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That was your choice.", "type": "inside"}, {"angle": 0, "bbox": ["95", "856", "266", "1046"], "bg_color": [255, 255, 255], "fg_color": [0, 0, 0], "is_bold": false, "text": "What\u0027s so good about making my own choices?", "type": "inside"}, {"angle": 0, "bbox": ["128", "211", "301", "410"], "bg_color": [255, 255, 255], "fg_color": [0, 0, 0], "is_bold": false, "text": "Asking me for help because you wanted ice cream was also your choice,", "type": "inside"}, {"angle": 0, "bbox": ["456", "183", "620", "194"], "bg_color": [255, 255, 255], "fg_color": [0, 0, 0], "is_bold": false, "text": "", "type": "outside"}, {"angle": 0, "bbox": ["442", "198", "635", "217"], "bg_color": [255, 255, 255], "fg_color": [0, 0, 0], "is_bold": false, "text": "", "type": "outside"}], "width": 1080}, {"height": 675, "img_url": "snowmtl.ru/latest/tests/immortal-days/194/5.webp", "translations": [{"angle": 0, "bbox": ["88", "147", "265", "323"], "bg_color": [255, 255, 255], "fg_color": [0, 0, 0], "is_bold": false, "text": "and you were happy eating it yesterday, weren\u0027t you?", "type": "inside"}, {"angle": 0, "bbox": ["758", "103", "911", "272"], "bg_color": [255, 255, 255], "fg_color": [0, 0, 0], "is_bold": false, "text": "But good things don\u0027t always happen.", "type": "inside"}, {"angle": 0, "bbox": ["835", "260", "997", "423"], "bg_color": [255, 255, 255], "fg_color": [0, 0, 0], "is_bold": false, "text": "When you\u0027re happy, bad things happen just as much.", "type": "inside"}], "width": 1080}, {"height": 975, "img_url": "snowmtl.ru/latest/tests/immortal-days/194/6.webp", "translations": [{"angle": 0, "bbox": ["881", "637", "1042", "816"], "bg_color": [255, 255, 255], "fg_color": [0, 0, 0], "is_bold": false, "text": "Only people who make their own choices can feel things like that.", "type": "inside"}, {"angle": 0, "bbox": ["575", "124", "758", "312"], "bg_color": [255, 255, 255], "fg_color": [0, 0, 0], "is_bold": false, "text": "You\u0027ve never made your own choices, so 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"299", "250"], "bg_color": [255, 255, 255], "fg_color": [0, 0, 0], "is_bold": false, "text": "Let\u0027s go together.", "type": "inside"}, {"angle": 0, "bbox": ["922", "264", "1005", "366"], "bg_color": [255, 255, 255], "fg_color": [0, 0, 0], "is_bold": false, "text": "...Okay!", "type": "inside"}], "width": 1080}, {"height": 900, "img_url": "snowmtl.ru/latest/tests/immortal-days/194/10.webp", "translations": [{"angle": -11.392664181800143, "bbox": ["657", "634", "764", "690"], "bg_color": [255, 255, 255], "fg_color": [0, 0, 0], "is_bold": false, "text": "Hey, it\u0027s all melting-", "type": "outside"}, {"angle": 12.327119437632547, "bbox": ["853", "627", "975", "653"], "bg_color": [255, 255, 255], "fg_color": [0, 0, 0], "is_bold": false, "text": "I\u0027m trying to savor it...", "type": "outside"}], "width": 1080}, {"height": 750, "img_url": "snowmtl.ru/latest/tests/immortal-days/194/11.webp", "translations": [], "width": 1080}, {"height": 975, "img_url": "snowmtl.ru/latest/tests/immortal-days/194/12.webp", "translations": [{"angle": 0, "bbox": ["460", "196", "615", "235"], "bg_color": [255, 255, 255], "fg_color": [0, 0, 0], "is_bold": false, "text": "", "type": "outside"}, {"angle": 0, "bbox": ["809", "524", "880", "580"], "bg_color": [255, 255, 255], "fg_color": [0, 0, 0], "is_bold": false, "text": "Let\u0027s go to school together.", "type": "outside"}], "width": 1080}, {"height": 1200, "img_url": "snowmtl.ru/latest/tests/immortal-days/194/13.webp", "translations": [], "width": 1080}, {"height": 