Chapter 114: A Stain on the Robe

The concert came to a successful close.

But what was unexpected was that the people gathered here as Red Spirit fans rushed to Seongjun as soon as the concert ended to get his autograph.

And then, the meeting with Red Spirit finally happened.

“Wow, seriously. How can people claiming to be our fans swarm Healer Kim Seongjun right after the concert?”

“You’ve got to compare properly. Are we the same as Healer Kim Seongjun? I even prepared this to get his autograph right now.”

“Healer Kim Seongjun! Please sign here for me too!”

The Red Spirit members approached Seongjun and asked for his autograph.

But Choi Joo-yeon just stared at him with a nervous expression.

“Haha, I never thought I’d have a day where I give autographs like this. Today, I really picked the right day. I feel like a celebrity.”

“Hehe, Healer Kim Seongjun is already way more famous than any celebrity. There might be people who don’t know a famous girl group or boy group, but there’s probably no one who doesn’t know Healer Kim Seongjun.”

As she said, Seongjun was already so famous that there was no one who didn’t know him.

Of course, he was aware of that himself to some extent.

“Haha, is that so? Anyway, I’m truly thrilled to see Red Spirit in person. Especially you, Choi Joo-yeon. I’m a real fan. Could I ask for your autograph on this album?”

When Seongjun singled out Choi Joo-yeon, a slight crack appeared in her expression from behind.

But like a celebrity, she instantly put on a smile and replied.

“Hehe, of, of course.”

Then Seongjun approached Choi Joo-yeon with the album.

“Then I’ll leave it to you.”

He handed over the album like that.

But as he handed it over, he secretly passed a note.

Naturally, Choi Joo-yeon received the note along with the album.

And so.

As a fan, Choi Joo-yeon signed the album.

“Here you go.”

As she handed the signed album to Seongjun, she slipped the note he gave her into her pocket.

That hand movement was so swift and secret that no one except Seongjun knew that a note had passed between them.

“Thank you. I’ll treasure this as a family heirloom forever.”

Seongjun smiled subtly.

But Choi Joo-yeon felt that smile was somehow frightening.

“Haha, yes. If you do that, it’s an honor for me. Ah! I think I ate something bad earlier. My stomach suddenly feels upset. May I excuse myself to the restroom for a moment?”

“We were about to leave soon anyway. Today’s performance was great, and I’ll continue to support you as a fan. If there’s a chance, let’s meet again next time.”

While Seongjun was passing the note to Choi Joo-yeon, Chang-su also got plenty of autographs on the album he brought.

There was no reason to stay any longer.

Of course, Chang-su showed obvious regret, but what could he do?

And so, the brief meeting between Seongjun’s group and Red Spirit ended.

Then Choi Joo-yeon immediately headed to the restroom under the pretext of feeling unwell.

She took out the note Seongjun had given her.

[By any means necessary, leave some mark or trace on Pascal’s robe.]

What Seongjun asked of Choi Joo-yeon was to leave a specific mark or some trace on Pascal’s robe.

Her expression twisted in frustration.

“Damn it! I expected him to demand something, but this is way too high difficulty!”

It was none other than Pascal, the leader of the Korean branch.

Moreover, since they disband immediately after the executive meeting, she had to leave a mark or trace within that time.

Was that really an easy task?

“Ha, it’s tonight, so this is going to be a headache.”

Still, she couldn’t just ignore Seongjun’s demand.

After all, for now, Seongjun was practically holding her leash.

*

After the concert, Seongjun delivered the message he wanted to Choi Joo-yeon.

Instead of heading to the base with his group, he said he had other business and acted alone.

The place he went to was the loan shark Go Jae-seong’s office.

“Huh, boss! It’s, it’s Kim Seongjun! That guy came again!”

Since they had already been thoroughly beaten by Seongjun before, no one tried to stop him.

They only reported this to Go Jae-seong.

“What? Did you properly handle that bastard Park Yoon-su? Did something else come up from that side?”

“No! Boss, you saw the photos they sent, right? It was definitely taken care of!”

