Durarara!! Re;Dollars Chapter 003

"I never imagined the two of them had their own secrets, the same way I kept certain things hidden from them. Not until that moment."

- Mikado Ryuugamine

The Purehearted Boy Suddenly Falters is the third chapter of the ''Durarara!! Re;Dollars'' manga series covering the Akane Arc.

Synopsis
Mikado Ryuugamine is approached by a first-year student - Aoba Kuronuma - who admits he was at the Dollars meet up a year prior. Mikado tries to deny the fact but is swiftly proven wrong when Aoba sends him a message through the Dollars chat. Mikado reluctantly concedes and keeps contact with the boy.

A month later, he is again approached by the boy as he and Anri Sonohara leave school. Aoba asks Mikado to show him Ikebukuro the next day, however Mikado, recalling what Bacura warned him in the group chat the other day, tries to decline. Aoba relents, only to ask Anri to act as a guide instead. Seeing that Anri is going to agree, Mikado promptly changes his mind and agrees to see Aoba after all.

Meanwhile at Shinra and Celty's apartment, Shinra asks Shizuo about the young, mysterious girl he brought with him. The girl had attempted to attack Shizuo with a taser but to no effect. Having caused a scene, Shizuo and Tom made a run for it before any police officials arrived, but the girl had latched onto Shizuo as they ran. Shinra goes to question the girl's motives, but upon examining her he realizes she had broken down with a high fever.

Later that evening, Mikado logs onto the chat room and is shocked to learn that some members of the Dollars had been picking fights with gangs in Saitama. And at about the same time, two Russians - Sloan and Vorona - are walking through the streets of Ikebukuro, heading to meet a client.