Yes, I know that isn’t what そうなのか actually means. Just tickled pink coming across this homophone in my Anki reviews.
Source: Text edited from a Goblin Slayer manga screencap, not a manga reader so someone else is free to find the source and I’ll edit it in.
No, that’s not “So”, that’s Patri-
Shhh! Don’t let her hear you calling her that…!