"As real as the sting marks they left behind... Is what I'd probably say, if I had been stung. But for once I was able to avoid the painful side of an unfortunate event."

Kazuma leans forward, as if he's about to share some insider knowledge, which he thinks is exactly what he's doing.

"But I did happen to run into someone who was stung, like a bunch of times. Seems that among the many possible side effects of a Chaos Bee sting is the temporary return of powers a Sundered might have lost on their warp over here."

He leans back again with a shrug, his posture casual once more.

"But then again, one of the other side effects she got was her hair catching fire. So unless the good effect could be separated from the bad ones, it's not very practical. Which means it probably isn't profitable either..."