Qkai

Qkai is the slash ship between Q-taro Burgerberg and Kai Satou from the Your Turn To Die fandom.

Your Turn to Die
Q-taro and Kai are often seen together. They search together all throughout Chapter 1, Part 1 and stand next to each other in the Central Hall and while playing Russian Roulette.

In the Russian Roulette Challenger discussion, Kai always votes for Q-taro to be the Challenger. This suggests that Kai trusts Q-taro or that he wants to ensure his survival.

During the Main Game, when the theory comes out that Kai could be connected to the kidnappers, Q-taro refuses to believe it. Q-taro is the most upset out of everyone over Kai's death. He latches himself onto Sue Miley, risking his life just so Miley won't be able to feel satisfied executing him. He even says, "I wouldn't let go if ya killed me!!" After Kai's dying speech about resistance, Q-taro cries out his name desperately.

In the epilogue of Chapter 1, Q-taro wonders if Kai was a bad guy. To him, being a bad guy means he was good-for-nothing, but Q-taro knows Kai was definitely not a good-for-nothing kind of guy. Q-taro is also determined to prove that Kai wasn't a bad guy.

On the third floor, Sara Chidouin sees him searching around and he declares that Kai's dying wish won't be in vain and he wants to see it through.

Upon first meeting Rio Ranger, Sara notices he is wearing various articles of clothing from their dead allies. If she points out that he's wearing Kai's apron, Ranger laughs and says Kai's foolish rebellion is what killed him, to which Q-taro angrily denies it and says Ranger is the foolish one.

In Chapter 2, part of the Sub-Game is to collect tokens from other people. Q-taro is very intent on collecting as many as he can, managing to collect over 200, the most out of anybody. However, when he saw that Shin Tsukimi had Kai's laptop he offered to trade 100 tokens for it without hesitation. He felt like he technically killed Kai, so he wanted to show that he did care about him. By gaining the laptop he could also know more about who Kai was.

Mishima's Story
In one of Kai's death scenes, Q-taro is there to mourn his death.

Kai's Story
In Q-taro's first fondness event, Q-taro groans that he's starving. Unfortunately, Kai doesn't have any food on hand. After Q-taro asks if Kai could make driftwood edible, Kai worries that the heat and hunger made him lose all common sense. Q-taro also moans that he wants to eat meat. Kai agrees, as without protein his muscles could break down, and a slender Q-taro would be scary to him. Q-taro begins to list off meats, going from common to uncommon, and finally, "human". This concerns Kai, so he hits Q-taro to knock him out of it. After fanning an unconscious Q-taro for a while, he makes him get up. Kai offers to secretly give Q-taro a bit of extra food so he's satiated, but Q-taro wholeheartedly refuses. He doesn't want to create inequality, so it might be better for him to leave. Kai does not fancy that, however, and asks Q-taro to believe in his ability of "making do from day to day". Q-taro agrees and apologizes for thinking about all the negatives. Kai understands, and believes that kind of viewpoint could help them in the future, so he'd like him to stay. Feeling rejuvenated, Q-taro declares he's going to contribute to the team.

In Q-taro's second fondness event, Q-taro comes to Kai worried that although he feels like he doesn't need to eat as much anymore, he is losing muscles. Kai thinks it's evolution, where his body is adapting to the environment of the island where food is hard to come by. Q-taro is worried that he won't be himself anymore, as he's 80% muscle. Kai is surprised to learn that despite baseball players not needing that much muscle. This is devastating to Q-taro, even though Kai is right. Q-taro then intends to let rid of his excess muscle, as Kai guessed, but he still doesn't want to at all.

