Chapter 36

Monster Musume: Everyday Life with Monster Girls (モンスター娘のいる日常, Monster Musume no Iru Nichijou) Chapter 36 is the thirty-sixth chapter of the Monster Musume: Everyday Life with Monster Girls manga series.

Written and drawn by mangaka Okayado (Inui Takemaru), this chapter was released in Japan on August 24th, 2015, by the Japanese publishing company within the seinen manga and anime magazine,.

The chapter was later gathered as part of the series' tankōbon volume Monster Musume: Everyday Life with Monster Girls Volume 9.

Plot
Kimihito and the girls go to Octo's Cave to rescue Meroune only to learn that not only was Meroune with Octo voluntarily, but that Octo was the victim of a scheme concocted by Meroune's mother as part of her tragedy fetish. The group return to the hotel to confront Meroune's mother only to nearly be killed due to her blind desire for "tragic love".

Key Events

 * Full appearance of Octo.
 * The absorption of sea water gives Suu an overly maternal personality, as the sea is "the mother of life".
 * Octo is not a villain or sea witch with magical powers, although the Mermaids and Fishfolks believe so. Octo didn`'t kidnap Mero, she just wanted to talk to her to clear up the misunderstanding.

Trivia

 * Despite being spelled as "Shianus" throughout the series, the Seven Seas' english translation has Centorea's last name spelled as "Ceanus" in this chapter.
 * The giant sea anemones in this chapter bears a strong resemblance to the Edwardsiella carnea sea anemone, only being bigger.
 * Octo keeps a collection of giant sea anemones in her cave to ward off unwanted visitors
 * The cover of this chapter have the characters dressing in parody of .
 * Kimihito's shirt reads "Congrat's Monthly Comic Ryu's 100th Issue!".