Alvis doesn't need the book
His purpose was to give a blood vial for the Observatory and as a warning.
It would have played out as this:
> Group goes to the area in Shulk's Vision looking for the Soul Vault Book
> Group realizes it's not where it is supposed to be according to Shulk's Vision
> Alvis is there with the book.
> Alvis gives the book to John and then warns Shulk about Zanza indirectly
> Alvis gives John or Renamon/Nera or Kenway the blood vial telling them to keep it safe and that they will know what to do with it when the time is right
> Group leaves room with Soul Vault
That's what I was predicting
I was predicting, since I had Shulk have a vision at the beginning, that things would go in a direction that would have allowed that, but then Wriggs broke the continuity by saying it was a scroll and thus rendered that scenario pointless.






