The Magic Camera
Mi Yeo-yeon stared at Bukjin. He was currently leaning back, his entire body trembling slightly as a look of pure ecstasy washed over his face. He was even stroking his own chest with both hands.
Mi Yeo-yeon watched the scene with a dazed expression. Her original clothes had been shredded to pieces, leaving her with nothing but the oversized swordsman’s robe Bukjin had draped over her to cover her body. Finding herself alone with a man who was suddenly making such strange, rhythmic groans, a deep blush crept up her neck and onto her cheeks.
Overwhelmed by embarrassment, Mi Yeo-yeon pulled her knees to her chest and buried her face between them. Bukjin’s bizarre moaning continued for a full hour.
"Haaah...!"
With a sound that seemed to pull his very soul back into his body, the moaning finally stopped. Even after the silence returned, Mi Yeo-yeon waited for what felt like dozens of minutes, making absolutely sure the sounds wouldn't start again before she finally dared to lift her head.
By then, Bukjin looked like a completely different person. He was leaning against the wall with a blank, expressionless face, staring intently at his own hands. Mi Yeo-yeon, having no idea what was going on, could only remain silent.
Wait, what? An opportunity to randomly enhance one app's function and a chance to pull a random app from the App Store?
Looking at his smartphone screen, Bukjin felt a strange sense of anticipation at the rewards from this update. It was more than he had expected.
Sinsin, use the rewards I just earned to enhance a function and pull a new app.
Bukjin gave the command to his voice-activated AI, Sinsin, in his mind.
Understood, Master.
A roulette wheel appeared on the screen and began to spin rapidly. The results flashed before his eyes, revealing the new app and the enhanced function he had acquired.
Ding! You have acquired the new application: [Magic Camera]!
Ding! You have acquired [Membership Eligibility] for a random store within the [Shopping] app!
Bukjin’s expression stiffened as he read the notifications. For some reason, these rewards didn't feel particularly great.
Is [Magic Camera] just some app with filters and beauty effects? Even if I can make photos look pretty, it's useless in reality... What, am I supposed to take nice pictures, post them on my timeline, and show them to that weird apprentice goddess? And membership for a store in the [Shopping] app... Let's look at that first.
Bukjin opened the [Shopping] app. On the simple interface, alongside the perpetually "Away" [Geomseol Mumeong's General Store], a new shop had appeared: [Thug Brother's Small Shop].
Huh? Thug Brother? That's quite a name... Is this another deity from the Divine Realm? Geomseol Mumeong only has a general store, but if this person has a 'shop,' does that mean they're higher-ranked and more powerful than her?
Upon closer inspection, the "Shop" designation indeed indicated a higher tier than a "General Store" within the app. After a moment of hesitation, Bukjin tapped on [Thug Brother's Small Shop].
The inventory was far more extensive than Geomseol Mumeong's. The items were categorized into four sections: [Seasonal Fruits], [Fresh Vegetables], [Meat], and [Miscellaneous Goods]. Each category had about five or six items listed.
However, the names of the products were bizarre. The effects listed were even more grotesque—things like diuretics, male enhancement pills, infertility cures, and stamina boosters for men...
Um... what kind of person sells stuff like this?
Bukjin fell into deep thought. The prices weren't cheap either. Furthermore, the currency required wasn't gold, but [Faith Points]. Bukjin decided to stop thinking about it. He didn't need fruit or meat, and he certainly had no intention of buying such suspicious products. Besides, he didn't have any Faith Points to begin with.
What caught his eye were the items in the fourth category, [Miscellaneous Goods]. The photos for these items were all strange: black stones, shriveled fruits, dried seeds, broken weapons, and so on. They didn't even have proper names.
There were no descriptions, and even the prices were missing. There was only one sentence visible:
Inquire separately for pricing.
After browsing for a bit, Bukjin confirmed there was nothing he needed in the miscellaneous section either. He closed the [Shopping] app with a sigh of disappointment.
Feeling a lingering sense of unease, he immediately opened the [Maps] app to check his surroundings. There were still no pursuers in sight; they were safe for the time being.
Only then did Bukjin breathe a sigh of relief and head to the App Store. He navigated to the download page for [Magic Camera]. After a brief hesitation, he tapped the download button.
"Wait, what?"
Bukjin stared at the screen in shock. Downloading the [Magic Camera] app required a staggering 5GB of data.
Could this app actually have some incredible effect?
