[ .. By her aunts? For a moment Minako wonders if the other was actually raised by her aunts, but then again.. maybe she just had the kind of aunts who visit a lot and get all fussy. Minako knows some families have those.

So she instead focuses on the last thing the other says, which is something that makes her smile. Easily, and widely. ]

Oh, of course! What reason would there not be for us two to become friends, huh? [ Maybe it's a little overly friendly, but then again, 'shameless' is Minako's middle name. ] We're both cute, beautiful girls! Types like that need to band together against the cruelties of the world!