We searched for the α condensed state in 13 C by measuring the α inelastic scattering at E α = 388 MeV at forward angles including 0 degrees. We performed the distortedwave Born-approximation calculation with the single-folding potential and the multipole decomposition analysis to determine the isoscalar transition strengths in 13 C. We found a bump structure around E x = 12.5 MeV due to the isoscalar monopole (IS0) transition. A peak-fit analysis suggested that this bump consisted of several 1/2 − states. We propose that this bump is due to the mirror state of the 13.5 MeV-state in 13 N, which dominantly decays to the α condensed state in 12 C. It was speculated that the 1/2 − states around E x = 12.5 MeV were candidates for the α condensed state, but the 3α + n orthogonality condition model suggests that the α condensed state is unlikely to emerge as the negative parity states. We also found two 1/2 + or 3/2 + states at E x = 14.5 and 16.1 MeV excited with the isoscalar dipole (IS1) strengths. We suggest that the 16.1-MeV state is a possible candidate for the α condensed state predicted by the cluster-model calculations