それにもせきわらったそうだ
それにも関わらったそうだ
sorenimo seki waratta sōda

Conjunction
Evidential Auxiliary

Expresses hearsay about a past event ("I heard that...") of それにもかかわらず

1. It is said that.; Apparently.; I heard that.

Past/Perfective
Hearsay Evidence
Usually Written in Kana