He shook his head, indicating his mug. "I was reading, that's all."

Reading and making notes, specifically; information on the various planes, as much as the kedan knew about them. He was purposely staying away from the Foreigner-discovered information at the moment, although he didn't know how much longer he'd be able to avoid pursuing that, given the demon's growing impatience.

But he can set it aside, for now. Bakura nods at the sword in her hands, a smirk appearing.

"Worried I've been slacking off?"

He knew that wasn't the reason she was here, but it gave her the option of leading the conversation.