...Our, um, recent guest—[ qi rong, ]—seemed to be very much aware of his role. According to the contracts, he was meant to be Virgo, and he was very single-minded in his desire to kill the current holder of the title.

[ ...he trails off a little here, with a bit of a heavy sigh. ]

It may have proved fruitless in the end, yes, but I would have liked to keep him alive. He may have been able to provide us a hint as to what happened to the other seven.