“Then why is he here again!”

At that moment.

Bang!

“Oh! President Go Jae-seong. Haha, it’s nice to see you again.”

Seongjun opened the door with a smile.

In his hands were a shopping bag and a leather bag.

Meanwhile, as Seongjun entered, Go Jae-seong stood up hastily with a flustered expression.

“Oh! H, Healer Kim Seongjun. Haha, what brings you to this humble place…”

At Go Jae-seong’s question, Seongjun strode over, placed the bag and shopping bag on the table, and sat on the sofa.

“I told you last time. Whether the next time we meet, you’ll face me as Saint Kim Seongjun or as a different me depends on our President Go Jae-seong. Haha, congratulations. Fortunately, I came as Saint Kim Seongjun today. So don’t be tense, come over here and sit down.”

In other words, he wasn’t here to cause trouble like last time.

“Haha, is that so?”

Go Jae-seong laughed awkwardly and sat across from Seongjun.

“Ahem, all of you, get out.”

When Go Jae-seong told his subordinates to leave, Seongjun waved his hand and said.

“Hey, it’s fine. I’m here to ask a personal favor today, so it’s okay if everyone stays.”

What could they do?

The subordinates who were about to leave froze in an awkward state.

“T, then? Then you all stay here. But when you say a personal favor…”

As Go Jae-seong trailed off cautiously, Seongjun took out a document from his pocket and placed it on the table.

“Do you happen to know the loan sharks listed here?”

Go Jae-seong received the document and checked it.

The list contained three loan sharks.

Fortunately, they were all places he knew.

“Ah! Yes, I know all of them. Well, it’s not like we’re on good terms; rather, we’re on bad terms. We also use rough methods since we’re in the loan shark business, but these guys are complete scumbags. Unlike me, they do business with Japanese funds, and there are rumors they’re connected to the Japanese yakuza. But why are you showing me this list…”

What reason could he have for showing this list?

Go Jae-seong had to be even more cautious.

“It’s nothing special. I’d like you to take care of those guys. I was wondering if our President Go Jae-seong could play that role.”

Hearing that he wanted the loan sharks on the list taken care of, Go Jae-seong was flustered.

It was a development he never expected.

“These guys? I don’t know if you’re aware, but two of them are about the same size as us, and one is even bigger. Honestly, even fighting one of them, I can’t guarantee victory. Taking care of all of them at once… I’d say it’s nearly impossible.”

Go Jae-seong was not a major loan shark called a big shot in this industry.

He was just a loan shark with about 50 employees.

Of course, in this industry, there are many loan sharks with only 10-20 employees, so he could be considered sizable compared to them, but the same applied to those on the list.

Two places had at least 50-60 employees, and the remaining one had over 100 employees.

How could Go Jae-seong possibly take care of all of them?

“Do you think I would just make such a request without preparation?”

Saying that, Seongjun pushed the shopping bag that was on the table toward Go Jae-seong.

Swoosh!

Go Jae-seong looked puzzled.

“What is this?”

“Check the contents inside.”

With a confused expression, Go Jae-seong looked inside the shopping bag.

Inside were dozens of small bottles.

Tilting his head, he picked up one bottle.

“Oh! What is this? It allows temporary use of Awakened powers?”

Inside the shopping bag was the Ability Holy Water.

“That’s right. It’s holy water that allows you to use specific abilities of an F-rank Awakened for a certain period. Naturally, it also works on ordinary people. Although the classes and skills vary, I chose ones specialized for combat. For now, I’ve prepared seventy in the first batch, and I’ll supply a similar amount soon. With this, taking care of the guys on that list should be a piece of cake, don’t you think?”

If they could temporarily use an Awakened’s skills, then ordinary people could easily be dealt with.

Even if it was a place with nearly 100 employees.

“Of course. No matter how many of them there are, with this, I can easily suppress them. But is this okay? Are there any side effects or something…”

Although it was called holy water, he seemed worried it might be something like an awakening drug.

