Avan had propped himself up on his elbows to watch Popp finish the fight, but once Popp flops down next to him, he lets himself collapse back down.

"Hahaha..." Even in his laughter his exhaustion is audible. "The Earth Slash, I finally did it...."

And with that, his final shreds of consciousness slip through his fingers and he passes out. But his sleeping face is undeniably content.