Not even Esemori is dead yet, and you're expecting a barely breathing Chako to have died by daylight?
She was still breathing when Reiji saw her in the morning, by the way. The SFX was small, so the breathing must have been faint-- I figure she's on her last legs.
I absolutely refuse to accept the notion of Chako dying. You're telling me the OG ray of sunshine in Rei's life kicks the can, but that Momzilla Cuntress Yuko gets to live. Miss me with that shit!!!