“Haha, I swear on my name. There are no side effects.”

In fact, the holy water had no particular side effects.

That’s why Seongjun could say it confidently.

“Haha, I see.”

Even if the holy water itself had no side effects, Go Jae-seong seemed to find the request itself somewhat burdensome.

Then Seongjun handed over the bag that was on the table.

Swoosh!

“Open it.”

At Seongjun’s instruction, Go Jae-seong slowly opened the bag.

“Oh! This is!”

Inside the bag were stacks of 50,000 won bills.

“Did you think I’d ask you to work for free? It’s 500 million won. And if you complete this job properly, I’ll give you the same amount again.”

500 million as a down payment, and another 500 million upon completion.

It was a total of 1 billion won.

“I’ll do it! I’ll take care of every single one of them without leaving a trace, so don’t worry!”

What better reward is there for a loan shark than money?

Go Jae-seong, who was hesitant even when seeing the holy water, immediately accepted as soon as he saw the money.

“Then please start as quickly as possible. I’ll bring the second batch of holy water in two days.”

“Ah! Yes!”

Seongjun stood up and slowly walked toward the door.

Then he stopped and glanced at Go Jae-seong.

“By the way, I have nothing to do with this matter. This is purely a conflict or rivalry between loan sharks. Do you understand what I mean?”

“Of course! No one came here today. It’s just that those guys on the list pissed us off. Haha.”

At Go Jae-seong’s words, Seongjun smirked and left the office.

He said to handle it as quickly as possible, so they’d probably start moving from tomorrow.

I didn’t know which place Go Jae-seong would hit first, but since he provided the Ability Holy Water, there shouldn’t be any problem dealing with them.

*

After meeting Go Jae-seong, Seongjun immediately went home.

While he rested, it was already nearing 11 PM.

He wanted to go to the OO Building himself, but he might ruin things, so he decided to leave that side to the professionals for now.

And finally.

Ring ring ring!

A call came from Gyu-taek.

“Yes, hyung. How did it go?”

—Just as you said, Choi Sangjin entered the OO Building in Samseong-dong.

“Did you check his attire?”

—Yeah, when he left home, he was in a regular suit, but when he got out at the OO Building’s underground parking lot, he was wearing a black robe with his hood pulled down.

He must have put on the robe in the car.

What is all this?

Some kind of mage or demon worshiper cosplay?

Who in this day and age walks around in a robe with a hood?

Unless they’re doing mage or demon worshiper cosplay.

“Right? Anyway, tell them not to let their guard down until the end. If there are any additional developments, I’ll contact you right away.”

—Got it.

I’ll contact you if anything changes on this side too.

After the call ended, Seongjun smiled subtly.

‘I expected it, but he’s really connected to the Organization. Now the only thing left is to confirm whether he’s Pascal or just a regular executive? If Choi Joo-yeon does her job properly, everything should become clear.’

If Choi Sangjin is Pascal, the head of the Korean branch, things become easier.

Because they wouldn’t need to separately reveal Pascal’s identity.

But if he isn’t Pascal?

Then they’d have to use Choi Joo-yeon and Choi Sangjin to reveal Pascal’s identity again, which could be a bit troublesome.

Anyway, to clearly confirm whether he’s Pascal or not, Choi Joo-yeon must properly carry out her mission.

At that moment, a message came from Choi Joo-yeon.

Ding!

“Oh! A message from Choi Joo-yeon?”

Seongjun immediately checked the message.

[I plan to spill a drink on Pascal’s robe.]

It was a very brief message.

Since it wasn’t yet time for the meeting to start, she probably sent the message in advance.

After all, it would be hard to send a message during or right after the meeting.

‘She’s going to pretend to have an accident and spill a drink, huh? Hmm, but since the robe is black, it might not be noticeable. Anyway, I should give Gyu-taek hyung a heads up.’

Considering the robe was black, the stain might not stand out.

But from Choi Joo-yeon’s perspective, this was probably the best she could do.

Anything else would look suspicious.

