Coming to wake someone with 〜に来る

Grammar Explanation: Coming to for a purpose with 〜に来る

As the new butler, Hayate is tasked with waking Nagi for breakfast, but he’s quickly startled by the sight of a large white tiger sleeping alongside her. Nagi wakes and notices Hayate standing in her room.

ナギ:: 「あ…起(お)こしに来(き)てくれたのか、ありがとう…」; “Ah... did you come to wake me up? Thanks...”; 「ところで何(なに)を固(かた)まっているのだ？」; “By the way, why are you frozen stiff?”
ハヤテ:: 「い…いえ…　その…うしろ…」; “N-no... it's just... behind you...”

Key Points

起こしに来てくれた means came to wake me
- 起(お)こし is the verb stem of 起(お)こす, followed by に to mark purpose.
- 来てくれた adds that Hayate came and did it for Nagi’s benefit.
のか asks for confirmation
- Nagi infers Hayate’s purpose from him standing in her room.
- のか makes the question explanatory: “so, you came to wake me?”
The gratitude belongs to くれた
- くれる frames the action as kindness toward the speaker.
- That is why ありがとう follows so naturally.
固(かた)まっている means frozen in place
- The literal image is having gone stiff or solid, but here it describes Hayate standing there unable to react.
- 何を…のだ? presses for an explanation: “why are you…?” rather than asking what object he is freezing.