She's going to Edo, her would-like-be-a-boyfriend is going there ... and clearly doesn't want to accept what she's saying ...
Oh well. At least he's survived longer than many others.
I'm actually not convinced weird-face is going to die quickly. Characters who aren't a romantic possibility seem to have greater chances at survival.
Giving the tone of the manga it might also be that she fails to enlist him though, tough to say.