Months before the commencement of the Lazarus Project and the initiation of the war between Edinburgh and Layos.
Inside Sansara World 2.0, within Maya's residence.
A table was arranged in the courtyard. Two individuals sat across from each other, engrossed in a game of chess.
"How confident are you that you can beat Eliza?"
Maya inquired, taking her turn on the chessboard. She sipped her tea, maintaining a keen gaze on her opponent, awaiting both his move on the chessboard and his reply.
"First, let's define what winning means."
Eren responded, his attention concentrated on the chess pieces. He wore a serious expression, deep in thought about his next move.
Maya smiled, recognizing she was likely to secure another victory. Their routine games accompanied their discussions on the progress of the large-scale Array Formation Eren had Maya lay down across all of Anfang.
