Was Tiffany weak?
After surviving Big Mom's focused attention, she could hardly be described as weak. Even Dragon had initially placed Longinus and the others on the weaker side, believing that they would at least be able to retreat unharmed.
The reason she had been suppressed by Longinus from start to finish was partly because Tiffany had spent the time meant for recovering from her injuries on touching up her makeup. It was also a common flaw among all ability users: when the ability they relied on lost its effectiveness, they would inevitably reveal a panicked side.
Otherwise, West's sneak attack would not have succeeded so easily.
In truth, the most crucial point was that Tiffany's Devil Fruit ability was completely countered by Longinus. Even an opponent like Sakazuki, a soldier of iron-blooded brutality, would have been far better for her than Longinus.
Because from the day he was born, he had been a monster with absolute rationality— a Main Personality that would not be swayed by any emotional fluctuations!
Or rather, a faceless man wearing a mask!
Looking at the headless corpse on the ground, Longinus found it rather amusing. After spending so long in that slaughterhouse of flesh and blood, today was actually his first time opening for business.
There was no helping it. Though the battlefield was a good place, too many strong individuals had been drawn into this War for Supremacy. Longinus did not dare guarantee that some of his little actions would go unnoticed.
He still understood that impatience over small matters could ruin great plans.
In a sense, he needed the identity of Apophis not only to better search for Demi, but more importantly to conveniently strengthen himself.
As a "hero," Longinus naturally could not be associated too much with evil filth. But wasn't