1425, "img_url": "snowmtl.ru/latest/tests/immortal-days/194/14.webp", "translations": [{"angle": 0, "bbox": ["791", "270", "979", "469"], "bg_color": [255, 255, 255], "fg_color": [0, 0, 0], "is_bold": false, "text": "Juna, you\u0027ve been attending school regularly lately!", "type": "inside"}, {"angle": 0, "bbox": ["565.17", "896.21", "728.74", "1031.45"], "bg_color": [255, 255, 255], "fg_color": [0, 0, 0], "is_bold": false, "text": "Chloe 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That\u0027s great~!!", "type": "inside"}, {"angle": -5.524892249873403, "bbox": ["136", "987", "372", "1065"], "bg_color": [255, 255, 255], "fg_color": [0, 0, 0], "is_bold": false, "text": "Scurry", "type": "sfx"}, {"angle": 5.9280385745092365, "bbox": ["838", "986", "963", "1046"], "bg_color": [255, 255, 255], "fg_color": [0, 0, 0], "is_bold": false, "text": "Ah, she\u0027s running away again.", "type": "outside"}], "width": 1080}, {"height": 1500, "img_url": "snowmtl.ru/latest/tests/immortal-days/194/16.webp", "translations": [{"angle": 0, "bbox": ["132", "1179", "331", "1379"], "bg_color": [255, 255, 255], "fg_color": [0, 0, 0], "is_bold": false, "text": "Hello, we\u0027re the Corals. We had an appointment.", "type": "inside"}, {"angle": 0, "bbox": ["58", "35", "193", "184"], "bg_color": [255, 255, 255], "fg_color": [0, 0, 0], "is_bold": false, "text": "What did the teacher say?", "type": "inside"}, {"angle": 0, "bbox": ["365", "65", "465", "176"], "bg_color": [255, 255, 255], "fg_color": [0, 0, 0], "is_bold": false, "text": "Nothing.", "type": "inside"}, {"angle": 0, "bbox": ["667", "151", "753", "248"], "bg_color": [255, 255, 255], "fg_color": [0, 0, 0], "is_bold": false, "text": "Let\u0027s stop by the library.", "type": "inside"}, {"angle": 0, "bbox": ["742", "229", "827", "315"], "bg_color": [255, 255, 255], "fg_color": [0, 0, 0], "is_bold": false, "text": "Do you want to borrow a book, too?", "type": "inside"}], "width": 1080}, {"height": 1275, "img_url": "snowmtl.ru/latest/tests/immortal-days/194/17.webp", "translations": [{"angle": 0, "bbox": ["114", "933", "282", "1131"], "bg_color": [255, 255, 255], "fg_color": [0, 0, 0], "is_bold": false, "text": "If her guardians lack discretion, she\u0027ll continue to grow up as a problem child, but...", "type": "inside"}, {"angle": 0, "bbox": ["461", "194", "617", "366"], "bg_color": [255, 255, 255], "fg_color": [0, 0, 0], "is_bold": false, "text": "Before I show you around, there\u0027s something I need to tell you.", "type": "inside"}, {"angle": 0, "bbox": ["800", "973", "970", "1158"], "bg_color": [255, 255, 255], "fg_color": [0, 0, 0], "is_bold": false, "text": "...if she receives the proper care, she can definitely change.", "type": "inside"}, {"angle": 0, "bbox": ["745.58", "253.29", "930.62", "417.9"], "bg_color": [255, 255, 255], "fg_color": [0, 0, 0], "is_bold": false, "text": "Not all children from orphanages are problematic.", "type": "inside"}, {"angle": 0, "bbox": ["43", "64", "195", "224"], "bg_color": [255, 255, 255], "fg_color": [0, 0, 0], "is_bold": false, "text": "Ah, yes, hello. Thank you for coming.", "type": "inside"}, {"angle": 0, "bbox": ["816", "460", "986", "649"], "bg_color": [255, 255, 255], "fg_color": [0, 0, 0], "is_bold": false, "text": "However, there are certainly children who are rebellious because of past trauma.", "type": "inside"}, {"angle": 0, "bbox": ["204", "141", "337", "280"], "bg_color": [255, 255, 255], "fg_color": [0, 0, 0], "is_bold": false, "text": "Please, come in.", "type": "inside"}], "width": 1080}, {"height": 1425, "img_url": "snowmtl.ru/latest/tests/immortal-days/194/18.webp", "translations": [{"angle": 