Fortunately, Luckily
This expression is used to indicate that although an embarrassing or confusing situation occurred, thanks to the content stated in the preceding clause, the situation did not end in a negative result.
The following clause usually includes a hypothetical expression, such as -았을/었을 거예요 or -(으)ㄹ 뻔했어요.
In addition to -기에，the expressions -(으)니, -아서/어서 and -(으)니까 can also come before 망정이지.