After Yahiko had put on the uncomfortable prostheses, several male servants helped him change into the hakama.
As Yahiko stood on the spot dressed up in a new way, he did seem to have regained some of his former elegance.
However, he was the only one who knew the pain involved.
He just stood there for two or three minutes while putting on clothes, and he felt pain, numbness, and some itching where his body was in contact with the prostheses.
He really wanted to throw this pair of prostheses