0, "bbox": ["158.71", "284.01", "371.98", "488.95"], "bg_color": [255, 255, 255], "fg_color": [0, 0, 0], "is_bold": false, "text": "Please be aware that annulling an adoption for any reason is unforgivable.", "type": "inside"}, {"angle": 0, "bbox": ["98", "69", "246", "240"], "bg_color": [255, 255, 255], "fg_color": [0, 0, 0], "is_bold": false, "text": "So please don\u0027t say things like \u0027I can\u0027t handle her\u0027,", "type": "inside"}, {"angle": -5.892700205746365, "bbox": ["376", "69", "567", "108"], "bg_color": [255, 255, 255], "fg_color": [0, 0, 0], "is_bold": false, "text": "Ahaha", "type": "sfx"}, {"angle": 0, "bbox": ["746", "85", "941", "112"], "bg_color": [255, 255, 255], "fg_color": [0, 0, 0], "is_bold": false, "text": "Kyaa-", "type": "sfx"}, {"angle": 0, "bbox": ["948", "108", "1083", "153"], "bg_color": [255, 255, 255], "fg_color": [0, 0, 0], "is_bold": false, "text": "Kyaa", "type": "sfx"}, {"angle": 0, "bbox": ["441", "1053", "634", "1073"], "bg_color": [255, 255, 255], "fg_color": [0, 0, 0], "is_bold": false, "text": "", "type": "outside"}], "width": 1080}, {"height": 1500, "img_url": "snowmtl.ru/latest/tests/immortal-days/194/19.webp", "translations": [{"angle": 0, "bbox": ["763", "883", "957", "1085"], "bg_color": [255, 255, 255], "fg_color": [0, 0, 0], "is_bold": false, "text": "That child in particular has been deeply hurt, as her adoption has been annulled three times.", "type": "inside"}, {"angle": 0, "bbox": ["503", "841", "626", "985"], "bg_color": [255, 255, 255], "fg_color": [0, 0, 0], "is_bold": false, "text": "Her name is \u0027Juna\u0027.", "type": "inside"}, {"angle": 0, "bbox": ["120", "793", "248", "924"], "bg_color": [255, 255, 255], "fg_color": [0, 0, 0], "is_bold": false, "text": "Who is that child?", "type": "inside"}, {"angle": 0, "bbox": ["314", "835", "388", "920"], "bg_color": [255, 255, 255], "fg_color": [0, 0, 0], "is_bold": false, "text": "Ah.", "type": "inside"}, {"angle": -7.295034815225847, "bbox": ["280", "72", "417", "112"], "bg_color": [255, 255, 255], "fg_color": [0, 0, 0], "is_bold": false, "text": "Want to play soccer?", "type": "outside"}, {"angle": -6.181369320890951, "bbox": ["739", "64", "970", "118"], "bg_color": [255, 255, 255], "fg_color": [0, 0, 0], "is_bold": false, "text": "We need a goalie!", "type": "outside"}, {"angle": -13.682298978432044, "bbox": ["499", "1171", "574", "1228"], "bg_color": [255, 255, 255], "fg_color": [0, 0, 0], "is_bold": false, "text": "Don\u0027t look over here!", "type": "outside"}], "width": 1080}, {"height": 1125, "img_url": "snowmtl.ru/latest/tests/immortal-days/194/20.webp", "translations": [{"angle": 0, "bbox": ["107", "147", "280", "342"], "bg_color": [255, 255, 255], "fg_color": [0, 0, 0], "is_bold": false, "text": "At the first home she was adopted into, she accidentally broke a valuable piece of art.", "type": "inside"}, {"angle": 0, "bbox": ["163", "694", "331", "889"], "bg_color": [255, 255, 255], "fg_color": [0, 0, 0], "is_bold": false, "text": "But the adoptive parent scolded Juna harshly.", "type": "inside"}, {"angle": 0, "bbox": ["851", "207", "1017", "387"], "bg_color": [255, 255, 255], "fg_color": [0, 0, 0], "is_bold": false, "text": "How would a child know the value of something like that?", "type": "inside"}, {"angle": 0, "bbox": ["719", "134", "845", "279"], "bg_color": [255, 255, 255], "fg_color": [0, 0, 0], "is_bold": false, "text": "It\u0027s not like she did it on purpose,", "type": "inside"}, {"angle": 0, "bbox": ["762", "835", "935", "910"], "bg_color": [255, 255, 255], "fg_color": [0, 0, 0], "is_bold": false, "text": "You! Look at this! This is what you did!", "type": "outside"}], "width": 