To be fair, Anubis herself brought him back to life so course he'd reek of death/have the death god's essence on his soul.
That moment when you realize that the shinigamis and Lord Enma redirected him to Anubis for his MOST NOBLEST MISSION
Pretty sure what the miko sensed is because OUR PANTY LIEGE has a link to Anubis.
Japan may be home to 8 million gods, but an Egyptian god(dess) of Death getting his soul might be the most lulzy thing to happen