Well, she specifically does make a connection between Miyuki and her mother—right before Miyuki asks, “Do you have any interest in me?,” Asuka literally flashes on an image of her mother.
She doesn't. The image of Ayako flashed in her mind precisely in response of Miyki's "is there anyone you're interested in at the moment?" Frankly, I have no idea how anyone could misinterpret it.
That’s exactly what I tried to say, evidently poorly—when the subject of romantic interest comes up, she (inexplicably to her) thinks of her mother. Then Miyuki asks her question.
Previous to that scene, Asuka is in the middle of an identity crisis concerning what she’s not even clearly sure is her sexuality—“My own body has stopped being mine”—when she goes to the cram school. She is almost overwhelmed by the new experience, when she is rescued by her old “reliable” friend, who quickly identifies Asuka’s loneliness, at which point Asuka flashes on her mother, then Miyuki swoops in and puts her arm around her.
https://dynasty-scans.com/chapters/1_x_ch13_2#17
Asuka has not yet consciously identified as a mothercon (in a sexual sense) at this point—so (at this point in the flashback) her awakening sexuality, her feelings for her mother, and Miyuki are all tangled up together.
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