Then I opened my eyes—and I was back. Back to the exact day my brother and I first met the trafficker.
This time, I moved first. I grabbed the trafficker’s hand.
But my brother stopped me. “Grandma, my big brother doesn’t need the candied apples. Just give them to me instead, okay?”
The trafficker hesitated, then shook her head. Taking two kids was too risky. A younger one was easier to control.
She let go of me and took my brother’s hand instead.
He grinned at me and leaned in close to whisper, “Bro, I know you came back to this life too. You think you can steal my system? Not a chance!”
I just watched him walk away with the trafficker and sneered.
‘Little brother, I hope after you use up both your swaps, you’ll still be smiling.’
——
Not long after I got home, I heard the same voice in my head from my last life.
‘Since the host has been kidnapped, the system has activated the body-swapping ability. You have two swaps. Would you like to use one now?’
In my last life, this was how my brother first realized he’d been kidnapped. Without hesitation, he swapped with me.
And now? He still couldn’t wait.
‘Exchange confirmed. Host, you have one swap left. Call me when needed.’