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
- B5—Chapter 19: Control
- B5—Chapter 20: Apologies Served Hot
- B5—Chapter 21: Water Lord
- B5—Chapter 22: The Full Set
- B5—Chapter 23: Elements Cores and a Soggy Dog
- B5—Chapter 24: Between Battles Lightning and Leisure
- B5—Chapter 25: A New Awareness
- B5—Chapter 26: Oh Um Oops?
- B5—Chapter 27: The Best Thing About Low-Mana
- B5—Chapter 28: They Need Signs
- B5—Chapter 29: Like Bees to Honey
- B5—Chapter 30: Flavors Across the Multiverse
- B5—Chapter 31: An Educational Experience
- B5—Chapter 32: The Philosophy of Faith
- B5—Chapter 33: Another Winter Another Lake
- B5—Chapter 34: A Dead World
- B5—Chapter 35: Dungeon Illogic
- B5—Chapter 36: Fields of Plenty Hoarders Anonymous
- B5—Chapter 37: Signs of Something Better
- B5—Chapter 38: Lending a Heal
- B5—Chapter 39: Seeds of Trust
- B5—Chapter 40: My First Apprentice
- B5—Chapter 41: Why Did I Think Teaching Mana Would Be Easy?
- B5—Chapter 42: Decision Made
- B5—Chapter 43: Battle Plan
- B5—Chapter 44: Chemical Warfare & Tough Decisions
- B5—Chapter 45: The Art of War (Against River Squid)
- B5—Chapter 46: The Weight of the Past
- B5—Chapter 47: A Club to the Head and a Step Forward
- B5—Chapter 48: An Unexpected Negotiation
- B5—Chapter 49: My Luck Has Strange Ideas Sometimes
- B5—Chapter 50: A Hitchhiker’s Guide to Grand-Scale Rescues
- B5—Chapter 51: Scars and Survival
- B5—Chapter 52: Weapons People and Stone—A Night’s Work
- B5—Chapter 53: Returning A Castle… One Stone at a Time
- B5—Chapter 54: One-Man Demolition Crew (In Training)
- B5—Chapter 55: Shopping List from Hell (and Several Other Dimensions)
- B5—Chapter 56: Retail Therapy Across Realms
- B5—Chapter 57: Metamorphosis
- B5—Chapter 58: Home Sweet Chaotic Home
- B5—Chapter 59: Legacies of Stone Magic and Knowledge
- B5—Chapter 60: From Brickwork to Bodywork: A Spellcaster’s Guide to Chaos
- B5—Chapter 61: Ghosting a Castle
- B5—Chapter 62: High-Handed Annoying and Definitely Not Fair!
- B5—Chapter 63: One Task at a Time
- B5—Chapter 64: A Busy Winter
- B5—Chapter 65: A Not-So-Peaceful Spring
- B5—Chapter 66: A Passage to Freedom
- B5—Chapter 67: Life’s Purpose
- B5—Chapter 68: Heartfelt Thanks and Final Goodbyes