断ると首を刈られそうなので早めに出ることにしました(笑)
東名高速を通って名古屋経由も考えましたが、選択肢は多いほうがいいので中央道を使うことにしましたとさ。

It seemed I'd get beheaded if I refused, so we decided to leave early. :-)

We also considered taking the Tōmei Expressway and going via Nagoya, but the more alternatives, the better, so we decided to use the Chūō Expressway.