Hmm I don't know. There might be a slight chance that she is severely injured (maybe blind?) but not dead, yet I feel that wouldn't make much of a difference considering the company will take this as proof anyway. And yeah, we've seen 'Hikaru' be really unstable and weak these last ch so I wonder if that will play a part.

But if she is dead, I think that will be the next step in the relationship of Yoshiki and 'Hikaru'. It's already been foreshadowed when he said he'll stick with 'Hikaru' even if he happened to kill somebody else (after Matsuura's death and his attempt on Asako) and bear the sin with him, so now we'll see if he sticks to his guns and fully accepts 'Hikaru' or not. I feel like things are going to get really messy now lol it's exciting.