Norma Selner

**Norma Selner** (노마 셀너) is an upgrader under the Federal Bureau of Hunters.

## Appearance

Norma is a middle-aged woman with dark skin, curly black hair, and bright turquoise eyes. In her first appearance, she wore a large hat and a cream-colored jacket over a white blouse and a business skirt.

## Personality

Norma is polite and friendly, and is implied to have a taste for cake. She is also loyal to her country and was happy to use her unique powers to recruit droves of foreign S-Rank Hunters for the American government over the years.

## History

Back before the Rulers began spawning gates in the human world, Norma worked as a fortune-teller. Her eventual awakening gave her two unique powers, upgrading and precognition, and after her rare skillset was discovered by the government, she was given a spot in the Bureau and spent the next decade recruiting particularly powerful S-Rank Hunters from foreign countries over to the USA by offering them greater power through her upgrading ability. One of these hunters was Hwang Dongsoo, who accepted her offer without a second thought.

### Recruitment Arc

After Sung Jinwoo cleared the Jeju Island S-Rank Gate all by himself, Michael Connor, the Bureau's Deputy Director, attempted to bribe him over to America by offering to have Norma upgrade his powers. However, when Norma attempted to use her upgrading ability on him, not only did it fail to work, but it also caused her to see something inside his body that petrified her. After Jinwoo left the room and headed home, Norma, who was still terrified by what she saw, then informed Michael that Jinwoo's powers had no limits, meaning that her abilities wouldn't work on him.

### Epilogue

After the Rulers used the Cup of Reincarnation one last time per Jinwoo's request, Norma lost all her memories of the original timeline and was converted into an ordinary fortune-teller. However, despite the fact that she never came into contact with Jinwoo over the next two years, his powers somehow amplified her own, allowing her to regain her foresight-based abilities and making her a living legend during to her continuously accurate predictions.

## Abilities

Although Norma has magical powers, they are not suited for battle and thus, she is not a hunter. However, the powers she does have are far beyond anything seen in hunters and are virtually one of a kind, making her an extremely valuable asset to the American government.

* **Upgrading**: Norma is able to artificially increase a hunter's power beyond their natural limit by about 20-30% of their original level of strength. Despite this skill's amazing capabilities, it does not come without drawbacks. For starters, it has three separate stages to it and as a result, the process is gradual and not instantaneous. It also consumes a great deal of Norma's mana reserves, forcing her to rest for an extended period of time before she can use it again and leaving her able to only upgrade 3-4 hunters within a single year. Lastly, this skill only works on those who draw their powers from an outside source. As a result, it failed when Norma attempted to use it on Jinwoo, as his powers came from within and did not have a natural limit.
* **Precognition**: Norma can see into the future to a limited extent through dreams and visions, as displayed when her prediction of Christopher Reed's death ultimately came true. She can also activate this ability at will on a person by touching their hands.

## Gallery

Norma in the new timeline created by the Cup of Reincarnation
## References

1. ↑ Solo Leveling Webtoon: Chapter 109
2. ↑ Solo Leveling Webtoon: Chapter 179
3. ↑ Solo Leveling Webtoon: Chapter 109
4. ↑ Solo Leveling Webtoon: Chapter 149
5. ↑ Solo Leveling Webtoon: Chapter 170