Chapter 25

is the twenty-fifth chapter in the D.Gray-man (Manga) series written and illustrated by Katsura Hoshino.

Summary
The battle continues against Road and her Akumas, Road is wondering how Allen and Lenalee are becoming so lively and sure things that Miranda is behind it. Lenalee then ask Allen who that child is but knows that they meet them at the theater. Lenalee then ask Allen if she is a Akuma, Allen says that she is a human. Road then writes the name of Allen and knows something about him, saying that she has heard about him from The Earl of Millennium saying that Allen is the one who can see he souls of the Akumas and has been cursed by his father. Road then tells the Akuma to self destruct to what she makes he Umbrella Count. The Akuma begs Road to stay alive because he has evolved that far. Road is ignoring the Akuma. Allen then ask Road what she's doing. Road then says that is a Akuma is destroyed without using innocence his soul will disappear into a Dark Matter, which that Allen can save it anymore. Allen then ask Road to stop and rushes to the Akuma. He has been blocked by Lenalee before the Akuma exploded. Allen sees his soul disappearing which Road is laughing about it. Allen screams at Lenalee why she blocked him. Lenalee hit Allen in the face which she says that they are friends. Road then is laughing at Allen saying that he's more amusing than that she though and ask them if the woman over there is all right. Allen and Lenalee are then attacking the Akuma that is trying to attack Miranda. After defeating it. Road is then leaving but where been putted on a stop by Allen but after that Road talked to Allen about the situation, she then departs telling Allen to play again.

Chapter Notes

 * Road says that if Allen keeps crying over akumas while he is an exorcist, he will someday be alone. At this moment, the author had made up her mind that Allen would withdraw from the order in the future. That would happen at night 205, that is 180 chapters later.