1080}, {"height": 1125, "img_url": "snowmtl.ru/latest/tests/immortal-days/194/21.webp", "translations": [{"angle": 0, "bbox": ["159", "736", "347", "952"], "bg_color": [255, 255, 255], "fg_color": [0, 0, 0], "is_bold": false, "text": "After that, she started causing trouble on purpose every time she was adopted.", "type": "inside"}, {"angle": 0, "bbox": ["706", "225", "939", "422"], "bg_color": [255, 255, 255], "fg_color": [0, 0, 0], "is_bold": false, "text": "You\u0027ll never be adopted and will grow up to be an adult in this orphanage!", "type": "outside"}, {"angle": 0, "bbox": ["155", "177", "367", "319"], "bg_color": [255, 255, 255], "fg_color": [0, 0, 0], "is_bold": false, "text": "This must be why your real parents abandoned you!!", "type": "outside"}], "width": 1080}, {"height": 1500, "img_url": "snowmtl.ru/latest/tests/immortal-days/194/22.webp", "translations": [{"angle": 0, "bbox": ["809.3", "938.79", "950.5", "1107.75"], "bg_color": [255, 255, 255], "fg_color": [0, 0, 0], "is_bold": false, "text": "She\u0027ll become an adult and leave this place.", "type": "inside"}, {"angle": 0, "bbox": ["495", "326", "673", "514"], "bg_color": [255, 255, 255], "fg_color": [0, 0, 0], "is_bold": false, "text": "She plans on becoming an adult right here.", "type": "inside"}, {"angle": 0, "bbox": ["48", "259", "173", "385"], "bg_color": [255, 255, 255], "fg_color": [0, 0, 0], "is_bold": false, "text": "Juna...", "type": "inside"}, {"angle": 0, "bbox": ["457", "183", "619", "195"], "bg_color": [255, 255, 255], "fg_color": [0, 0, 0], "is_bold": false, "text": "", "type": "outside"}, {"angle": 0, "bbox": ["444", "199", "636", "220"], "bg_color": [255, 255, 255], "fg_color": [0, 0, 0], "is_bold": false, "text": "", "type": "outside"}], "width": 1080}, {"height": 1500, "img_url": "snowmtl.ru/latest/tests/immortal-days/194/23.webp", "translations": [{"angle": 0, "bbox": ["460", "1082", "614", "1120"], "bg_color": [255, 255, 255], "fg_color": [0, 0, 0], "is_bold": false, "text": "", "type": "outside"}, {"angle": 0, "bbox": ["879", "1432", "996", "1478"], "bg_color": [255, 255, 255], "fg_color": [0, 0, 0], "is_bold": false, "text": "To be continued", "type": "outside"}], "width": 1080}, {"height": 1500, "img_url": "snowmtl.ru/latest/tests/immortal-days/194/24.webp", "translations": [{"angle": 0, "bbox": ["665", "773", "1018", "858"], "bg_color": [255, 255, 255], "fg_color": [0, 0, 0], "is_bold": false, "text": "The lie Juna taught me.", "type": "inside"}, {"angle": 0, "bbox": ["945", "977", "999", "987"], "bg_color": [255, 255, 255], "fg_color": [0, 0, 0], "is_bold": false, "text": "Oh-", "type": "outside"}, {"angle": -11.659253657977416, "bbox": ["641", "913", "787", "1003"], "bg_color": [255, 255, 255], "fg_color": [0, 0, 0], "is_bold": false, "text": "Just say you donated it to a street performer!", "type": "outside"}], "width": 1080}, {"height": 968, "img_url": "snowmtl.ru/latest/tests/immortal-days/194/25.webp", "translations": [{"angle": 0, "bbox": ["674", "556", "1062", "626"], "bg_color": [255, 255, 255], "fg_color": [0, 0, 0], "is_bold": false, "text": "OF THE IMMORTAL DAYS", "type": "outside"}, {"angle": 0, "bbox": ["715", "675", "806", "701"], "bg_color": [255, 255, 255], "fg_color": [0, 0, 0], "is_bold": false, "text": "WRITTEN AND DRAWN BY", "type": "outside"}, {"angle": 0, "bbox": ["541", "856", "1065", "902"], "bg_color": [255, 255, 255], "fg_color": [0, 0, 0], "is_bold": false, "text": "THIS MANHWA IS A WORK OF FICTION. THE CHARACTERS, ORGANIZATIONS, AND EVENTS DEPICTED ARE UNRELATED TO REALITY.", "type": "outside"}], "width": 1080}]

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