Why does this Light Novel title get translated to the past tense?


The title of the light novel is: ひげを[剃]｛そ｝る。そして女子高生｛じょしこうせい｝を拾｛ひろ｝う。

The English translation is: I shaved. Then I brought a high school girl home.

I get that not having the past tense in that title would sound weird in
English, but does the original Japanese title imply the past tense? Or is the
title originally supposed to be "I shave. Then I find a high school girl."?

Thank you




Japanese novels tend to use [historical
present](https://japanese.stackexchange.com/q/61679/5010) like this quite
heavily. The tense [may be switched in almost every
sentence](https://japanese.stackexchange.com/a/55546/5010). Unless this novel
is about someone who _habitually_ brings high school girls home, it's possible
to translate this title as if it were in the past tense at the discretion of
the translator.




Japanese novels tend to use [historical
present](https://japanese.stackexchange.com/q/61679/5010) like this quite
heavily. The tense [may be switched in almost every
sentence](https://japanese.stackexchange.com/a/55546/5010). Unless this novel
is about someone who _habitually_ brings high school girls home, it's possible
to translate this title as if it were in the past tense at the discretion of
the translator.

