Kamisato Ayato's Character Quest The Firmiana Leaf Falls was added with his release in Genshin Impact 2.6, and you should definitely clear it if you want to fully enjoy the story of the Irodori festival and the Hues of the Violet Garden event without time paradoxes, as the festival takes place after the quest - here are some tips to clear it and how to skip it.

How to Clear The Firmiana Leaf Falls Quest in Genshin Impact

Ayato's Character Quest is mainly a succession of dialogues, and it's perhaps the most dialogue heavy Character Quest of Genshin Impact so far, as it focuses on the politics of Inazuma, with Ayato's job as the leader of the Kamisato family and as the Yashiro Commissioner. You just need to read through it.

The Truth Is Also a Lie - Tips to find the key stolen by the Tanuki

The sole tricky part of the quest is during the The Truth Is Also a Lie sub part, when a tanuki will steal the key needed to rescue Shinnojou from his cage. The tanuki will still be in the cave, make sure to attack all the objects you see to make it spawn. Detect the objects you can attack by using your Elemental Vision, and keep following the tanuki until it goes to the bottom of the cave near the kitsune shrine and drops the key. At the beginning, the tanuki can most notably hide near the cage so make sure to check that spot thoroughly. It took me a good 3 minutes of running in circles before spotting him.

How to Skip Ayato's Quest

When entering the Event menu and clicking the Hues of the Violet Garden category, the game will warn you that you should clear Ayato's Quest first. However, you can click on the Quick Start button to start the event now and finish Ayato's Quest later.

The Hues of the Violet Garden event takes place after Ei's Quests, Kokomi's Quest, and Ayato's Quest, so I really recommend playing them first. Personally speaking I believe the main appeal of Genshin is not its lackluster battle system but by far the exploration and story. So it feels like a waste to not play the story as it was intended. You'll enjoy the festival much more if you play Ayato's Quest first.

There is no time sensitive content in Hues of the Violet Garden and it will keep going till April 25. You won't miss anything if you take your time to play these Quests first and start the 2.6 event in a few days.