So Seongjun immediately contacted Gyu-taek and asked him to carefully check if there were any drink stains on the robe when Choi Sangjin got back into his car.

*

A little past 12 o’clock.

Gyu-taek contacted him again.

—Seongjun.

I confirmed Choi Sangjin leaving the OO Building.

Should I follow him?

The meeting seemed to have lasted about an hour.

At Gyu-taek’s question about whether to tail Choi Sangjin, Seongjun told him not to.

“No, there’s no need to keep watching him anymore. But did you check the state of his robe?”

—Yeah, it was hard to tell because of the black robe, but they said there was something like a stain compared to when he went in.

Choi Joo-yeon had messaged that she would spill a drink on Pascal, and Choi Sangjin had a stain on his robe compared to when he entered.

So there was only one conclusion, wasn’t there?

“I see. You’ve worked hard. Ah! And it looks like the loan shark matter will be settled soon, so please manage the private detective side well.”

—Haha, don’t worry about that.

I’ve already taken care of it.

I offered to pay the penalty fee they owe to Ookami and add some extra money, and they immediately agreed.

Although they talk about trust on the surface, most people running private detective agencies are motivated by money rather than trust or loyalty.

Knowing their tendencies well, Gyu-taek paid the penalty fee and added extra money.

Above all, from an outside perspective, Gyu-taek is also a fellow industry insider.

It’s far more beneficial to break the contract by paying the penalty to those Japanese who might never return to Korea anyway, and maintain a good relationship with an industry insider right next to them.

Plus, they even make money.

“Hmm, is that really okay? If they’re people who move for money, they could switch sides anytime if Ookami offers a larger amount.”

—That could be true under normal circumstances.

But those guys will never do that.

You might not know well, but I’m somewhat known in this industry.

No one would dare pick a fight with me just to earn a few extra bucks.

And I told them if that side offers more money, to talk to me.

I’ll match whatever they offer.

Seongjun, and even Gwang-taek, didn’t know much about Gyu-taek, but he was actually quite famous in this industry.

Not just because he was skilled, but because he was ruthless.

Among those who had worked in the same industry, no one who had opposed Gyu-taek came out unscathed.

Although he wore a friendly smile, once he judged someone as an enemy, he would crush them with cruelty.

Other private detective agency owners also knew Gyu-taek’s disposition, which was why they accepted the money and broke the contract.

“Then isn’t hyung spending too much money? Let me cover that cost instead.”

—Haha, it’s fine.

The money I earned thanks to you isn’t even part of my main business; it’s literally pocket change.

I don’t know how much I’ve earned and will earn in the future from you.

That amount is nothing.

As I promised, I’ll handle this side cleanly, so don’t waste your money.

To Gyu-taek, Seongjun was truly a benefactor.

Since meeting Seongjun, he had earned an enormous amount of money he would never have seen in his lifetime, and as long as the relationship continued, he would keep earning.

Above all, Seongjun was called a Saint and wielded the greatest influence in South Korea.

Just being close to him was an immense benefit.

“Yes, then I’ll stop worrying about that side. Anyway, thank you for your hard work. Let’s meet again next time.”

After finishing the call, Seongjun let out a sly smile.

‘So he really is Pascal? Good. Since it’s come to this, I need to wrap things up quickly without dragging it out.’

Saying that, Seongjun took a business card from his wallet.

It was Choi Sangjin’s business card.

Ring ring ring~

Seongjun called the number on the card.

Soon, Choi Sangjin answered.

—Oh!

Healer Kim Seongjun.

You finally called.

Have you made a decision?

At Choi Sangjin’s question about whether he had made a decision, Seongjun slowly spoke.

“I’ve made my decision. Let’s meet now. In broad daylight, exposing my face in front of prying eyes seems impossible, so the dead of night now seems perfect.”

Since he had confirmed that Choi Sangjin was Pascal, there was no need to drag things out, so he suggested meeting right away.

I Became an EX-Class All-Rounder Priest Chapter 114

eBook publication date: 2025.11.14

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