"Don't even think of asking for anything!" Ashiya tuttered as he power-walked through the grocery store, his arms pumping as he sped down the canned goods aisle. "I brought you here because Milord is indisposed at work and the purchasing limit for these 99¥ eggs is 2 per person." He leaned down close to Urushihara's face, towering. "And don't you forget that."

"I didn't even want to leave the house!" Urushihara rolled his eyes. "You give me smallest portions of Sugiya beef bowl when you guys get take-out. You can't even buy me a little something? Look at all this chocolate!" He gestured his arms to the display in the store. Yards of chocolate lined the shelves, decorated in shades of red and pink. Heart-shaped boxes with bright bows were stacked in neat lines.

Ashiya looked upon the displays with a withering glance. "Demon Castle can't afford that kind of useless frivolity. And chocolate has low nutritional value. Even if we had the money for luxuries, small appliances or even finely-crafted armor for our future campaigns would be a wiser choice." He nodded with a satisfied smile. "Milord would agree with me."

"Blah blah fiscal responsibility," Urushihara stifled a yawn. "You know, I'm just not finding this all that interesting," he shrugged. "Maybe I'll walk myself back to the apartment and do some online shopping."

Ashiya swiveled around, red in the face. "You wouldn't dare! The flash sale ends tonight!"

"Maybe I would," A smile widened on Urushihara's face. He had him. "And you'd be 2 cartons of eggs short. Deal?"

The taller demon general clenched his fist, narrowing his eyes at the other. "We've been far too lenient on you! Food! A PC! Closet space." But he fell silent for a second.

"Once it goes on clearance! Not a moment before. Do we have an accord?"

"You better keep up your end of the bargain."

Ashiya sighed. "Maou-sama, I'll have to beg your forgiveness for this month's budget. Hopefully he's having a better time of it than I am..."