What the fuck was the point of this chapter? Nothing happened. We just saw Kusakabe get hyped up for 3/4 and then get killed. That's just bad writing at this point
Ill tell you, Nobara is going to be the last challenger. She will pull out that iconic heroine phrase Ii kagen ni shiro! And knock out Megumi's soul, wake him up, he then start to fight his body back. From there, the strongest sorcerer will start to weaken and eventually lose.
Nah She is still alive, reason is simple the trio main heroin plot armor. Its already even hinted, said its not 0% chance she'll survive.
A main character can only truly 100% dies when author pulled out a typical afterlife convo, where they usually get to meet and talk with their fallen comrades or deceased families, ex Gojo or Hange in AoT. Its pretty common believe in Japan.