyone.
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> After going through all this and arriving at the guild, the other bracers in the office stared at me in amazement.
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> That's right, you guessed it. I'm famous for being a bracer in this town. Other bracers paying attention to me like this is what I have to deal with everyday. They're probably all just jealous of my superior skills.
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> Anyway, where were we?
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> Okay, I remember now.
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> So I was on my way to report to the receptionist when suddenly somebody grabbed me by the collar from behind. Turning around, I realized that it was someone more scary than any monster alive.
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> It was my dad.
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> After thwacking me a good one on the head, he yelled so loud that everyone could hear.
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> 'So you think you can just run off and play bracer everyday, without ever bothering to help your mother out around the house, huh?!'
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> After that, my dad dragged me all the way home and then lectured me until who knows when.
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> I didn't do anything wrong either!
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> Seriously, what the heck?!
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> I'm a self-appointed bracer.
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> Today, I'm off again to maintain peace in the region and solve whatever problems need solving at the request of my clients.
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> オレはブレイサー。小さな田舎町に住み、地域の平和を守るのがオレの仕事だ。
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> 今日も依頼を受け、オレはゲンバへむかう。最初の依頼は、牧場での牛のチチしぼり。
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> 次の依頼は農園の畑をたがやすものだった。オレにかかれば朝メシ前の仕事だ。
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> そんでもって最後の依頼は、子供のこもりだ。こもりなんて楽な仕事だろうと思っていた。でもその考えはアマかった。その家には７人も子供がいやがったんだ。さすがにオレも７人の子供を相手にするのはかなりキツかったぜ。
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> 泣きやまない子供をあやして、オムツをかえて、ケンカをやめさせ、センタク、そうじ、犬のサンポとこもり以外のことまでやったからな。
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> ハラがへって体がくたくたになっても、オレはギルドへのホウコクをおこたらないぜ。ここでたおれたらカッコ悪いしな。やっとの思いでギルドへつくと他のブレイサーがオレをジロジロ見ていた。
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> そう、オレはこの街では有名なブレイサーだ。
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> 他のブレイサーがオレにちゅうもくするのはいつものことだ。オレのハタラキをねたんでいるんだろう。
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> とにかくオレは仕事のホウコクをするため受付に行こうとした。そこへオレの後ろえりをつかみ引っぱるヤツがいた。ふりかえってみるとそこにはどんなまじゅうよりもコワイ、オレの“父ちゃん”がいた。
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> 父ちゃんはゲンコツでオレの頭をなぐり大声で言った。
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> 「家の仕事も手伝わないでいつまでブレイサーごっこをやってるんだっ！」
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> けっきょく、オレは父ちゃんに家まで引きずられて、えんえんと説教された。オレは何も悪さはやっちゃいないのにさ。ブジョクだぜ！
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> オレはじしょうブレイサー。オレは今日もまた地域の平和を守りどんな依頼もカイケツするぜ。
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