In Q-taro's third fondndess event, Kai notices that Q-taro's physique has changed to be slimmer with less muscle mass. His accent is also more "normal". Kai thinks that the whole thing is rather repulsive, and he just can't accept this "elegant" Q-taro. In the midst of his feelings, he accidentally hits Q-taro, knocking him unconscious again. While he was sleeping, Kai shoved many crabs into his mouth, which turned his form back to the way it was. Q-taro realizes that his muscles are his allies too, and that he just has to become a first-class baseball player with them anyway. Kai thinks to himself that it feels awkward the fact that his selfishness somehow changed fate.

Nankidai Twitter sketches
October 7, 2017 + February 21, 2018: Q-taro proudly exclaims he's 193 meters tall, and is shown with Kai riding on his shoulder. Q-taro is then shown holding a ladle with Kai sitting in it, and he asks Kai how the ride is. Q-taro angrily dumps Kai out of the ladle, telling him to walk on his own, then.

April 27, 2018: Kai fell asleep while drinking with Q-taro. Q-taro notices Kai mumbling and puts his hand on Kai's back, asking if he's having a good dream or something.

September 1, 2018: Someone covers Q-taro's eyes with their hands, and tells them to guess who it is. Q-taro wonders if it's Kai, but it turns out to be Gashu.

September 10, 2018: Kai walks in on Q-taro eating a frying pan, causing him to be concerned. Q-taro tells Kai to relax, as it is made of chocolate, and offers one to Kai as well. They both eat, and Kai agrees with Q-taro that it is delicious.

October 13, 2018: Q-taro trains Kai so that he'll be able to defeat the egg thief.

September 3, 2019: Kai and Q-taro are teachers at a school; Kai is the science teacher and Q-taro is the art teacher.

Official 4-koma comics
# 09: Miley tells the participants to pair up. Kai and Q-taro's silhouettes are next to each other, implying they paired together.

S2 #21: Taking place within the Death Game, Kai and Q-taro both notice that the other is also up early. Q-taro explains that he's doing road work while in the facility in order to maintain shape. Kai tells him that since he is making breakfast for all twelve of them, Q-taro should return when he gets hungry. The two fistbump and both think to themselves that Death Games aren't easy.

Your Turn To Die
"...Kai. Were you really a bad guy...? Bein' bad... that makes ya a good-for-nothing. And you didn't seem to me like a good-for-nothing guy... I dunno... I jus' dunno..."

- Q-taro wondering about Kai at the end of Chapter 1.

"There's a difference 'tween lonely peeps and loved peeps... From Kai... I sensed the scent of a lonely person. Dunno nothin' about the guy, but... As somebody of the same kind, I wanna see his dying wish through."

- Q-taro about Kai, Chapter 2, Part One, Day 2 Noon.

Your Time To Shine
"Kai! I'll help ya if yer in a pickle! Jes' count on me!!"

- Q-taro offering to help in the cooking contest.

"I'm gonna resume baseball practice pronto! A second-stringer vanishin' ain't a good impression! But whatever adversity I face, I know I got buds in Kai and my muscles!!"

- Q-taro in the "Normality Regained" ending, all fondness events seen.

Fanon
Qkai is a popular ship in the fandom, and the most popular ship for both Q-taro and Kai. It sailed due to Kai and Q-taro's closeness right from the first chapter. Qkai rivals Qmai and Keikai.

At one point Q-taro is talking about Kai's dying wish with Sara. He realizes it is kind of a serious topic, so right away he changes the topic and asks Sara "Ya got any guys you like?" Since they were just talking about Kai, some people like to think Q-taro has a crush on Kai. Fans also like to speculate that Q-taro suffered from hallucinations of Kai during Chapter 2, as did Sara with hallucinations of Joe. As well, in Gin's third fondness event of Kai's Story, Gin declares he's going to find a big buff wife for Kai since he looks kind of girly. Some interpret Gin to be looking to match up Kai with Q-taro, who although is not a woman, is definitely big and buff.

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 * Q-taro and Kai are next to each other in the image showcasing the.
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Variations

 * Qkaimai refers to the ship between Q-taro, Kai, and Mai Tsurugi