Thirteen (2)
I can move now. What should I do? Should I pretend I can’t move? But I need to use the bathroom.
If I move, will Hitachimaru get angry?
I really need to use the bathroom.
Unable to endure any longer, I slowly got out of bed. I’m wobbly, but I can stand. Well, the wounds hurt, but I can manage.
But where is the bathroom?
As if on cue, the door opened, and Hitachimaru entered.
Seeing me standing, he reflexively pointed a gun at me. Wow, he’s amazing. So strong!
“When did you start standing? Ahh? What are you doing?”
“When did I start?” If you ask me that, it’s now. I need to use the bathroom. But I’m pretending I can’t speak. What do I do?
I clutched my groin and stared at him intently. Will he understand~?
“… If you want to do something, just say it with your mouth. I’ll listen.”
Hitachimaru said without lowering the gun. He knows what I mean, right? He’s being mean.
“Thirteen?”
Calling out my name, he’s really pushing it. He knows I can talk, right? Tears were welling up in my eyes.
Bathroom.
At that moment, Hiiro arrived.
“Hitachimaru, stop it. What’s wrong?”
Hiiro grabbed the gun from Hitachimaru and looked at me, smiling slightly.
“You can stand now. You want to go to the bathroom?”
He said it right away. Hiiro is so kind. He asked me to come along, but when I took one step forward, my knees collapsed.
“Oh, geez. I was trying to make you talk, not walk.”
Hitachimaru, while grumbling, helped me stand up.
Hiiro received me from Hitachimaru and half-carried me to the bathroom. The bathroom was inside the room. That was a relief.
Having only my right hand, using the toilet was a challenge… The one-piece garment for patients was helpful, though. And after I was done, I couldn’t stand up. A desperate need to use the toilet moved my body. After I was done, there was no longer any strength to move my body, or rather, my side hurt, and I felt drained after getting rid of the waste…
A sit-down toilet was a lifesaver.
“Please don’t spoil him, I was trying to make him ask with his own mouth.”
I could hear Hitachimaru’s voice in front of the bathroom. Quite mean. But he did help me up when I collapsed.
“Stop pointing a gun at him.”
“It’s scary when a Combat Doll stands up.”
“He can’t walk, can he?”
“It’s a reflex. Even if I point a gun at it, Thirteen doesn’t seem to be scared.”
“Is Thirteen really his name? It’s just a number.”
“Isn’t it because it’s the thirteenth unit? It’s easy to understand, isn’t it?”
“That’s not a name, though.”
“But he was called that, right? He was so happy about the candy, he couldn’t help but blurt it out, and when I called his name earlier, he almost responded.”
“Cheating him with candy, huh? If it makes him that happy, I want to do it next. Don’t give him chocolate; I’ll do it.”
“Chocolate is no good for a sick person who can only eat porridge.”
“By the way, he is taking his time.”
“Isn’t it because it can’t move? It’s actually in a really bad shape.”
“……”
Hiiro rescued me from the toilet. Thank you~