"I thought so." The cream he has on hand should work for rope burns, so he continues applying it, moving onto the wrists and forearms after he finishes with the ankles. He almost says something along the lines of this may hurt, but that's entirely unnecessary - it should have been hurting all along.

Although from the sounds Shinjirou had been making, he would never have guessed that was the case.

Then it's time for the trickiest part: the front. "Can you lie down on your back? Unless you'd prefer to do this yourself."