Since Nick ran away without warning, MC has no other choice but to return to the castle. When she arrives she sees that it’s filled with panicked Niflheimians. The moon disappearing is definitely not a normal thing… not that MC knew that. She figured Niflheim was so weird it was probably just standard Tuesday night. 
Skeletiano intercepts her and urges her to go to her room to wait things out and avoid the unruly crowd. MC is concerned for the townspeople like a good princess, but realizes there isn’t much she can contribute. Skeletiano escorts her to her room and excuses himself to go to a meeting with the royal court, but MC asks to be a part of the discussion rather than hiding in her room. I approve.
King Jean greats her in his… usual fashion.
MC thinks that she’s, “somewhat relieved to find His Majestry completely unfazed by this emergency. Somewhat.” Proactive and unreceptive to King Jean’s bullshit. MC got me reading like:
Victor, Phillipe, J.J., Sunny and Orlando are all there along with the king to discuss the problem. Unfortunately, nobody has a single idea when it comes to what may have happened. Orlando shits on everyone else as usual, despite having nothing of worth to contribute himself. Honestly, this is getting to where my punching hand twitches anytime he even appears on screen. 
Victor interrupts everyone with some totally weird behavior, laughing for no apparent reason and teasing everyone for being unable to solve the problem. Skeletiano is the only one to comment.
You say what we’re all thinking, Skellie. Victor and his weird behavior aside, the group manages to at least discuss measures to prevent the townspeople from rioting. As they break up, MC has the idea to ask each person if they’ve ever heard of Nick. No one has… and to top things off, Phillipe manages to produce a town roster with a list of every single Niflheim resident. Surprise, surprise: Nick is nowhere to be found within its pages. MC doesn’t want to unsettle things anymore, so she drops the subject and returns to her room. She decides to look for the bell to attempt to call Nick, but as she’s looking she gets a strange feeling she isn’t alone…
It’s Nick! He immediately launches into an apology, probably realizing that this could be seen as a total creeper move. He explains that he didn’t exactly have anyone to talk to, so this was sort of his only option. He didn’t want to involve her, but in the end he didn’t have a lot of choice. MC’s just relieved he’s alright, since she was going to look for him anyway.
Meanwhile, hiding in the space between a girl’s bed and wall is giving me mad flashbacks to the first verse of this Bright Eyes song. A hundred real world dollars says Nick would collect Bright Eyes albums in the real world.
Anyway, Nick explains that he’s certain the moon disappeared due to him. He still can’t explain his hunch, but he’s quite sure it’s all on him. To top it off, he’s positive that something even worse is about to happen, and that he’ll disappear forever when it does.
MC hears him out and attempts to calm him down. She hugs him, and we cut to a few days later. The castle is no less chaotic, being daily filled with even more nervous townspeople. This is to the benefit of MC, who’s been allowing Nick to stay in her room. He wasn’t terribly thrilled about the living arrangement, says she. Uh-huh, sure he wasn’t.
Over time he’s returned to normal, no doubt in part because she continually brings him sweets. I’m wondering what his “normal” is in MC’s mind, since he was pretty depressed to begin with.
You know, I only ever see these people mention cookies, tea and pastries. Do they even have savory foods in Niflheim?! I mean, okay. They’re already dead and don’t have to worry about going into a diabetic coma. Anyway, we get the choice to give Nick first dibs on which flavor of cupcake he wants or to take some for ourselves first. I give him first dibs, but apparently that’s a +5 trust decision and I’m trying to amass intimacy points. Oh well. 
Nick’s feeling better overall but still hasn’t shaken his sense of dread, so MC decides to make him all of his favorite foods. Oh, hey, they’re savory! I suppose that answers my question. She makes her way to the kitchen and yoinks some fried chicken and small bone saute, whatever that is. She realizes she forgot dessert, but I’m pretty sure he’s had plenty lately. On her way back to her room she’s intercepted by Orlando, who immediately notices she’s hiding something. He gives her a ton of crap, assuming she’s got a skeletal bird in her room that she’s been feeding in secret. (I wish she did, that sounds wonderful.) He barges into her room to find it, but of course there’s nothing and no one in sight. As he leaves, MC finds herself relieved for the first time about Nick’s invisibility.
Nick asks if he was just yelling at her because of him, but MC assures him he’s just an ass all the time. Ain’t that the truth. 
One day the crowd in the castle is particularly dense, and MC decides to take Nick for a stroll around the castle in the hope that someone will be able to see him. Alas, no one does, and as their testing progresses Nick becomes increasingly depressed. MC may not have thought this one through. 
You know what, I am REALLY regretting not starting a drinking game for this route. Whatever, I have more than 10 chapters to go. Instating the rules now. *pours wine*
- Nick says something bad about himself = 1 sip
- Nick implies MC doesn’t really like him = 1 sip
- Orlando’s a rude son of a bitch = 1 sip
- Nick reminds you that he’s invisible = Finish glass
I’m gonna be smashed in 2 story tickets. Oh well!
Nick then takes things to a real dark place, saying that he must be invisible because his entire existence is a waste. (Oh my God, a combo right off the bat? This is gonna suck. *pours more wine*) MC assures him that’s not the case, and we get a couple of choices for how to comfort him. I chose to tell him “It’s not a waste.” MC explains that this just means that the others that can see him aren’t there that moment and encourages him to hold out hope. Nick comments that she’s a very positive person, and follows it up by mumbling that he’s jealous. Then he sighs and begins to walk back.
MC begins to realizes what a bad idea the entire outing was. She regrets being tone-deaf about his pain and begins to apologize, when she hears a voice:
“Who is THAT?!”
END OF CHAPTER 3.
If y’all think I am joking about this drinking game thing, I have news: I’m not. Rename my segment My Drunk Otome Game, I’m going hard on this.
Yo, it’s Marvelle~ You get what you ask for fu fu fu~! I regret not being a drinker of alcohol because I can’t join you in drunk otome goodness