His interest piqued, Bukjin began the download. Once again, his bizarre moaning echoed through the warehouse. Mi Yeo-yeon, looking dazed, buried her head between her knees again.
About fifteen minutes passed before Bukjin’s groans finally ceased. The download was complete, and he proceeded with the installation. After another minute, a new icon appeared on his home screen: a yellow clown face. The icon had a mysterious aura and looked so vivid it almost seemed to be moving.
Bukjin tapped the icon to launch the app. A series of permission requests flashed across the screen, followed by a new notification window.
This application includes premium features. You must purchase a membership to use the full version. Please select your desired subscription period.
Below the message were options for 1 month, 3 months, 6 months, and 1 year, each with a different price tag.
It's a paid app?!
Bukjin was so flabbergasted he almost cursed out loud. Son of a...! He let out a string of curses in his head before looking at the membership costs.
Are you insane?! It's this expensive? This is ridiculous! If I, Im Bukjin, ever buy this membership, I'll change my damn name!
The price was so outrageous that he almost deleted the app on the spot. But then he remembered the 5GB of [Hyeongi] he had consumed while downloading it, and he managed to restrain himself. He glared at the membership screen for a long time before finally letting out a deep sigh.
I've never seen a paid app like this before! But maybe it has functions beyond my imagination? It might even help me escape this crisis...
Bukjin agonized over it for a while longer. Fine... let's just buy it and see. I've got plenty of money anyway...
He currently had over 10,000 gold stored in his [Storage] app. They say the one with the money is the boss. I've got this much, so there's no need to be stingy.
Using the [Wallet] app, Bukjin processed the payment and spent 1,000 gold for a one-month membership. He then reopened the app and began exploring its features.
Hmm... it looks like a normal camera app... what's the difference? Wait, what are these function buttons? Whoa! AI Face Swap? Gender Swap?
Bukjin nearly burst out laughing when he saw the list of features in the function tab.
This is incredible technology! Not only can I change my face, but I can even change my gender? This is going to be fun.
After a moment's thought, he took a photo of his own face. Click! A high-definition photo appeared in his [Gallery]. It was a remarkably handsome face.
Wow, I really am good-looking. Even I could fall for myself.
Bukjin admired his own face for a moment before launching the [AI Face Swap] function. A notification immediately popped up.
Please select the target photo for the face swap.
Ah, so that's how it works! Bukjin began to understand. He needed two photos to perform a swap. However, his [Gallery] only contained his own photo. Swapping his face with his own would just result in his original face.
His gaze naturally drifted toward Mi Yeo-yeon, who was still sitting there with a dazed expression. Let's test it out on her.
Bukjin raised his smartphone to take a photo of Mi Yeo-yeon, but then a strange thought crossed his mind. Wait... I don't fully know all the functions of this Magic Camera yet. What if it has some perverted feature like X-ray vision or a 'remove clothes' filter...?
Bukjin briefly imagined the girl before him, Mi Yeo-yeon, becoming naked. I can't do something so beastly. I am the proud winner of the Academic & Martial Arts Competition! I could never do such a thing.
Click!
Without a moment's hesitation, he pressed the shutter button. Mi Yeo-yeon's photo appeared on his screen. There was no perverted function like he had imagined. Bukjin felt a strange, inexplicable sense of disappointment, but he quickly brushed it aside.
He selected Mi Yeo-yeon's photo from the [Gallery] and tapped the [AI Face Swap] button. He selected his own face to swap with hers and hit 'Confirm.'
Ding!
On the screen, his photo and Mi Yeo-yeon's photo overlapped. A faint light glowed and then slowly faded away.
Huh? Didn't it swap? Where's the swapped photo? Bukjin was confused. What happened?
He instinctively turned his head to look at Mi Yeo-yeon. In that instant, Bukjin was so shocked he nearly threw his smartphone across the room.
M-My god! What is this?! Mi Yeo-yeon's face... it's been replaced by mine!
Bukjin was utterly stunned. Mi Yeo-yeon, sitting on the hay and covered by his sword robe, had transformed into him. To be precise, her face had been perfectly replaced by Bukjin's face. It was so seamless that no one would ever suspect a thing. It was a living, breathing face, indistinguishable from the real thing. It was like looking into a mirror.
However, Mi Yeo-yeon seemed completely unaware of the change. Instead, she was looking at Bukjin with a confused expression, as if she couldn't understand why he was staring at her with such a look of utter shock.