Chika Gentou Gekiga: Shoujo Tsubaki

After losing her mother, Midori has nowhere safe to go. An offer of shelter brings her into a traveling sideshow, where the people around her exploit her dependence and subject her to cruelty instead of giving her a home.

The arrival of a magician appears to offer protection, but even kindness is difficult to trust in a place ruled by jealousy and power. With little control over her circumstances, Midori clings to the possibility of escaping a life in which every promise of safety can become another trap.