User blog comment:IamJakuhoRaikoben/Chapter 297: The Face of the Girl I Saw Back Then, Review./@comment-3422455-20120902230655/@comment-3290324-20120903145716

She said they "better not die" meaning that she hopes they don't die. Not that they didn't die. Stupid Reli misreading things. :/

And yes, they probably are dead.