Shinigami means something very different where I'm from, but it would take too long to explain. [he shoulders Benihime, a little bit of the same casualness returning to his form.] But I was once. It was a very long time ago. As it stands, I don't know if I can trust the people here yet, so I've kept the act up. It's no offense to anyone- I just have to plan ahead when I can.

[no hard feelings. there's never any hard feelings. he does what he does and he expects nothing and sometimes he's forgiven and sometimes he's considered a snake. either way, he will not have a man put himself at risk like this. he'll scheme a great deal, but this isn't a situation that is advantageous to anyone.] Guilty? I guess one might call it that... You seem like a good man, Genji-san. I would hate for you to focus on me when there might be others who need your protection.

This means I trust you [in the bare minimum he'll trust anyone, but that's neither here nor there], and I trust we can keep this between us.