Avan glances to Popp and... immediately snickers at the sight of the other boy wearing his glasses. Not how he was expecting him to keep them safe, but he follows the logic. But also, they do look ridiculous on him.

The snickering is at least followed up by a confident nod. "Got it!"

It's nice to fight alongside a friend like this. He's never done that before, not seriously. Not that he hasn't had plenty of fun getting into trouble with Roka in the past, but this is different. He knows he can count on Popp to handle the elemental, and he knows that Popp's counting on him to handle the crab, despite his deception. And here he was, worried Popp might be mad about it! What a relief that he isn't! (Or, at least, not mad enough for it to be a higher priority than the fight before them.)

The crab's shell isn't as tough as the snail's, but on the other hand, it's got shell everywhere. Its claws serve as tools of offense and defense both, and disarming it isn't nearly as feasible as it was with the snail. He'll simply have to overwhelm it with force.

A plan that runs into a snag after a few blows when a claw closes around his blade. But that's a snag he can handle easily enough by sticking his free hand in the crab's crab face.

"Kafrizz!"