On The Way To A Smile is the novelization of the events from the end of the Playstation Game; Final Fantasy VII, to the Sequel, Advent Children. There are two parts, sections seperated into Cases. The First section is The Case Of DenzelThe Case Of Tifa. Each 'Case' is devoted to the Character respectively. Written by Kazushige Nojima, slowly sections of On The Way To A Smile was released before the Release of Advent Children.

Case Of Denzel
These four chapters are told indirectly through the perspective of Denzel, the young orphan featured in Advent Children. Johnny, the bumbling regular of Tifa's 7th Heaven bar from the original game, has opened up his own bar in the newly built city of Edge. One day Denzel shows up in Johnny's store to have a private meeting with Reeve Tuetsi. He has requested an interview with him in the hopes that he may become part of Reeve's new World Restoration Order, an army devoted to rebuilding the planet. Denzel then goes on to tell his life story, including how he became an orphan, the events leading up to his becoming afflicted with Geostigma, and how he came into the care of Tifa and Cloud. He also offers a firsthand account of the events of that fateful day when the Lifestream emerged to save the planet from Meteor.

Case Of Tifa
This half of the novella consists of Tifa's account of the events following Meteor's destruction, overlapping in part with Denzel's story. This half of On the Way to a Smile helps to uncover some of the mysteries surrounding the beginning of the movie, including identifying its setting and offering further insight into Cloud and Tifa's respective feelings for themselves and one another.