The recruitment stopped as soon as Loki eliminated the punk. In fact, the princess was the one who halted the recruitment test. Because already more than 50% disqualified, they should have stopped as soon as 50% of participants eliminated, but everyone was so focused on Loki that, they just ignored other matters at hand.
Elachi stood up and vanished from there. The next time they saw her, it was on the screen she was in front of Loki Western. She didn't use teleported, in fact, she has zero talent in that area, she used her raw Immortal magic to reach there. Which almost look like she was teleported from there.
She silently glared at Loki. Seeing her Loki bowed down to her, just as always he has done, but unlike before he didn't bow to her out of fear.
"Loki Western."
Elachi called his name.
"Yes, your highness."
Loki replied to her call.
"How did you achieve from nothing to this stage?"
She asked him.
"I wasn't trying before, I was just a blind child back then. Now I am trying my best, that is how I am here."
Loki replied as if he is saying he was a genius but he never showed it because he was never tried it.
"I see."
Elachi nodded.
"Yes." (Loki)
"You are technically passed in this test, however, you cannot be recruited in my knight order."
She told him.
"You know why?"
She asked him that if he gets why he wasn't recruited.
"Because your team members hate me... No there is one or more people who hate me in every Knight Order division. If you recruit me, there will be hidden controversy and conflict will arise."
Loki answered.
"So, why did you participate in this test if you knew already?"
Elachi asked him.
"I was never intended to participate in this test, I was here as an adventurer who was fulfilling the C class mission of the client."
Loki replied to her. Loki could have answered her arrogantly or differently, but he is doing that to advertising himself in front of her, after all, she is a crown princess.
"Is that so... You have changed..."
Elachi said that with a low voice.
"Do you think so? It seems like no one seeing me in the new light yet."
Loki said.
"It just your karma. Karma always follows people whether you become a saint or devil."
She said.
Hearing that Loki shrugged and bowed,
"Well now, your highness. I will have to report guild as my mission is complete. I will be grateful if you excuse me."
Elachi nodded, but instantly she said,
"Wait."
Loki straight up from bowing position and looked at her.
"Take this."
She threw a paper out of her spatial ring.
"This is the prove that from now on you are a royal guard, even if you were not allowed to join my time, as compensation you deserve this much."
"Thank you, your highness. You have saved me from extra work."
Loki thanked her.
"Another thing, show me your face, open up that mask. I told you I will kill you if I see you again, but I am not doing that now. In return let me see your face."
Well, Loki wouldn't mind showing his face to her, his face will be eventually known by everyone. He unmasked himself.
A sudden turmoil reaction appeared on her face. She was as if lost somewhere else or should be said lost in the back story.
"Why do you have to have a face like him?"
Loki understood that she meant Dante, an old friend or should I say childhood friend of her.
"We are brother, maybe that is why."
A drop of tear flowed from her eyes. Loki thought she wasn't a bad person, the person who can shed tears for her friend or loved one.
"Please go away. And do not appear before me often."
Elachi said. Loki got surprised that she didn't say if she sees him again she will kill him, she said don't appear often before her, that means he was allowed to appear in front of her, albeit rarely. Loki smiled and bowed down before he had straight up, he had teleported out from that place.