Meroune's Mother/Relationship

The following is a description of Meroune's Mother's relationships and interactions with other characters in Monster Musume: Everyday Life with Monster Girls.

Meroune Lorelei
They are mother and daughter, but their relationship with each other is not the best. The Mermaid queen often behaves very decisively towards her daughter and decides what is good for her, often without listening to Mero's opinion. In the course of her intrigues, the queen forced Mero to return to the Mermaid kingdom, ignoring her daughter being separated from Kimihito. She also believes that the "happy end culture" of the humans has tainted Mero too much, since she no longer wants love tragedies. However, Mero's mother genuinely loves her daughter and eventually gave up on her selfish plan to end the Exchange Program for her people only to have herself the "perfect tragic romance" after it put Mero into danger.

However, Mero's mother still remains a strong influence on her daughter's life and does "what is best" for her regardless of her daughter's opinion. So she bought the new wheelchair for Mero in Chapter 49 at the EXPO although Mero didn't want it or rebuilt Kimihito's house without his consent as seen in Chapter 45 to make additional underground rooms for Mero. In Chapter 43, she also refuses to let Mero do a normal job in Tokyo because it "doesn't befit a princess". According to Monster Musume: Monster Girls on the Job!, Mero is used to being overruled by her mother most of the time, forcing her to stand aside and watch the other household girls support Kimihito in a way she is unable to.

The King/Meroune's father
Mero's mother and the king have been separated for some time. Although the two probably got along in the past because they have a daughter together, the king later eloped with a human woman. Mero's mother is not at all concerned about this and, much to Mero's shock, calls the king a "terrible mistake" in Chapter 37. She also says that she's been cheating on him this whole time, with Kimihito thinking to himself that maybe that's why the king eloped.

Kuroko Smith
Mero's mother and Ms Smith have not, as far as is known, interacted personally, but from Ms Smith's polite demeanour towards Mero in Chapter 10, it can be seen that she knows Mero is a princess and that she may therefore also know the queen.

Mr President
It is not known if Mero's mother personally interacted with Mr President, but in Chapter 72 she forbade his staff from asking her daughter about her experiences of performing on stage.

Miia
Mero's mother and Miia have not interacted personally, but due to her intrigues that nearly led to Kimihito's death, albeit unintentionally, Miia has a dislike for the Mermaid queen.

Papi
Mero's mother and Papi have not interacted with each other.

Centorea Shianus
Mero's mother and Centorea have not interacted personally, but due to her intrigues that nearly led to Kimihito's death, albeit unintentionally, Centorea has a dislike for the Mermaid queen.

Suu
Mero's mother and Suu have not interacted with each other.

Rachnera Arachnera
Mero's mother and Rachnera have not interacted personally, but due to their intrigues that nearly led to Kimihito's death, albeit unintentionally, Rachnera has a dislike for the Mermaid queen.

Liz & Kinu
In Chapter 34, Mero's mother hired TALIO as escorts for her daughter, but it is unknown if she ever personally interacted with or met Liz and Kinu.

Sebasstian & Flounnder
Mero's mother wasn't seen interacting much personally with Sebasstian and Flounnder, but as the family Lorelei's butlers, the two report to her. Sebasstian and Flounnder have great respect for the queen to the point where they are always afraid that the queen will punish them if something goes wrong for which they are responsible.

Mero's mother doesn't seem to care too much about Sebasstian and Flounnder when she unleashed the Fine Eater Piranha's on the protagonists in Chapter 37, with the two Fishfolk butlers being injured by the fish.

Octo
As part of her intrigue, the Mermaid queen spread rumours that Octo was an evil sea witch who would use magic to trick the merfolk into eloping. As the queen explained to Kimihito and Mero in Chapter 37, she harboured no ill will toward Octo and simply regarded her as a very convenient tool in her conspiracy to end the Exchange between Species Program for her people for her selfish desire to experience the "perfect tragedy" with her human lover.

Since the queen later cleared up the rumours about Octo but kept it secret that it was her fault, it is not entirely clear whether Octo ever found out that the queen caused all these problems for her. At least the two seem to get along or are to be neutral to each other. As seen in the omake of Volume 9, the queen also occasionally comes to Octo for advice, although the Scylla seems overwhelmed by her specific requests.