Any MC who uses literally any weapon other than swords or manipulation. Would prefer no CP but doesn't mind bg bl gl just mention pls. I wanna read about fights with something like whips and fans, something specific yet different from others not the run f the mill jack of all trades thing where it ends up being one of the many weapons of the MC. novel, manh(u/w)a both are ok
Does bare hands/gloves/claws count? If yes and you don't mind a somewhat dumb mc i recommend Undefeated God of War. It has a bg couple and it is a big part of the mc motivation
https://www.royalroad.com/fiction/21188/forge-of-destiny - The MC's weapon is a flute which she uses to create fog and offensive illusions.
I assume im sword should also include daggers/short swords and blades, so I don't name such novels, but others. Also i will not recommend any novels with only magic, because you will weapons.: Infinite Competitive Dungeon Society - spear Everyone Else is a Returnee - his main weapon is a spear, but he create a spear martial art based on other weapons mastery The Reincarnated Boy’s Growth Log ~The Harder I Work The Stronger I Can Become!?~ -spear The Death Mage Who Doesn't Want a Fourth Time - claws/ barehand, tongue as a whip, hair as threads, ... Going to Another World on Your Own! ～a Story That Begins With a Not-so-sweet Upbringing - bow Gokufuri Kyohi Shite Tesaguri Start! Tokka Shinai Healer, Nakama to Wakarete Tabi ni Deru - spear Only Sense Online- bow, cooking knife Game’s Dogma - spear Killer: I Start By Killing A Fly With A Poker Card - card World Keeper - first threads, later bare hands / (magic) gun
Thriller Paradise's MC basicly uses everything, later on he gets his own sorcery weapon which are poker cards I think most of the people there uses unusual weapons