The Gate Traveler

The Gate Traveler
SUMMARY
A Low-Stakes, Cozy, Slice-Of-Life World-Hopping Adventure
John, a 37-year-old widower, is feeling lost. Grief, regrets, and the weight of the past push him to long for something new, something different. So when he finds a way to travel between worlds through dimensional Gates, he takes it. Some research, a bit of training, and he’s off.
Sure, his class has the potential to be overpowered, but he’s not in it for fights, fame, or power. He’s here to breathe again. To heal. To see what else is out there in the multiverse. He moves at his own pace, helps out when he feels like it—sometimes as a healer, sometimes as something else—and keeps track of it all in a kind of diary. It’s more about the journey than the destination. About magic, new places, and figuring out how to live again.
This isn’t some dark, gritty tale full of battles or world-ending stakes. It’s about traveling with friends. Awkward conversations, good food, learning magic, and way too much shopping. It’s about the little things that make life worth it—and how even small actions can sometimes ripple out with a butterfly effect.
Scattered throughout the story are short side stories. Glimpses into other worlds, other travelers, or the consequences of his choices. They all circle back eventually, adding layers to John’s path and filling in the bigger picture.
This is a different kind of LitRPG. It’s slower paced, written in a semi-journal style, and focuses just as much on the inner journey as it does on the outer one. Big parts of the story happen on Earth, before he leaves, and when he occasionally comes back. You can also read this novel here: Read free novels online
Chapter list
- From the Archive no. 2: Opportunities and Dangers in Worlds Undergoing Integration
- From the Archive no. 3: The Difference Between Planets Planes of Existence And Parallel Universes
- From the Archive no. 4: Worlds Classification by Mana Levels and What That Means
- Chapter 44: Learning About Mana
- Chapter 45: Magical Items Creation Version I
- Chapter 46: Magical Items Creation Version II
- Side Story 7: This Is So Unfair
- Chapter 47: I Did Not Expect That
- Chapter 48: More Answers Than I Bargained For I
- Chapter 49: More Answers Than I Bargained For II
- Chapter 50: Back to School
- Chapter 51: Learning
- Chapter 52: Ritual
- Chapter 53: I’m Definitely Going Back to Earth
- New And Improved RUE
- Chapter 54: I Think I’m Good at This
- Book One: Shimoor— Epilogue
- Book Two: Back on Earth—Prologue
- Chapter 55: Back to Earth
- Chapter 56: London
- Chapter 57: Knowledge Exchange
- Side Story 6: Ale Popsicle
- Patreon
- Chapter 58: First UK Gate
- Chapter 59: Mana Regeneration
- Chapter 60: Rescue
- Chapter 61: The Danger is Not Always the Obvious Thing
- Chapter 62: Paris Here We Come
- John's Current Profile
- Chapter 63: More than the Dream
- Chapter 64: Picking Up Another “Stray”
- Side Story 10: Frozen Tail
- Chapter 65: Friends Are Awesome
- Chapter 66: “Loot” Master (Unfortunately Still “In Progress”)
- Chapter 67: I’m a Real Adventurer Like in the Books
- Chapter 68: Dungeoneering 101
- Chapter 69: An Even Bigger Snake
- Chapter 70: Me and My Big Mouth
- Chapter 71: We Got to Move It Move It
- Chapter 72: I’m A Real Wizard!
- Chapter 73: I Have No Words … Wow Just Wow!
- Chapter 74: Deal With Your Issues
- Chapter 75: Italy
- Chapter 76: Mahya is Rich Now
- Chapter 77: A Friend for the Journey
- Side Story 11: Conundrum
- Chapter 78: What Did I Get Myself Into?
- Chapter 79: Lists and More Lists
- Chapter 80: To Educate a Future King
- Chapter 81: A Journey Is Ending