As the titles states, I'm looking for novels where the MALE protagonist remains weak throughout the story. An example is 'the S-classes that I raised', where the protagonist is weak but to make up for it, he is rather cunning and smart, and maybe possesses some sort of artifact that protects him. Preferably, I would like it if you don't include Harems or Romance-focused novels. Novels that have BL elements to it are fine with me. Bonus if the MC is surrounded by strong/influential characters or magical beasts who are loyal to the MC and protect him. Other Examples are; • Trash of the Count's Family • A Mild Noble's Vacation Also, as I am quite desperate, you can recommend me novels that are from other sites such as webnovel, royalroad, scribblehub, etc.
well I can only think of these two: https://www.novelupdates.com/series/when-a-mage-revolts/ https://www.novelupdates.com/series/the-record-of-unusual-creatures/
Clearing an Isekai with the Zero-Believers Goddess – The Weakest Mage among the Classmates (WN) MC's stats are weak throughout. Except for the spirit control, which he actively trains.
Residence of Monsters Fu Xing Dong Lai (rather than weak, MC can’t control his vast power so he doesn’t really use them) Illusions, Lies, Truth Kill no More
The Reader and the Protagonist have to be in True Love It's a BL, and the MC has no powers (other than his ability that resets his body at midnight). He's smart and helps the ML, but he's never directly involved in a fight.
Strange grief wants to retire The MC is the party leader of an incredibly OP party, but he is incredibly weak. It’s mostly comedy with people misunderstanding MC’s actions and words. They think MC is just hiding his power and pushes those around him into “trials” in order to help strengthen them. MC, in reality just wants to retire. The only power he has had rings that give protection for a certain amount of attacks. Though there is sort of a harem, MC isn’t interested in romance.