They look like figs but their cuboid shape (3rd photo) differs from usual figs. These are climbing figs (Ficus pumila). Usual figs nearby are all gone when they get ripe while nobody seems to be interested in climbing figs although they're also edible. A woman passing by me said that the fruits were strewn on the ground every autumn. That was on September 8.
Since then, I've been observing the fruits grow and change from green to purple like in the first picture. And something has been bothering me or testing me. The demon inside me whispers to me, "I know you want to try this. No one is watching. Why don't you take one?" The angel inside me tells me, "No one but you is watching, isn't it?" So far the angel has won but who knows what will happen tomorrow? I really really want to have a bite to see what it tastes like. Does it taste the same as a fig does? Climbing figs have been torturing me....
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| October 9, 2024 Climbing fig (Ficus pumila) オオイタビ（大木蓮子） |
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| September 8, 2024 |
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| The shape differs from usual figs イチジクとは形が違う |
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| September 8, 2024 |
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イチジクによく似てますが、形が違います。オオイタビ（大木蓮子）です。近くに生えているイチジクの実は熟した途端に消えてしまうのですが、オオイタビには誰も興味がないようです。近くを歩いていた女性が、毎年地面に散乱していると教えてくれました。9月8日の出来事です。
それ以来ずっと観察し続け、色も緑から紫へと変わりました。で最近困っているのが、オオイタビの前を通るたびに私の中の悪魔くんが「食べたいんだろ。誰も見ていないよ。取っちまえ」と言う。でも天使ちゃんは「誰も見てなくてもあなたは見てますよね」と言う。ああ、どんな味がするんだろう？イチジクと同じなのか？悶々とした日々が続いているのです。
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