[Because aside from temporarily being thrown off his game, since most people aren't willing to make as little sense as he does, he's assuming it's not actually...what it sounds like.]

One such as I is beyond asking such mundane questions.

[Wait...but if people are asking questions like that then it's probably not a metaphor or anything like that...so what's going on here...]

Besides why would I ask such a thing when I know for a fact that my soul is not yours to claim!

[...yeah, that sounded dramatic and not like he's having second thoughts about this entire conversation.]