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Content Warning:

This story contains themes of body swapping, gender role reversal, polyandry (one woman with multiple husbands), death and reincarnation, and a matriarchal society. There may also be scenes involving mature discussions, power dynamics, and emotional stress related to societal norms and survival in an alternate world.

Reader discretion is advised.

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"I'm so hungry right now. If only I had a pork floss bun!"

[Pork floss bun? No problem!]

Right after the voice of the system sounded, Lyria suddenly felt a weight in her palm. She looked down and saw a soft, delicious-looking pork floss bun appear right in her hand!

At that moment, Lyria didn't have time to be shocked. Hunger surged through her like a wave, making her whole body weak and her stomach twist in pain.

The most important thing right now was to fill her belly. Without hesitation, she opened her mouth and took big bites.

As Lyria gobbled the bun down, a voice suddenly rang in her head:

[Host, slow down. You're in a child's body now. Eating too fast might choke you.]

Hearing that, Lyria quickly slowed down, taking smaller bites and chewing carefully. As she ate, she continued the mental conversation with the system:

"Tell me, what's going on with me? Why did I become so small?"

[Sure, Host, I'll explain.

To put it simply, in your original world, you were hit by a large truck and died. I bound your soul and brought you to a different world, placing it into the body of a little girl. So you're alive again, just in a child's body now.]

So that's it. This isn't even her real body!

She knew it. With the force of that collision, flying that far, there was no way she could've survived.

But time travel? A soul transfer? Was something that strange even possible?

Lyria used to be a full-time mom. Every day, she had to care for four children while juggling endless housework. She was constantly busy, barely managing to stay afloat, and she didn't even have a moment of free time for herself. She had never even thought something like time travel could be real.

Now that she was experiencing it herself, she had only one thought: whoever created this, you're incredible!

She never imagined that the end of science would be something so mysterious and unbelievable.

"Then where am I? And who is this child?"

[Host, you are now in the country of Saint Zezey. This is a world where men are inferior and women hold higher status.

I detected that this body had just died and was still warm, so I placed your soul into it.

If you want detailed information about this body, you'll need to exchange points to unlock it.]

"Points? What kind of points?"

[Points are like currency from your previous world. Everything in this system must be exchanged with points, unless you obtain permanent access to the system. Then you'll be able to use anything freely.]

"But you just gave me the bun without asking for points."

[Host, when the system binds to a new user, it gives a welcome gift of 100 points. That bun cost 5 points. You now have 95 left. Once your points run out, you'll have to earn them on your own.]

"Fine! We'll talk about points later. For now, what does it mean that women are superior to men here?"

She had only ever known societies where men held power. So what did it mean for men to be inferior?

[Host, this world may still be ruled by men on the surface, but due to war, disease, and other unknown causes, women have become fewer and fewer. Their fertility rate is also extremely low. Girls are rarely born, and even when they are, many don't survive. This has led to a huge gender imbalance. As a result, women have become increasingly rare and precious.]

Ah, she got it now. Basically, women had become rare. And just like anything rare, they became valuable. It made sense, even when applied to people.

"Wait, does that mean this world practices polyandry?"

[How did you guess, Host?]

"I just figured."

Wasn't it obvious? When the gender imbalance is so extreme and women are so scarce, to keep society stable and keep the population growing, women would have to marry multiple husbands!

Still, in a world like this, even if women's status is higher, it probably doesn't mean they have full freedom. Most likely, their lives are still heavily restricted.

"How many husbands does a woman need to marry here? Is there a law about it?"

[According to the laws of this world, a woman must marry five husbands before she turns thirty. If she doesn't, the government will assign men to her. However, they do respect the woman's preferences when choosing who.]

What? She has to marry five husbands?

People say relationships are the hardest thing to manage!

The more men she marries, the more complicated things will be. Just dealing with the relationships between them might be enough to completely drain her!

She didn't even want to imagine it.

"So you brought me to this world and bound me for the purpose of..."