It is genuinely meant. [That point feels important to be clear about. Alucard has no reason to assume that Isaac can read him as honorable. Alucard murdered his father, and in that action there is only shame. Shame he has learned to live with, along with the guilt.

But the question merits consideration. Alucard gives it freely, letting out a quiet, thoughtful noise before responding.]

I know that we will never agree, and that things I have done merit violence from your perspective. [That much counts as stating the obvious.] It is a consideration for people who could become collateral damage if we were to come to blows.

[It is a response Alucard knows is consistent with himself and his choices in the past.]

Do you want me to see you as a threat?