GaiYo

Gai saving Miyo

GaiYo is the heterosexual ship between Gai and Miyo

## How Gai thinks of Miyo

Gai has had major romantic feelings for Miyo ever since the first episode and has tried multiple times to get Miyo to like him. Later in the show, he ends up becoming better about giving Miyo space when she needs it.

## How Miyo thinks of Gai

When Gai first started flirting with her, she found it annoying but as the show progressed, she is implied to return his feelings.

## Canon

### Opening! 100th Running Man Championship

When showing the recap of the catching scene, the audience are seen cooing over them and are disappointed when they see Miyo bounce off of him.

### The Bell Hunter, Part 1 and The Bell Hunter, Part 2

Gai and Miyo work together to get marbles, and in one scene, Gai gets Miyo to ride on his shoulders to look for a marble, which excites him.

### B.I.N.G.O, Bingo

Gai was extremely upset when he saw Miyo get knocked out and orders his clones to search for Kuga's emblem in order to avenge her.

### Missing Gloves

When Gai and Miyo walk into Kuga's room, Liu asks what happened to Gai's face, to which he replies by nervously playing with his hoodie string while looking at Miyo with a bashful smile. We find out later in a flashback that he was sitting with Miyo and tried to flirt with her, Miyo, annoyed, scratches him in retaliation.

### Mystery Express Train, Part 1 and Mystery Express Train, Part 2

Gai switches his and Popo's tickets so he can sit with Miyo on the train. He tries to flirt with her once more but Miyo, annoyed asks him to go get her a soda, which he runs off to do.

Later when they are all handcuffed, Gai and Miyo are handcuffed together, to Miyo's dismay.

### The Escape Game

Gai and Miyo are seen working together to fight off the zombies, and Gai blushes when Miyo's hair goes against his face.

Later when they are out of the car, Miyo collapses and Gai catches her while looking very worried. When he gets into the last car, he frantically searches for the antidote so he can save Miyo. Once he finds the antidote, he feeds it to her and watches her fall asleep. He then holds her and falls asleep as well.

When the car pulls into the station he carries her out and finds out it was all an elaborate game/ruse set up by Charming Gold. Miyo then wakes up and her and Gai share a moment until Charming ruins it much to Gai's annoyance. Once Miyo hops down, Charming Gold announces them as the winners of the team game, referring to them as a couple.

### Red Eyed Beast, Part 1

Gai hears Miyo scream and runs off to find her. He teleports to the others when he is unable to find her and tells them that Miyo has been taken. During the rest of the episode, he spends his time trying to find her, enlisting the help of Liu, Pala, and Lonky.

### Red Eyed Beast, Part 2

Gai spends the whole episode trying to find her. Once they find the Kuga Man, Gai chases after him and is taken through the Kuga Man's hole, leading them to where Kuga, Popo, and Miyo were taken. He tries to embrace Miyo only for her to push him out of the way to beat up the Kuga Man.

### Team Change Battle, Part 1/Team Change Battle, Part 2

The two are shown to be working together throughout the two-part episode.

### Find The Golden Key

Miyo walks behind Gai and questions why he's alone. Gai, attempting to diverge from the topic, hands her a piece of the golden key, telling her he found it 'lying around'. Miyo, pleasantly surprised, leaves with the key, praising his effort.

### Pyramid Race, Part 1/Pyramid Race, Part 2

Gai is distraught when Miyo gets hit by the bombs he implanted to sabotage her and Liu, thinking it wouldn't cause too much harm to her. When Chartming Gold contacts him, he protests angrily about Miyo's injuries.

When he arrives to finish the game, Liu tries to ask him for help, mentioning Miyo's predicament. Gai reluctantly refuses and leaves him to follow Pala. When Gai is about to win the game, he gives the key to Pala and takes his potion, running over to save Miyo first before saving the others.

### A Dangerous Plan

Miyo appears to Gai's room to talk to him and is surprised to see his brothers instead. Gai's brothers invite her inside to wait for him, which Miyo accepts. When Miyo sits on Gai's desk, waiting, she spots his X-Man ring and runs off.

### Battle of the Highlands, Part 1/Battle of the Highlands, Part 2/Battle of the Highlands Part 3

Miyo goes to interrogate Gai about his X-Man ring and shocked to see one of his brothers instead. His brother confesses that Gai got taken by Charming Gold and appears in the arena, angry when she finds Gai as one of the DV7.

### Gaining Ground Part 1-4

Miyo works with the Running Men to defeat the DV7 and take Gai out of his brainwashing, successfully taking him out when Liu's plan goes into action. In order to take him out of his brainwashing, Miyo gets inside his mind and tries to save him from the inside, almost failing until Gai breaks himself out in order to save *her*. Once out of his brainwashing, Gai and Miyo are shown in the real-world, hugging, to Miyo's embarrassment as she pushes Gai off of her.

### Battle of The Thrones Pt. 2

Miyo and Gai work together against the DV7 and when running away from them, Gai sacrifices himself to get Miyo out of trouble, getting tagged out as soon as Miyo meets up with the Running Men.

### Finale

Gai and Miyo work together to seal Ulcus, with Gai catching Miyo when the Running Men fall off of him.

### Captured

Miyo saves Gai and they are shown running away from Ulcus, trying to process Pala's death. When Ulcus suddenly lifts Gai by the ankle and throws him at one of the lasers, Miyo runs to catch him but is too late. Gai smiles at Miyo as he gets disintegrated by Ulcus' laser.

### The Last Card

Miyo and Gai run together with the Running Men and, once Ulcus gives them a second chance, Gai immediately flirts with Miyo, who scratches him in annoyance.

## Fanon

GaiYo is the most fan preferred couple in the RMA Fandom, with multiple fanarts and fanfiction created among fans who like the ship.

## Fandom

Gaiyo tag on Wattpad

Gaiyo tag on Instagram