You're Not a Shiba Inu!

Another story in the same series, Interstellar's First Money-Making Tool, starts in June. Please add it to your favorites! One-sentence blurb: An Akita, addicted to petting Shibas, goes to great lengths to trick one into escaping the lab. Before long, it becomes a devoted husband, and is secretly delighted about it. In the 31st century, animals modified to become human in laboratories are called evolved humans, but they are still pets. Shou Shou, an exceptionally rare purebred Shiba Inu, had spent six months in the lab when another purebred puppy suddenly arrived. The puppy looked a lot like him, so Shou Shou thought he'd gotten a little brother... But the puppy kept growing until one paw was enough to pin him down. Having never been the boss before, Shou Shou realized something was off. "Wait, you bastard! You're not a Shiba at all. You don't even have the same build as me! QAQ" The bastard pinned Shou Shou to the ground with one paw and smugly rubbed his soft belly. "Only pets go without surnames. If you want to be the boss, you need a surname first." Shou Shou, who had been struggling and snapping at him, suddenly went still. Before he could react, the bastard gave a sly grin. "From what I can tell, your intelligence is just about enough to come up with a given name, so why don't you take the surname Zhong?" Shou Shou yelped a few times. How dare you touch my noble belly? How dare you mock my intelligence? How dare you make me take your surname? You bastard! Announcement: The story will switch to paid chapters starting at Chapter 23. If you've already read it, please don't buy the chapters by mistake Recommended: Story 1 in the Shiba series, Interstellar's First Money-Making Tool One-sentence blurb: They say making money and taking a leave of absence go together perfectly The Zhong family is an aristocratic family on the capital planet, Star Time. Its current head is a young man named Zhong Ji. When people talk about Zhong Ji, many shake their heads in dismay. At first, his military school classmates said, "I think he's crazy. He's so close to graduation, but suddenly he runs off to make money, plastering ads for some brand no one's heard of everywhere. The Zhong family is going to go bankrupt at this rate!" Later, his military school instructor said, "What a shame. He was originally a double-S graduate of Baisen Military Academy, but then he messed things up at graduation just to make money... Geniuses always have a flaw, especially mentally." A while later, a business tycoon said, "WTF? That brat knocked my luxury starship out of the top-selling spot, where it's been for twenty years? Are we sure no one rigged the rankings?" Meanwhile, the office door of Xin Chen, future supreme commander of the Blue Star Domain military and the foremost of the three colonels-to-be, opened. An officer respectfully reported, "Colonel, Mr. Zhong Ji said he just called you, but the military district's defense system blocked the call..." The officer saw the young colonel, famous for his icy expression and iron discipline, spring to his feet and call the Communications Defense Department. "Put the call from your colonel's wife through," the colonel paused, then said coldly, "One ten-thousand-character written self-criticism from everyone!" The officer shuddered. Their colonel had always been cold, except when Zhong Ji was involved. Their colonel had always been fair, except when Zhong Ji was involved. Their colonel had always been composed, except when Zhong Ji was involved... So this was his opinion of Zhong Ji: he was a terrifying young man, someone who could easily shake the colonel's authority and principles, and even stir the tiniest fluctuations of emotion. Recommended: Story 2 in the Shiba series, The CEO Has a Terrorist Attack Constitution [Interstellar]. Please add it to your favorites (*^▽^*) [Reading Guide] 1. One-on-one romance, happy ending. The titles in this series indicate who is gong and who is shou. 2. The gong dotes on the shou. The shou is impossibly adorable, but won't stay a silly sweetheart forever. The gong has been coveting the shou from beginning to end, and both will evolve into humans. 3. There are lots of original worldbuilding elements, so this isn't your typical Interstellar setting. 4. I chose these two breeds, Shiba Inu and Akita, because this clueless author once couldn't tell them apart. The shou is so adorably silly that of course he can't tell his own species from the gong's. More importantly, the author loves both breeds. Theme: