Matsuyo's Trap (Japanese: 松代の罠) is the third and final segment in Episode 4 of Osomatsu-san Season 3 (54th episode overall).
Characters[]
In order of appearance.
Plot[]
Matsuyo gets home and unpacks the grocery. As she's putting newly bought cup noodles into the cupboard, she finds that the ones previously put there have already been gone. She immediately accuses the Sextuplets for unnecessarily consuming the noodles. Osomatsu replies that they are hungry all the time, despite eating regular food prepared by their mother. Matsuyo, while understanding the Sextuplets' nutritional needs, insists that they have consumed too much food, and proceeds to ban them from eating instant noodles, with the punishment being permenant discontinuation of instant noodle supply. Osomatsu and Choromatsu express resentment as Matsuyo leaves the room.
That night, as it starts to rain, the Sextuplet start to wake up due to hunger. Osomatsu exits the bed first, but Choromatsu reminds him of the restriction, only to be ignored. Osomatsu proceeds to ask Ichimatsu, who refuses on the grounds of having brushed his teeth. Karamatsu, on the other hand, agrees to join. Choromatsu then agrees to join.
Jyushimatsu also joins in as they are about to open the door, but the elder three brothers disagree, because Jyushimatsu speaks so loudly that they will get caught easily. Jyushimatsu pleads with Osomatsu and then Karamatsu, but both refuse – Jyushimatsu is particularly shaken by Karamatsu's refusal. Choromatsu relents, though, and the four of them depart.
Osomatsu leads the way but complains the others of making noise at every step. Choromatsu retorts that the "noise" is from Osomatsu himself, and Jyushimatsu gives Osomatsu a death glare. Karamatsu ends up offering to lead instead.
As they descend the stairway, Karamatsu suddenly stops, causing Choromatsu to bump into him. Just as Choromatsu starts to accuse his second-eldest brother, Karamatsu is horrified that he's stepped on some birdlime put on the step. A beam is then released and hits Karamatsu on his head, throwing him back on the second floor and making him pass out.
Across the corridor, Matsuyo twists her eyes, indicating that this is her set up (as well as all subsequent traps). Choromatsu quickly comes to the same conclusion – this is where the segment's title shows, in a horror movie manner.
After closing Karamatsu's eyes, the remaining three brothers continue their adventure. Along the way, signs are posted to dissuade anyone proceeding. Choromatsu suddenly sees a plate of Kuri Manju in distance, which watchers can easily see being a picture. He immediately loses his reason, despite both Osomatsu and Jyushimatsu trying to stop him – the matter appears to be so serious that Jyushimatsu ceases smiling. As a result, Choromatsu triggers a trapdoor and falls to the abyss below. Matsuyo comments on how Kuri Manju works on people who are even just slightly hungry.
Jyushimatsu decides that they cannot make it, and advises Osomatsu to return to sleep. Osomatsu slaps Jyushimatsu for cowardice (as he perceives), and demands him to act like a proper NEET. Jyushimatsu apologizes and proceeds to declare Osomatsu "the King of NEET", and they resume their aggression.
Osomatsu warns Jyushimatsu that their mother must have placed other traps, but before he finishes his sentence, he's caught and sliced into strips by a set of fishing wires. As Matsuyo comments that the "brain" of the operation has been disposed of, Jyushimatsu finds that Ichimatsu and Todomatsu both have woken up and waiting for him at the top of the stairs. Matsuyo, sensing their presence, becomes aware that the tide has been turned.
The three younger brothers overcome various traps, including an abyss of blades, an army of wooden golems, a king-kong like figure which throws wooden barrels, a river trap with crocodiles. As they enter the living room, they find it filled with lasers (a parody of Mission Impossible). Ichimatsu and Todomatsu successfully cross the room but Jyushimatsu doesn't. The alarm is set off and all kinds of blades attack the three. An iron gate lowers at the entrance to the kitchen (which is lit up), and other traps like poisonous gas, multiple trap doors, heating lasers, heavy weight items, big axe blades, falling sharp cones and drones are also released. Nevertheless, they manage to enter the kitchen before the iron gate completely closes it off.
As Matsuyo commends the boys for their agility and determination, each of the three boys opens one cup of instant noodles. However, when Jyushimatsu presses the button of the hot water bottle, a bomb is set off and blows the house up. The segment ends with Matsuyo declaring that if she cannot win the war, no one can.