She's already won her freedom and her memories back from Yubaba, regardless of how this final test goes.
It's obvious that none of the pigs in front of her are her parents, but her memories play in front of her before she says so; her father's approving comments about the Empire's glory days, her mother's desire for a strong man to take care of her, both of their cheers for the man in the park agitating for them to "take back what was theirs."
"Those two," she says, gesturing to the two closest to her, matching Yubaba's understanding cackle with a small smile of her own.
Spirited Away, Chihiro, Choices
It's obvious that none of the pigs in front of her are her parents, but her memories play in front of her before she says so; her father's approving comments about the Empire's glory days, her mother's desire for a strong man to take care of her, both of their cheers for the man in the park agitating for them to "take back what was theirs."
"Those two," she says, gesturing to the two closest to her, matching Yubaba's understanding cackle with a small smile of her own.