"I don't have to if I'm not a man!" 9S yells back.
9S is speedier than a standard human, but he has the disadvantage of being a short stack so Lambert catches up easily to him. Evading is his natural response to an attack, but the point is to show the limitations of his programming.
(If he really wanted to defend himself he'd strike before he's hit but he can't, he can't, he can't, not even with his sword sheathed.)
He twists to turn and face Lambert, raising his sheathed sword to block the strike with his other hand braced along the bladed end, even if blocking means Lambert's sword gouging into the scabbard that 9S just bought. But once again, he doesn't move to attack, immediately looking for an opening to spring back and put distance between them again.
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9S is speedier than a standard human, but he has the disadvantage of being a short stack so Lambert catches up easily to him. Evading is his natural response to an attack, but the point is to show the limitations of his programming.
(If he really wanted to defend himself he'd strike before he's hit but he can't, he can't, he can't, not even with his sword sheathed.)
He twists to turn and face Lambert, raising his sheathed sword to block the strike with his other hand braced along the bladed end, even if blocking means Lambert's sword gouging into the scabbard that 9S just bought. But once again, he doesn't move to attack, immediately looking for an opening to spring back and put distance between them again.