It was a suicide?:zorothink:
It was also here that Zoro learned how weak women's bodies really are. The knowledge gained in this lesson was demonstrated against Enel when he injured Robin and then Zoro said "She's a woman". Against Monet when she was chasing Robin and Nami, then Zoro appeared and said, "Why are you attacking the weak?" (or something like that, I don't remember exactly how he put it). He would never harm a woman unless it endangered his friends. Just like how he attacked Monet when she was about to kill Tashigi (has a soft spot for her). In addition, at Whiskey Peak, he attacked a woman and a child with the blunt side of the sword, despite the fact that they were going to kill him.
It was also here that Zoro learned how weak women's bodies really are. The knowledge gained in this lesson was demonstrated against Enel when he injured Robin and then Zoro said "She's a woman". Against Monet when she was chasing Robin and Nami, then Zoro appeared and said, "Why are you attacking the weak?" (or something like that, I don't remember exactly how he put it). He would never harm a woman unless it endangered his friends. Just like how he attacked Monet when she was about to kill Tashigi (has a soft spot for her). In addition, at Whiskey Peak, he attacked a woman and a child with the blunt side of the sword, despite the fact that they were going to kill him.
IMO, most instances where Zoro is holding back are Oda’s sensibilities as an author showing. He probably prefers Zoro not cut down women, if he could help it. Although some have some in universe reasoning, such as his reluctance to cut down Tashigi(he has a soft spot for her), and the Robin/Enel moment likely because he sees her as a nakama now. Remember, at the time, he didn’t trust her.
As for the suicide thing, apparently falling from the stairs is a euphemism for suicide over in Japan, but I’ve found no source for that.
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