Chapter 3

is chapter 3 of the D.Gray-man manga series written and illustrated by Katsura Hoshino.

Summary
Allen explains Jan that it isn't his friend Leo who's standing there buy a weapon that is using Leo's body named a "Akuma". The Earl of Millennium ask Allen who he is, which Allen greets him saying that he is his enemy. The Earl sees that Allen is a exorcist. Allen then tries to purify Leo but his attack but stopped by Jan protecting Leo. Jan then tells Allen about the times he has with Leo, which also gave Leo enough time to transform into an akuma and is trying to kill Jan. Allen jumps in protecting Jan which he got shot. The Earl is talking about Jan saying that he is a weakling and yet talking about Justice. Allen then says that he can see Leo's mother suffering as a Akuma which he also nullify the poison within him. After Allen was saying that he lost someone important a long time ago and that he got cursed, The Earl remembered him. In the past, The Earl promised to revive Mana Walker which he revived as a akuma and gave Allen the cursed eye. It was also the first time Allen's innocence has been awaken which purify Mana. It was also his first meeting with Cross Marian seeing that he has been born with a anti-akuma weapon and asked him to become a exorcist. Allen explains that ever since he destroyed Mana, he can see the soul within a Akuma, which he explains that he though that it was a punishment, but it was to see that they don't cry to express sorrow, but cry to express love for those who made them a Akuma. Telling the Earl that Akuma's are sad beings, which The Earl of Millennium ended with saying that he had to kill him a long time ago.