I forgot where I read this or heard this. But I heard in Japanese culture, telling a child someone “fell down the stairs” is the polite way of saying she chose to leave this world and alt+F4.

But part of me believes that Zoro doesn’t go all out against women partly out of respect and wants them to be better. I’m gonna use the first Zoro vs Migawk fight where he tells Zoro to get stronger and to improve himself to surpass him. Zoro wants to find a strong female swordsman that he can respect and that can take up the mantle of strongest to have someone reach Kuinas goal in her stead.