I was ruminating on two different plot devices with similar purpose. One is foreshadowing, the other best defined as a Chekhov's gun.

While watching Isekai no Seikishi Monogatari for the umpteenth time, I was once again reminded of the better uses of foreshadowing I have seen. Kenshi is the male protagonist. He is from a different world, part of the Masaki family in the Tenchi universe, as this is part of that franchise. He is very good at almost everything, as you might  expect from that lineage and the upbringing it imposes on family members.

As Kenshi is being shown around campus, he is brought to an arena where mock combat takes place. The arena has pillars which can  be raised or lowered to restrict ease of movement. The ones showing him this stress the difficulty of combat in such a field. He looks at the arena with all the pillars raised and makes a throw away comment: "Eh? Is it really that hard?"

Later, when he ends up having to enter into real combat, he draws several enemy into the arena and proceeds to absolutely annihilate his opponents. He uses the pillars to restrict the movements of the enemy, while making use of the structures in ways they have not thought of yet to execute surprising attacks they can't anticipate.

One of the cast who was there at the time, reflects on his earlier comments and understands why he said what he did.

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Bless you, Phil Everly for the songs you and your brother Don gave us.
Here is a clip from YouTube with Phil and Don on the Johnny cash show. I picked this one because, although it was not one of their hits, it showcased who they were and how they got there.

Their father Ike, Johnny Cash and his brother Tommy were there to help.

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